Adam Isidore has joined The Mill New York as executive producer of brand partnerships. His past roles include VP/executive producer at Charlex, New York, where he ran the high-volume Verizon account, and prior to that VP/exec producer at BBDO New York, where he oversaw production on Cingular Wireless (now AT&T) while also working on such accounts as AOL and Visa.
Before his five-year run at BBDO, Isidore ran his own production company, Red Barn Films, where he produced and directed long and short-form films. He broke into the business as an in-house editor at what is now Saatchi & Saatchi New York.
“I know what it’s like to run the production of a large brand from two perspectives–the post and agency side,” Isidore says. “It’s easy for me to empathize with what the agencies are going through. First and foremost, it’s about great work. But you also have to be detail-obsessed, nimble, flexible, understanding and patient. A large part of my focus is to find ways to enhance our partnerships. While we will continue to excel at the FX work we do–especially at this time of year with the Super Bowl–there are many other components The Mill can offer. We’ll do more full-service brand work, jobs that require creating content and developing new technologies for delivering content to the wide array of different screens consumers now use.
Alistair Thompson, managing director of The Mill N.Y. cited Isidore’s “unique understanding and empathy for the challenges agencies face dealing with brand accounts that require high volume, quick turnaround times and getting things done as efficiently as possible. We believe that combining Adam’s wealth of experience in this area with The Mill’s continual desire to evolve best-quality creative solutions provides a compelling offering for agencies looking for a brand account partnership.”
Kamala Harris Receives Chairman’s Prize At NAACP Image Awards
Former Vice President Kamala Harris stepped on the NAACP Image Awards stage Saturday night with a sobering message, calling the civil rights organization a pillar of the Black community and urging people to stay resilient and hold onto their faith during the tenure of President Donald Trump.
"While we have no illusions about what we are up against in this chapter in our American story, this chapter will be written not simply by whoever occupies the oval office nor by the wealthiest among us," Harris said after receiving the NAACP's Chairman's Award. "The American story will be written by you. Written by us. By we the people."
The 56th annual Image Awards was held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in the Los Angeles area.
Harris, defeated by Trump in last year's presidential election, was the first woman and the first person of color to serve as vice president. She had previously been a U.S. senator from California and the state's attorney general.
In her first major public appearance since leaving office, Harris did not reference her election loss or Trump's actions since entering the Oval Office, although Trump mocked her earlier in the day at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
Harris spoke about eternal vigilance, the price of liberty, staying alert, seeking the truth and America's future.
"Some see the flames on our horizons, the rising waters in our cities, the shadows gathering over our democracy and ask 'What do we do now?'" Harris said. "But we know exactly what to do, because we have done it before. And we will do it again. We use our power. We organize, mobilize. We educate. We advocate. Our power has never come from having an easy path."
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