Arcade Edit has brought Nicole Visram on board as executive producer. She previously served in the same capacity for seven years at Cutters. Her experience spans TV, film, TV commercials and news media.
British-born Visram began her career as a producer with the BBC in London before moving to the U.S. to work in commercial production. It was the role of producer for The Three Tenors that traced her path to Los Angeles. Visram then chose to take a role with director Tony Kaye–who was working on American History X at the time–producing for his company TONY K, working on commercials for brands including IBM, Volvo and MasterCard.
She later became a sr. producer with Ogilvy & Mather in Los Angeles, producing spots for such clients as Motorola, IBM, Mattel and the Anaheim Angels baseball team.
Recently Visram was an associate producer on the short film entitled The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom, directed by Lucy Walker and produced by Supply & Demand Integrated. Tsunami earned an Oscar nomination this year in the Documentary Short Subject category. The short was edited by Aki Mizutani, Visram’s colleague at Cutters.
Some of Visram’s other notable achievements include serving as a producer on the critically acclaimed documentary film, Earthlings, narrated by Joaquin Phoenix, as well as the 2001 film Bad Actors, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
Visram was the creative lead and producer of Jared Leto’s band 30 Seconds to Mars–a tribute to Japan’s relief for the tsunami disaster.
Arcade Edit is an editorial collective and partnership between managing partner Damian Stevens and editors/partners Kim Bica, Geoff Hounsell, and Paul Martinez. Arcade’s roster of talent also includes editors Christjan Jordan and Greg Scruton. Alongside Arcade, the partners have also launched Airship, an integrated creative arm specializing in online, graphics, design, and visual effects headed by directors/artists Chris Homel and Matthew Lydecker.
Britt Nolan Named CCO For McCann Worldgroup, North America
Britt Nolan has been hired as chief creative officer at McCann Worldgroup, North America. He will report to Javier Campopiano, global chief creative officer of McCann Worldgroup and McCann.
Nolan will work directly with the network’s creative leadership in the U.S. and Canada to lead the development of ideas that solve clients’ business challenges, guided by the creativity of the network’s founding philosophy of “Truth Well Told.” Key to this effort will be fostering collaboration across capabilities and agencies, leveraging the network’s talent and expertise in strategy, design, commerce, branding and production to bring its best-in-class offerings to bear for each client.
“Britt is without a doubt a leader and a point of reference for excellence in our industry,” said Campopiano. “He has led some of North America’s very best work in recent years with incredible range--creating eye-catching, smart, authentic, and funny ways of connecting brands with people. He has a rare track record of success across both creative and business, with a unique understanding of how they power each other. And most importantly, we share a common belief that brand-building is right now more important than it ever was, and the only way to do it is through radical creativity based on human truths. He embodies the very essence of our Truth Well Told philosophy.”
Most recently president and chief creative officer of Leo Burnett Chicago, Nolan comes to McCann Worldgroup with a track record of creative achievement and business impact, both for his clients and the agencies at which he’s worked. Over the years, his work has won Grand Prix or Best in Show at every major international award show, including over 50 Cannes Lions, as well as recognition... Read More