Bicoastal Villains has named Laura Dane to serve as its in-house East Coast rep….Sally Newsom has joined the U.K. office of bicoastal/international Hungry Man as its London sales rep. Most recently, Newsom was on staff at Rogue, London, where she oversaw sales and marketing….Bicoastal Imaginary Forces (IF) has secured Roxanne Artesona and partner Jeff Bowman of independent rep firm Roxanne & Co. to handle East Coast sales in the TV spot marketplace. The move reunites Artesona and Bowman with IF’s New York-based executive producer/managing director Maribeth Phillips. The reps handled sales for New York visual effects/graphics studio Spontaneous when Phillips was exec producer/managing director there…..Daria Zeliger has been named head of sales & development for New York-based edit house wild(child), sister shop macsound, and a new related company slated to be launched next month….DP Cesar Charlene, whose feature The Constant Gardener recently debuted, is again available for commercials via ICM, Beverly Hills….Production designer Bradley Martin Thordarson has signed with bicoastal Paradigm for exclusive representation….Production designer Walter Barnett has come aboard Montana Artists Agency, Los Angeles, for exclusive representation in all areas…..
ADCOLOR | The One Club Creative Award Winners: Translation’s Jason Campbell and League Twenty Two’s Ashley Henderson
Jason Campbell, chief creative officer at Translation Enterprises, and Ashley Henderson, founder and CEO at League Twenty Two, are the recipients of this year’s ADCOLOR | THE ONE CLUB Creative Award, presented this past weekend at the 18th annual ADCOLOR Awards ceremony, part of the 2024 ADCOLOR Conference in Los Angeles.
Now in its 15th year, the ADCOLOR | THE One Club Creative Award is given to a professional in a creative field from a historically excluded community who has demonstrated extraordinary talent and achievement within the media, creative, digital, and traditional advertising disciplines.
The honor is presented jointly by The One Club for Creativity and ADCOLOR, the organization dedicated to celebrating and promoting professionals of color and diversity in the creative industries.
The award was co-presented on stage by Adrienne Lucas, head of DEI & strategic partnerships at The One Club, and Courtney Richardson, creative director at Droga5, who won the award in 2021.
“The One Club has for decades provided programming such as ONE School, Creative Boot Camps, and annual Where Are All The Black People conference and career fair that helps solve the industry’s diversity problem,” said Kevin Swanepoel, CEO, The One Club. “We’re proud to work with ADCOLOR and recognize Jason and Ashley for their inspiring accomplishments.”
Campbell’s Caribbean roots color his creativity, his perspectives, and have been instrumental in how he got to where he is today.
He has worked for brands including Nike, the NBA, Verizon, Impossible Foods, Airbnb and Beats by Dre, and held a teaching position at Miami Ad School. Prior to his professional career, he received The One Club’s Patrick Kelly... Read More