New York-based Hornet has hired Esteban Cuenca as EU development producer. Cuenca is an Argentina-born, Amsterdam-based creative executive with eight-plus years of experience in strategic marketing, content, and creative management. He will focus on developing new and existing relationships on behalf of Hornet with brands and agencies throughout the EU. In its 20+ year history as a studio, Hornet has worked with a wide range of brands and agencies across the globe. Some of its early origins were very European-based, specifically out of London with the likes of The&Partnership and Leo Burnett London. Internally, Hornet’s team and director roster are also strewn across the globe with outposts in London, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Brussels, Copenhagen, and more. The hiring of Cuenca represents a continued and more concentrated push to expand Hornet’s European presence as it continue to evolve as a studio. Cuenca’s CV includes multiple award-winning marketing campaigns, internet-breaking records of +115 million views, and expertise in producing and guiding creativity in marketing campaigns from big agencies worldwide. Beyond that, he has a background in image and sound design and essentially all other aspects of creative direction and production.,,,,
Burbank, Calif.-headquartered Remote Picture Labs (RPL) has hired Rich Venezian as its director of business development. Venezian will work alongside VP of sales Sal Baldomar in bringing content creators the hybrid and remote postproduction workflows that help them tell their stories and deliver their shows with efficiency. With more than a decade of experience in the post industry, Venezian began his career on the technical side and then transitioned to more client-focused roles. His diverse work experience includes serving as Avid installer, sales coordinator, DI producer, sales executive, and director of client relations. RPL was launched in March 2020 as a joint venture of Creative Mobile Solutions, the Emmy® Award-winning developer of tapeless environments for live events and studio shows, and J/KAM Digital, a provider of innovative editing and shared storage solutions for more than 25 years….
