Design-led content creation studio Ataboy, with offices in NYC and New Zealand, has secured creative management company Sharon & Perry, led by Sharon Swanson and Perry Tongate, for Midwest representation. The partnership comes as Ataboy–under the aegis of founder/creative director Vikkal Parikh–continues to expand both its national and international reach as well as its production, animation, and VFX capabilities. Recent notable campaigns include the surrealist “In These Times” effort for White Castle, the Adidas “Clean Classics” campaign, as well as a tribute to the devoted fans of American professional soccer club LA Galaxy with the animated film “Amor Eterno”….
Culver City, Calif.-based creative marketing agency Compadre has promoted Brent Lang to director of business development. Lang was previously a producer at the agency, a role he’s held since its launch in 2019. Under his new title, he will be responsible for identifying and developing opportunities for the agency’s core capabilities in brand strategy, marketing, design, and production for clients in entertainment, technology, health & wellness, sports, and beyond. Prior to joining Compadre, Lang worked in the art department at ABC Studios on the network drama series Grand Hotel. Earlier he was an associate producer at Digital Kitchen, where he was part of the team, along with current Compadre head of production Jessica Garcia-Scharer, that built and maintained the AT&T U-verse brand, and produced much of its original content….