Cutters Studios Los Angeles has brought Jessica Locke on board as director of business development. For over a decade, Locke served as exec producer for Lime Studios, the Santa Monica, Calif.-based sound company behind mixes for a steady stream of top-tier commercials and entertainment projects. The short list of agencies she recently worked with includes 72andSunny, CP+B, Goodby Silverstein & Partners, Deutsch, RPA, Saatchi & Saatchi, and TBWAChiatDay. At Cutters, she will work closely with executive producer Megan Dahlman. Editors who make their home at Cutters LA include Kristin Gerhart, Chris Hafner, Barnett Kiel, Jacob Kuehl and Adam Parker….
Entertainment branding agency loyalkaspar has added Tony Kadillak as director of business development and Amanda J. Abraham as associate director of business development, emerging media. Both will report to chief development officer Robert Blatchford. The new hires demonstrate the agency’s commitment to maintaining its solid footprint in the entertainment industry while growing its presence in the emerging media landscape as content creators, providers, and distributors continue to push boundaries and find new avenues to reach consumers. Kadillak comes to loyalkaspar from eyeball, where, as EP, he led business development and client services for its entertainment business. Prior to that, he spent four years with creative agency Leroy+Clarkson. Over the years, he has worked with a wide variety of broadcast and cable networks; more recently, with USA Network, AMC, TLC, National Geographic, Syfy and History, as well as brands Nasdaq and 120 Sports. Abraham is tasked with business development for loyalkaspar’s emerging media clientele. She comes to loyalkaspar with extensive experience in mobile and social product marketing having worked with EA Games and startup SGN Games. Prior to that, Abraham was a content strategy consultant for multiple Los Angeles-based agencies and non-profit clients, including The Michelson Twenty Million Minds Foundation and Radarworks….
Cinematographer Mauro Chiarello has joined The Skouras Agency for commercial, music video, and feature representation. Chiarello recently received the Best Cinematography award at the Buenos Aires International Fashion Film Festival for Ricordati, a Luca Finotti-directed film for Vogue Italia….
