L.A.-based Bully Pictures has signed director Juergen Bollymeyer for exclusive representation in the U.S….BBDO San Francisco has hired Ricard Valero as associate creative director. He comes over from DDB Milan in Italy. Valero will work on creative across a wide range of BBDO SF accounts, including Mars Pet, Vail Resorts, Harrah’s Casino, Goodwill, Henkel, Comcast Sports Network, Gallo and the San Francisco SPCA. Prior to joining BBDO SF, Valero was a senior art director at DDB Milan, and he previously held positions at Y&R Milan, Armando Testa and Euro RSCG Madrid. Among the brands he has worked for during his career have been Volkswagen, Audi, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Fiat, Citroen, Peugeot, Philips, Fujitsu, Hoover, H3G, Capitalia, BBVA, Pizza Hut, Moschino, Henkel, Campari, Jaegermeister, and Chicco….Ad agency NYCA in the San Diego area has added Josh Forstot has associate creative director and digital creative technologist, Emery Wescott as media & activation strategist, and Trish Pavlecich as sr. writer. Forstot was founder/creative director of HYFN in Hermosa Beach, Calif., and director of digital marketing at Skechers USA. Wescott has worked on such brands as Ketel One Vodka, Union Bank, Crystal Cruises, Taco Bell and Nestle USA. And Pavlecich has created for Vitamin Water Zero, Kodak, Ben & Jerry’s, Best Western and Newman’s Own….
Director Cassandra Brooksbank Joins Monument Content For Spots and Branded Content
Monument Content has signed director Cassandra “Cassie” Brooksbank for U.S. representation spanning commercials and branded content. She brings to her directing and storytelling the experience and skills of a writer, conceptual artist, editor and visual effects artist.
Her body of work as a director includes Pepsi’s “Selfie” featuring Lionel Messi amid a flurry of fans, Barclays madcap women’s Soccer League spot where she collaborated closely with the agency to develop the creative, ultimately winning the Grand Jury Prize at the Sports Industry Awards, and a grass-roots campaign for Fellow Coffee. The latter just didn’t brew buzz; it helped raise $1.2 million on Kickstarter.
Prior to joining Monument Content, Brooksbank had been repped in the U.S. for commercials by production house Hey Wonderful.
On the long-form front, she is repped by CAA for film and television. And on the horizon is her debut feature, My Masterpiece, produced by Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions and backed by Amazon.
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