Philadelphia-based indie creative agency Red Tettemer O’Connell + Partners has appointed Ryan Scott as its first West Coast VP, group creative director. Scott will report directly to agency partners Steve Red (president and CCO) and Steve O’Connell (executive creative director). Scott will be responsible for leading the creative department for the West Coast office and working with clients such as Planet Fitness, Under Armour, Wellen Surf and Coty Brands. Scott joins the agency from Deutsch LA, where he was associate creative director before being promoted to creative director, working on Volkswagen, Snapple, Dr Pepper and Dr Pepper TEN. During this time, Scott contributed to multiple award-winning efforts including Volkswagen’s “Rocketman,” and “Feeling Carefree.” Prior to Deutsch, Scott was sr. copywriter at WONGDOODY LA, working with Full Tilt Poker, Health Net, and Autodesk. Before that, Scott was copywriter at DDB, Los Angeles, working on brands including Epson, Wells Fargo and Activision. He began his career at TBWA/Chiat/Day in Los Angeles after attending the The Portfolio Center in Atlanta…Director Dean Karr has signed with Mirror Films for commercials and related media. He comes to his new roost along with long-time producer/partner Arthur Gorson. Karr’s spot credits span such clients as Trident Gum (Saatchi & Saatchi), LG Phones (Alcone), Busch Gardens/Sea World Entertainment (Momentum), Palms Hotels (S+K Group), Mazda (Foote, Cone & Belding), Woolrich (Siquis, Ltd.), Mortal Kombat (DDB Needham), and eight annual campaigns for Universal Studios and Coca Cola’s “Halloween Horror Nights” (David & Goliath Agency). Karr’s music video endeavors include such artist as Marilyn Manson, Evanescence, Lisa Marie Presley, The Dave Matthews Band, X-Japan, Stevie Nicks, Willie Nelson, Velvet Revolver, Damian Marley, Ozzy Osbourne, Cypress Hill,Tommy Lee, Everlast, Dr. Dre, Queens of the Stone Age, Godsmack, and Iron Maiden….Carbon VFX has brought Marlo Baird Kinsey on board as executive producer in Los Angeles. She will oversee all aspects of production in Carbon’s L.A. office, including bidding for visual effects, CG, motion graphics, color correction and finishing. Previous to Carbon she worked as a freelance producer, independently spearheading projects for a number of visual effects studios, production companies, TV networks and editorial collectives….
Director Angie Bird Joins Scheme Engine For U.S. Representation
Scheme Engine has added director/photographer Angie Bird to its roster for U.S. representation spanning commercials and original content.
Bird crafts deeply human and charismatic portrayals of community, empowerment and the rituals of celebration across commercials, elevated documentary and short film. A former agency creative, Bird has a body of brand work consisting of cinematic lifestyle campaigns for Nike, Dove, Allstate, Procter & Gamble and the YMCA, among others. Prior to joining Scheme Engine, Bird was most recently represented in the U.S. for commercials by production house Curfew.
Two years into her career, Bird back in 2016 won a Cannes Young Director Award for “Mean Tweets,” a provocative campaign for Raising the Roof, that challenged stereotypes of unhoused individuals with striking humanizing portraits. The project earned honors at the Clios, and Webbys and was shortlisted at Cannes.
Her Gillette campaign, “First Shave”--a heartfelt examination of masculinity in the trans community--earned three Cannes prizes and won honors at the Clios and The One Show.
As a director invested in films that ignite conversation, and inspire action, Bird embraces challenging, overlooked stories, bringing to light complex, authentically heroic characters faced with cultural stigmatization and gender-based discrimination. She co-wrote and directed "Short Life Stories" for White Ribbon and Canadian agency Bensimon Byrne--a shattering call to dismantle transphobia, following the journey of a transgender woman as she steps into her authentic life. The campaign won six awards at One SCREEN 2024, including Best in Region: North America and Best in Show
“I’m inspired,” affirmed Bird, “to create stories that champion the... Read More