Team One, the Publicis Groupe’s fully integrated media, digital and communications agency for premium brands, has promoted Susanna Leighton to executive director of resource management and operations–a new position for the shop–and Amy Small to executive director of talent.
“As we head into a new year and map out our priorities for 2022, our people, and the important work they do, continue to be at the top of that list,” said Julie Michael, CEO of Team One. “In the midst of this great labor shuffle happening across the marketing industry, we are aiming to buck the trends to ensure that we have the most passionate workforce in the industry by doubling-down on recruiting the brightest talent, while challenging and unleashing our current teams. To launch remarkable ideas into the world, a commitment to talent and resources is more important than ever right now, and Susanna and Amy are the perfect people to help guide our efforts here.”
Leighton, who has been with Team One for the last 14 years, previously served as the agency’s management director of resource and talent planning. In her new role, she will amplify and allocate the talent of the agency, overseeing people analytics, leading annual client scoping processes, managing key financial measures for the agency, championing employee advancement and cross-team opportunities.
With the promotion of Small, Team One will work to create a more centralized team that will provide support, resources, direction and inspiration to its employee base in all stages of career growth. In her new position, Small’s oversight will extend from recruiting into a larger framework of both human resources and talent acquisition. Since joining Team One in 2012, Small has helped the agency’s talent recruitment process through her previous roles as associate talent director and most recently as talent director.
Leighton and Small will both report to CEO Michael.
“Heretic” and “Maria” Set As Red Carpet Premieres At AFI Fest
The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced that Heretic, the psychological thriller starring Hugh Grant, and Maria, based on the life of opera singer Maria Callas starring Angelina Jolie, will round out the Red Carpet Premieres section at this year’s AFI Fest. The Heretic Gala Screening will take place on Thursday, October 24, and the Maria Gala Screening will be held on Saturday, October 26. The complete Red Carpet Premieres section includes the world premieres of Music By John Williams, Robert Zemeckis’ Here, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl and Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2. All Red Carpet Premieres will take place at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre. The full lineup for AFI Fest 2024 will be unveiled on October 1.
“At the heart of AFI Fest is an unwavering dedication to celebrating the best in global cinema--together,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO. “We look forward to uniting artists and audiences once again to be inspired by the art form in a powerful sense of community.”
Heretic follows two young missionaries (Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East) who are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (portrayed by Grant), becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse. The film is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods and produced by Stacey Sher, Beck, Woods, Julia Glausi and Jeanette Volturno. The film will be released nationwide by A24 on November 8.
Directed by Pablo Larraín, Maria presents a tumultuous and beautiful depiction of one of the world’s most renowned artists and reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days in Paris, as Callas (Jolie)... Read More