Laughlin Constable (LC), an independent, full-service brand experiences agency, has hired Vincent Geraghty to serve as EVP, head of production at its HIVE Content Studio, overseeing the agency’s full integrated suite of production and content offerings.
Geraghty previously held senior executive production roles at Havas, Ogilvy, Publicis Communications and Leo Burnett. Most recently, he had founded GPSG Geraghty Group, an independent full-service production studio, working with agencies, production companies and brands.
“Vincent is one of those game-changing hires,” said Anthony Romano, CEO of Laughlin Constable. “His incredible reputation for building and running world-class production teams, combined with his high bar for creative excellence and his track record of doing award-winning work for iconic brands, makes him the perfect person to lead the big vision we have for what a modern content studio should be today.”
Geraghty will run the HIVE Content Studio as an independent studio operation, supporting its own stand-alone portfolio of clients, while also continuing to serve as the in-house production arm of Laughlin Constable. The HIVE Content Studio has been gradually expanding over the last few years from a campaign postproduction outfit to offering a much wider and more versatile array of best-in-class videography, photography, animation, social and micro-content, and AI-generated content assignments.
“I’m thrilled to start this new chapter in my career with the talented creative team at LC and HIVE Content Studio,” said Geraghty. “The agency’s bold ambition for bringing together tech innovations, craft, and lean operations to create a new standard for content at scale, aligns with my beliefs about what’s important for the future of content production.”
Geraghty began at Laughlin Constable in May 2024. He has received creative awards for his work, including Cannes Film Gold Lions, Cannes Direct Gold Lions, AICP Next Awards, AICP Film Awards, One Show Pencils, Effies and Clios for global clients such as Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Kellogg’s, P&G, Altoids, Samsung and SC Johnson.
Laughlin Constable has won a string of new client engagements recently, including True Value, Nordic Naturals, Good Food Holdings, North Shore Bank, Sherwin Williams, and Elevance Health, and recently won a 2024 Clio and a 2024 Effie for its work with the national non-profit, the ASPCA.
SMPTE elects board officers, regional governors
SMPTE®,the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, has revealed the board officers and regional governors who will serve terms beginning in January 2025.
Three new officers--Richard Welsh as SMPTE president, Eric Gsell as SMPTE executive VP, and Polly Hickling as SMPTE Education VP--have been elected for a two-year term from Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2026. One SMPTE officer, Lisa Hobbs, will be continuing her service as SMPTE secretary and treasurer for another two-year term. Additionally, Raymond Yeung will be stepping into the role of standards VP on Jan. 1, 2025.
“SMPTE’s membership has spoken,” said SMPTE interim executive director Sally-Ann D’Amato. “These officers have been tasked with an important responsibility, one each of them is prepared to tackle head-on. These next two years are looking bright for SMPTE!”
In addition to the officers, 10 regional governors were elected by the Society to serve two-year 2025-2026 terms.
These include the following regional governors, re-elected to continue their service:
Asia-Pacific Region Governor
Tony Ngai, Society of Motion Imaging Ltd.
EMEA - Central & South America Region Governor
Fernando Bittencourt, FB Consultant
United Kingdom Region Governor
Chris Johns, Sky UK.
USA - Central Region Governor
William T. Hayes, Consultant
USA - Eastern Region Governor
Dover Jeanne Mundt, Riedel Communications
USA - Western Region Governor
Jeffrey F. Way, Open Drives
Also elected were four newcomers to the SMPTE Board:
Canada Region Governor
Jonathan Jobin, Grass Valley
USA - Hollywood Region Governor
Allan Schollnick, Voxx... Read More