Award-winning creative company Eyeball has launched operations in Chicago, hiring industry veteran John Noble as Executive Producer/Managing Director. With an impressive background producing for The Martin Agency, DDB, BBDO, and Chiat Day, as well as serving on the board of AICP and Midwest Independent Film Fest, Noble was most recently responsible for setting up Optimus Chicago/Santa Monica’s production entity ONE at Optimus, making him a clear choice for the new position.
Noble will executive produce content and guide the rapidly growing Eyeball brand in the Midwest, bringing a wealth of live action expertise to the company’s design-driven ethos. “We couldn’t be happier to welcome John to our executive staff. We’ve known each other for a long time and he’s an extremely talented, forward-thinking leader,” said Limore Shur, Executive Creative Director and Founder/Partner of Eyeball. Noble will base Midwest operations in Chicago and will also oversee other territories, including the Southeast and Texas.
Displaying marked resilience to the economic struggles plaguing advertising and entertainment industries, Eyeball has experienced significant growth over the past two years, necessitating expansion beyond company’s primary office in Soho, New York. “2011 was a banner year for us and we’ve wanted to expand into the Midwest for quite some time, but we needed a high profile industry pro to lead that effort. With Noble becoming available, the timing could not have been better,” said Ben Spivak, Executive Producer/Partner of Eyeball.
Noble expresses similar enthusiasm for Eyeball‘s continued evolution. “Eyeball is home to incredible talent and I’ve always been impressed by both the highly creative work and the business model. They’re ahead of the curve with a healthy balance of corporate and ad agency clients, and that’s the way I’ve always tried operate in my career…ahead of the next big thing. I am extremely excited and honored to bring my talents to the team at Eyeball.”
Eyeball is currently wrapping the next installment of their ongoing live action ad campaign for Amazon Kindle, unveiling a new sports network for Univision, and branding the imminent launch of a new AOL initiative. Noble and team are actively seeking Midwest sales representation. For more information, contact John via email.
About EYEBALL
Eyeball is a creative studio that shapes brands through powerful storytelling, stunning design and insightful problem solving. By embracing client collaboration, the award-winning collective of thinkers, writers, artists and musicians efficiently translate brand ethos into engaging narratives and meaningful consumer dialogue, consistently generating quantifiable and powerful results. With 20 years of broadcast and ad agency experience, Eyeball executes across a media spectrum that includes live action, design, animation, audio and experiential production, and has recently expanded from New York City to Chicago and Seattle. www.eyeballnyc.com
