guru, the internationally renown award-winning animation studio is pleased to announce the addition of Jaime Randle as Head of Commercial Sales. Jaime’s focus will include commercials, on-air branding, music videos, interactive media, show openers and film titles and will work alongside Mary Bredin, Head of Development and Acquisitions on branded content initiatives.
Jaime comes to guru with 5 years experience at the helm of Plates Animation, where he developed a notable portfolio of work, including music video projects for Arcade Fire, Eminem and Mogwai, as well as national spot work for agencies such as Avert Free & Ginsberg in New York. Jaime was also personally recognized as a “Young Gun” by the Artists Club of America.
Frank Falcone, Creative Director of guru studio, comments, “Jaime brings a fresh eye and sharp insight to this new role at guru, allowing us to delve into new markets while further developing our creative services to the advertising and branding communities. We’re excited to have him on our team.”
ABOUT GURU STUDIO
Founded in 2000, guru studio is an award-winning animation design and production company specializing in character animation for screen based media. Their creatively driven team has won numerous awards including Clio, Applied Arts and Mobius, as well as having been featured in international festivals and publications including SIGGRAPH, Pictoplasma, Applied Arts and The Annecy Festival in France. guru’s directors have worked with an impressive roster of international advertisers and clients including DDB NY, Leo Burnett London, FCB Chicago, Kraft, Hersheys and Tropicana, in addition to national broadcasters Cartoon Network, YTV and Corus/Nelvana with Nick Jr. on the Emmy award-winning TV series “The Backyardigans”.