Leading post-production and production house <a href="www.optimus.com.>Optimus today announced the additions of Matt McLaughlin as marketing director and Sean Sullivan and Perry Tongate as sales reps in the Midwest and South/Southeast, respectively. With the recent announcement of West Coast Director of Sales Sarah Schroeder, Sullivan and Tongate round out the <a href="www.optimus.com.>Optimus sales force and will further drive the post and production house’s growth across the nation. As marketing director, McLaughlin will drive <a href="www.optimus.com.>Optimus‘ overall message, including communications for ONE at <a href="www.optimus.com.>Optimus and <a href="www.optimus.com.>Optimus Santa Monica. The new hires represent a significant step forward in <a href="www.optimus.com.>Optimus‘ continued evolution as a provider of comprehensive creative services for the advertising and marketing community.
“<a href="www.optimus.com.>Optimus is experiencing significant growth, and we are thrilled to bring Matt, Sean and Perry onboard to help lead us in the next phase of our evolution,” commented Duff. “Under Matt’s direction, our marketing organization will help the entire company convey <a href="www.optimus.com.>Optimus‘ overall message to our client base. This not only will drive sales for <a href="www.optimus.com.>Optimus, but will help us deliver maximum value to our clients. With their deep agency experience and first-hand knowledge of the industry and their regions, Sean and Perry will be introducing <a href="www.optimus.com.>Optimus to clients throughout their regions as a comprehensive creative services provider.”
McLaughlin, who has almost a decade of agency experience with firms such as Draftfcb and clients such as MillerCoors, has been working with <a href="www.optimus.com.>Optimus since the fall of 2009. After collaborating with ONE at <a href="www.optimus.com.>Optimus EP and Managing Director John Noble on direct-to-client projects, he became marketing director of the overall organization in February. “This is an exciting time to be working in the production industry – particularly with <a href="www.optimus.com.>Optimus as our business is evolving to meet the needs of new kinds of projects and clients. It’s my job to ensure that our clients and prospects know about all the great things we do here and understand how to leverage us as a resource,” commented McLaughlin. “I’ll be working closely with Sean, Perry and Sarah and their efforts on the sales side to ensure we have our communications down on that end. Also, I’ll be working closely with the EPs and Tom Duff to make sure that our marketing efforts are tightly aligned with where we’re heading as a company.”
After working in account management at agencies including Fallon, Deutsch NY and McCann-Erickson’s Amster Yard, Sullivan struck out on his own as a rep, which he has been doing for almost 10 years, representing companies including Tool, B-Reel, Skunk and Elias Arts. “<a href="www.optimus.com.>Optimus is a very solution-driven company, and has the unique capability to take a project from shoot through post – including industry-leading visual effects and design. It truly is a full production solution,” commented Sullivan. “I’m looking forward to helping drive the company’s growth and continue to communicate <a href="www.optimus.com.>Optimus‘ ability to touch every point in the production process.”
In the Texas and Southeast market for almost 12 years, Tongate has worked as an in-house rep and independently with a host of companies in the industry including Sugar Film Production and FUELD Films. “<a href="www.optimus.com.>Optimus offers turnkey production services, which is extremely advantageous for our clients,” commented Perry. “With my territory, there is so much potential for growth, and I’m excited to introduce <a href="www.optimus.com.>Optimus to my contacts here.”
For more information on <a href="www.optimus.com.>Optimus and to contact Matt, Sean or Perry, please visit www.optimus.com.
About <a href="www.optimus.com.>Optimus and ONE at <a href="www.optimus.com.>Optimus
<a href="www.optimus.com.>Optimus is a leading post-production and production house with offices in Chicago and Santa Monica. <a href="www.optimus.com.>Optimus offers a full suite of creative services, including production, editing, film transfer, color correction, visual effects and design, audio mixing and finishing. With ONE, the company’s live-action production arm, <a href="www.optimus.com.>Optimus offers all production services, from shoot through post, under one roof – a singular, streamlined creative-driven machine. For more information, please visit<a href="www.optimus.com.> www.optimus.com. and www.oneatoptimus.com.