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Whitehouse Post marks a new chapter with promotions of five key staff

By Reel Chicago Sep 18, 2021

Whitehouse Post announces the promotion of five key employees to partnership roles, and a new Executive Director of Post Production, as they continue to evolve and build for a...

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Second Generation takes the creative helm at Laughlin Constable

By Reel Chicago Sep 14, 2021

Jon Laughlin half jokes that he’s worked at Laughlin Constable for 44 years but in some ways he is right. He and his brother Pat Laughlin were born into the advertising agenc...

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Squeak E. Clean promotes composer Julie B Nichols to Creative Director

By Reel Chicago Sep 14, 2021

Global creative audio network Squeak E. Clean Studios has promoted Julie B Nichols to Creative Director after two years as a senior composer with the company. ...

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Stephani Estes promoted to EVP, GM Cramer-Krasselt Chicago

By Reel Chicago Sep 13, 2021

Cramer-Krasselt (C-K), the nation's second-largest independent marketing and communications agency, has promoted Stephani Estes to the position of executive vice president, ...

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Consumer branding ace Kristin Glunz rejoins AbelsonTaylor

By Reel Chicago Sep 8, 2021

Responding to strong business growth and new consumer health assignments, AbelsonTaylor has hired Kristin Glunz, a strategic brand-builder who helped expand AbelsonTaylor’s w...

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Noisefloor promotes Katie Waters to foley artist

By Reel Chicago Sep 3, 2021

Noisefloor Creative Producer, Katie Waters has been promoted to in-house Foley Artist. Waters has a long history with Noisefloor; starting as an intern, freelancing as a F...

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Siskel Center names L’Soft as Black Harvest associate programmer

By Reel Chicago Sep 2, 2021

The Gene Siskel Film Center has named L'Soft (they/them) as its Black Harvest Film Festival Associate Programmer. In this new position for the Film Center, created with t...

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Laura Paul promoted to senior account director at AbelsonTaylor

By Reel Chicago Sep 1, 2021

AbelsonTaylor has promoted Laura Paul to senior account director. She will play a lead role in launching a novel treatment for recurrent C-difficile in the expanding area o...

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Seed’s newest director, Matthew Underwood takes a road less traveled

By Reel Chicago Aug 31, 2021

Partnering closely with brands to create a true connection with the audience, Matthew Underwood creates stories that evoke emotion, rather than forcing it. "This type of ...

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AbelsonTaylor promotes Marissa Ori and Richard How to VP Creative

By Reel Chicago Aug 25, 2021

With continuing growth and strong business performance, AbelsonTaylor, one of the world’s premier health and wellness advertising agencies, has promoted creative directors Ma...

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Tariq Hassan returns to Chicago as Chief Marketing Officer at McDonald’s

By Reel Chicago Aug 25, 2021

Tariq Hassan has been hired as USA’s Chief Marketing and Digital Customer Experience Officer for McDonald’s USA. Although his career has taken him around the world with...

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Optimus promotes Dave Buehrle to Executive Producer

By Reel Chicago Aug 25, 2021

Leading production and post house Optimus today announced the promotion of Dave Buehrle to executive producer, adding this title to his head of production role. As EP | H...

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Hootenanny adds motion graphics designer Brian Stevens

By Reel Chicago Aug 24, 2021

The design department at Chicago post house Hootenanny is growing with the addition of new hire Brian Stevens. Brian is a motion designer capable in a variety of desig...

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Marie-Alice ‘Lisa’ Armand joins Third Street as director of Client Success

By Reel Chicago Aug 24, 2021

Former CP+B advertising executive Marie-Alice 'Lisa' Armand has joined Third Street as the Chicago Attention Agency’s director of Client Success. A 15-year veteran of acc...

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Heart, Brains & Nerve adds Hue&Cry to their roster

By Reel Chicago Aug 20, 2021

Acclaimed design-centered animation studio, Hue&Cry, announces this week that Heart, Brains & Nerve has signed on to represent the award-winning Richmond, Virginia co...

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Multi-media production studio Taylor James takes on Sonia Reps

By Reel Chicago Aug 18, 2021

Multi-media production studio Taylor James is now represented by Sonia Blum of Sonia Reps in the Midwest. This marks the latest partnership for Taylor James, established in...

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Technology leader Cisco selects Chicago as new midwest regional hub

By Reel Chicago Aug 13, 2021

Cisco, a worldwide leader in technology, has announced Chicago as the company’s Midwest regional hub — complete with new offices in Chicago’s famed Old Main Post Office...

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The IFA is looking for assistance on their move into AbelCine

By Reel Chicago Aug 10, 2021

As we reported earlier in the week, the Illinois Film Alliance (IFA) is partnering with, and moving into, the AbelCine space on the Cinespace Chicago Film Studios lot, as they ...

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Andrea Siqueira and Andrew Lincoln join FCB as Executive Creative Directors

By Reel Chicago Aug 10, 2021

FCB today announced that Andrea Siqueira and Andrew Lincoln (not The Walking Dead's Andrew Lincoln) have joined the agency as SVPs, Executive Creative Directors (ECDs). As ...

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The Chicago Film Critics Association welcomes three new members

By Reel Chicago Aug 9, 2021

The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA), the Chicago-area print, online and broadcast critics group that celebrates the art of film and film criticism, released their ...

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