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    Derrick Huang joins Bent Image Lab as exec producer

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    PORTLAND, Ore. --

    Bent Image Lab has brought Derrick Huang aboard as executive producer. He has relocated from NY to work out of Bent Image Lab‘s Portland, Ore.-headquarters.

    Huang has 10-plus years of experience in marketing, media and commercial production. He most recently was head of production at NY-based animation studio and production company Nathan Love where he worked from 2008 through early 2015. As head of production, he scheduled, budgeted, organized and oversaw multiple projects from initial bidding and creative development through final delivery, including ad campaigns and branded content for clients such as Froot Loops, Michelin, McGraw-Hill, Kodak, Chips Ahoy, Mattel, and Nickelodeon.

    Huang also played a driving role in strategic direction and operations at the studio, including sales and marketing, talent acquisition, talent management, and systems/process development. Prior to his time at Nathan Love, he worked at the NYC offices of Entertainment Weekly magazine, where he helped launch the company’s first forays into social media and online audience development.

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    Thanks To Shows Like “Abbott Elementary” and “Hacks,” LGBTQ+ Representation On Primetime TV Grows

    Thursday, November 6, 2025

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