Stept Studios, a creative, and production studio based in Los Angeles and Jackson Hole, Wyoming, has brought Meredith Rodriguez on board as head of sales, marketing and development, and Paul Muhlbach as a brand account executive. Previously, Rodriguez was the VP of sales and interactive marketing at Fresno, Inc., a Los Angeles start-up entertainment studio. Before that, she spent four years at Pinterest, within the partnerships team, joining as the first employee in L.A. and was responsible for building its presence in the market and partnerships with some of the largest global advertisers. Previously she was VP of content solutions at Demand Media and held sales and consumer marketing roles at Microsoft and MusicMatch. In addition to sales and marketing teams, Rodriguez will lead development for Stept’s film and TV projects. Muhlbach as brand account exec at Stept works directly with clients on branded content, production and post needs. Muhlbach has produced content at agencies and studios including CP+B, Stink, and B-Reel, in which he worked with global brands such as YouTube Music, WeTransfer and Jose Cuervo across a range of media and platforms….
Blaise Cepis Signs With Institute For Commercial and Artist Representation
Production company Institute has added director and photographer Blaise Cepis to its roster. Cepis marks Instituteโs fourth dual signing to both its commercial directing and photography rosters, alongside Lauren Greenfield, Ray Neutron, and Thandiwe Muriu, cementing Instituteโs multi-platform production expertise in delivering creative collaboration for clients.
Cepis is known for creating bright, absurd, subtly opulent, and surreal visuals in his work, which celebrates the exaggerated human condition and the unique traits that make people unforgettable. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design, he built his career as an art director at ad agencies including JWT, Mother, Sid Lee, and Orchard Creative, working on campaigns for brands such as Cadillac, Red Bull, PepsiCo, Absolut, and Smirnoff. He then spent nearly a decade making a name for himself as a freelance director and photographer, blending his advertising experience and background in fine art and design to create wholly original work. As a director/photographer, he has worked with brand clients including Calvin Klein, Adidas, Puma, Velveeta, Bombas, Chevrolet, Remy Martin, Impossible Foods, The New Yorker, NBC, and Vice. Prior to joining Institute, Cepis had been repped by artist management firm agency/production company DMB.
โInstituteโs roster is brimming with exceptional, heavy-hitting talent, and Iโm honored to join the ranks,โ said Cepis. โAs a director, being able to rally the team around an idea while earning the trust of our collaborators is my ultimate goal. Having the support of such an amazing team, with all of their experience and presence, feels great. Iโm excited to get started.โ
โBlaise is deeply, naturally talented,โ said Tori Palmatier, managing... Read More