Daryl Devlin, who has a multifaceted background in business development and production, has been named head of sales at The Bigger Picture. She will work alongside The Bigger Picture founder Tracy Mays on national representation. Devlin was previously tasked with building a film division at Bernstein & Andriulli, where she collaborated with filmmakers, photographers, animators, CGI artists and illustrators. As the former president of MediaLogic, she represented talent with key accounts and provided consulting services to corporations to maximize advertising capabilities both in-house and with outside agencies. Devlin also served as head of sales for BBC Technology and ran the business development vertical through five national offices for Getty Images….
New York/San Francisco-based content creation studio BODEGA has signed with indie firm Saarinen & Pico for West Coast sales representation. They will work with BODEGA EP/business development Bob Cagliero. Saarinen & Pico’s roster also includes Acme Filmworks, Aggressive, Click3X, Concrete + Clay, Cultivate.Media, Double-Wide, Flight School, Mutt, Reel FX and Zoom….
Bicoastal production company Rocket Film has signed Tracy Fetterman and Jeanie DiMaggio to handle West Coast representation, as well as Dawn Rao and Sam Sloma for sales in the Midwest region. Rocket Film’s directorial roster includes co-founders Ken Arlidge and Klaus Obermeyer as well as Dara Bratt, Sam O’Hare, Dave Rogers, Trevor McMahon and Alex Grossman. Along with Rocket Film, the newly signed West Coast and Midwest reps’ collective client roster includes such companies as Park Pictures, Bob Industries, Spot Welders, harvest, and Honor Society….
Brooklyn-based production company tinygiant has secured talent management firm Melissa Ross Represents (MRR) to handle representation for the West Coast. MRR’s roster also includes Partizan Entertainment, Superprime, Brand New School, Cosmo Street Editorial Eight VFX, Lime Studios and LSD. tinygiant continues to be repped by roxanneandco on the East Coast, and Prime Chuck in Canada….
Encore, a Deluxe company, has expanded its sales team with the addition of sales executive Lauren Arnold. She will work closely with Encore SVP of global enterprise sales Jennifer “JT” Tellefsen to grow key accounts and ensure clients are fully supported. She returns to the Deluxe family from Picture Shop Post. Arnold previously oversaw global marketing for Deluxe creative brands, including Company 3, Method Studios, Encore, Beast and EFILM, before transitioning to business development for Deluxe’s early initiatives in VR. She first joined Encore in 2013, managing worldwide marketing initiatives and events in support of sales initiatives. Prior to Deluxe, Arnold was an event producer, facilitated strategic partnerships and implemented activations for notable brands. With locations in Hollywood, London, New York, Vancouver and Toronto, Encore specializes in customized, file-based postproduction services and high-caliber visual effects for episodic television….
Creative postproduction company PS260 has signed Lisa Houck of Salon Reps to handle the West Coast. Based in L.A., Salon represents all breeds of creative talent working in the advertising and production industries. Houck has over 20 years of experience working in virtually every niche of the business. Earlier in her career Houck was an executive producer at Method Studios, where she focused on strategy, sales and branding, and also led the development of its live-action division, Method Labs. She then wanted to focus her attention on talent representation and management, thus joining In-House Reps with Steven Monkarsh. Later she founded Salon….
