People on the Move

Beekman Social, a social-first digital marketing agency specializing in brand campaigns and partnerships across multiple platforms, has appointed Madison Lindekens as social strategy director. Having worked with Beekman Social as a consultant since 2022, she now joins the agency in a full-time leadership role. Her responsibilities will include guiding campaign strategy, development and execution, as well as serving as a client liaison. 

Additionally, as part of Beekman Social’s leadership team, she will focus on new business efforts and continued agency growth. Madison will report to Jeffrey Tousey, founder and CEO of Beekman Social.

Lindekens’ wide-ranging contributions to Beekman Social have included social strategy, web design, copywriting, content development, audits, research, and franchise ideation. She has worked across the majority of Beekman Social’s client portfolio, creating inspired, social-first storytelling that drives results. 

Prior to Beekman Social, Lindekens oversaw digital marketing for the female surf company Sisstr, creating all-encompassing marketing campaigns that shared the personal, compelling stories of female surfers both in and out of the water. She also served as the media marketing manager for the surf brand Vissla, strategizing its approach to strategic partnerships, social media, films, and email marketing and planning their Creators & Innovators Gathering, an annual experiential event documented across film, media, and social. She has a substantial background in freelance web design and social media.

Dan Magdich has been promoted from director of creative services to VP, executive creative director at integrated marketing agency Brunner.

Within his new role, Magdich will drive Brunner’s creative product forward leading all creative projects, progress, and execution--from big-idea campaigns to scrappy video productions and a slew of work in between. His current client roster includes Blistex, Church’s Texas Chicken, Dairyland, The Home Depot Rental, WesBanco and YellaWood.

With nearly 20 years of experience, Magdich has demonstrated a penchant for playful and elevated creative advertising. He has helped build brand recognition through his big ideas for several companies, such as Dick’s Sporting Goods, Field & Stream, Dropbox, Google, GNC, Nationwide, WebMD, Huffy, Duck Tape and Walgreens, among others. Previously, Magdich has worked at other creative companies, including Moxie and Animal Inc.

“Dan has consistently demonstrated exceptional dedication, an unparalleled drive for creative excellence, and a passion for the work and the agency. As Brunner continues to expand, Dan will continue to remain a vital part of the growth of the people and the agency as a whole,” said Ken Johns, partner and director of client experience, Brunner. “Dan ‘gets it’--not only as a creative leader of the organization but as a leader overall. His unique set of skills and experiences, his dedication to our clients, and his enthusiasm for the work makes me excited to see where he leads us creatively.”

In a strategic move to bolster its immersive team, Framestore has brought Manon Dave and Brian Solomon as creative technology directors. Dave joins the London team while Solomon strengthens the New York contingent.

Dave brings a wealth of experience across product design and music, offering a diverse and multifaceted perspective. As a creative director focusing on everything from brand development to immersive installations, Dave has work with clients including  Mercedes, HBO, Christian Dior, Magic Leap, Native Instruments, and many web3 and generative AI startups. His endeavors in music have led him to collaborations from co-writing songs for the likes of will.i.am and Idris Elba, to executive producing two albums for U.K. rap sensation Che Lingo. Dave also acts as a music and technology advisor to some of the world’s leading musical artists and is a published songwriter/producer via Universal Music.

Dave said, “I look forward to leveraging the endless possibilities of emerging technologies, including web3 and AI, to extend Framestore’s rich portfolio of work to new audiences.”

Solomon has dedicated his career to mapping uncharted pathways where entertainment technology and the real world blur. Solomon founded the XR team within Meow Wolf where. as creative director, he and his team drove the application of real-time and computer vision technology to enable digital narrative layers within real-life exhibitions that visitors could touch and explore. Throughout his career, Solomon has lent his creative and technical prowess to startups and entertainment brands, including LivingCities.ai, Hexagram, AMC Television Network, Expo 2020 Dubai, and MSG’s Sphere, a technologically advanced entertainment venue. 

“The world is craving evolved content that the new wave of modern experiences allow for, and that’s part of what makes me so excited about joining the team at Framestore,” said Solomon. “They’ve demonstrated a unique ability to scale and collaborate in the digital and machine learning realm at an award-winning level, and as new AI and spatial workflows emerge, who better to explore their application than a team renowned for inventing their way through the toughest creative challenges.”

Global head of immersive Karl Woolley said, “I am humbled to have Manon, a multifaceted artist who has been recently appointed as artistic director of TED Tech, and Brian, one of the pioneering creatives of the MSG Sphere, which captivated audiences on a global scale, join our immersive team. I’m excited to witness Manon, Brian, and our creative technologist and resident futurist, Johannes Saam, join forces to shape the very future of technology and storytelling.”

Blue Table Post has added editor Dana Bol to its creative collective. Bol is an editor known for developing engaging and authentic narratives in both advertising and long form documentary. Her branded collaborations include campaigns for Gillette, HP, US Navy, Esquire, Heineken, Nautica and Ford, as well as experiential multi-screen installation projects for L’Oreal, NBC Universal, and WWE, among others.

Prior to joining Blue Table Post, Bol edited a documentary project via the studio on philanthropist Doris Buffet. Following the success of this collaboration, the conversations about deepening the alliance quickly and organically evolved.

“Dana and I have known each other for many years, and I have long admired her ability to shape stories that are rooted in human connection,” said Blue Table Post founder/editor Oliver Lief. “She’s someone who places emphasis on fostering connections, which is evident in her storytelling, client relationships, and her working with integrated creative teams.”

“There are so many elements that make this an exciting and welcome opportunity for all of us,” Bol related. “Among them, the ability to unite our shared interest contributing to a diversity of content, and to help give further voice to the special experience that Blue Table Post provides. Constructing stories that have emotional voracity is an honor--whether for a brand, in a documentary, or a live experience.”

Bol’s early interest in editing was sparked when she studied avant-garde cinema at the University of Colorado, Boulder, engendering a lifelong passion for expressive cinema and multi-layered imagery. A member of Free The Work, Bol has played key roles at a number of companies and was the founder of both arc*light editorial and Tallgirl. Her time stewarding companies and building teams provided a unique vantage point to the business side of the industry and an appreciation for the environment, mission and vision of Blue Table Post.

In addition to her ability to craft a story through editing, Bol is experienced in working in motion graphics, animation and compositing; and studied experiential space design at Parsons School of Design. Through her editorial and creative work experiences she became intensely curious about the crossover between 2D/3D computer generated imagery and architectural space, which has informed her work in cutting-edge immersive video installations.

She’s also an accomplished painter, another connection point to Lief whose appreciation for all facets of artistic practice led Blue Table Post to host an ongoing series of fine art shows encompassing photography, sculpture, painting and multimedia.