Experimental design studio FutureDeluxe and its new group accomplice, Ceaselessly, have introduced the upcoming arrival of two high-profile hires: Mike Bell as Government Producer for FutureDeluxe and Joel Dennis as International Head of Development for Ceaselessly.
As Government Producer, Bell will report back to FutureDeluxe’s new Managing Director, James Murray. Bell’s duties will embody constructing stronger relationships with FutureDeluxe’s present consumer roster (which incorporates Apple, BBC, Google, Nike and Sonos) and increasing the roster with new shoppers and alternatives, whereas additionally additional growing the studio’s providing and skillsets. Bell beforehand served as Government Producer at Nexus Studios and Electrical Theatre Collective, and has labored on BAFTA, D&AD and British Arrows award-winning initiatives that embody BBC Tokyo Olympics, Gorillaz’s “Cracker Island” album launch and BackMarket’s latest “Monster” marketing campaign.
Following Ceaselessly’s January 2023 launch, the newly created position of International Head of Development will see Dennis take duty for rising the enterprise and increasing the worldwide group’s footprint each internally and externally. Reporting to Ceaselessly’s UK-based CEO, James Callahan, Dennis was beforehand Director for Development & Innovation at Sid Lee. Having labored throughout automotive, ecommerce, and tech, Dennis brings a wealth of gross sales and enterprise growth expertise, alongside experience in gross sales course of enchancment.
“Mike has wealth of expertise and has received each award going,” mentioned Murray. “He’s a producer with unimaginable management expertise who manages to stay humble about his spectacular craft and passionate concerning the want for experimentation. So, he’s an ideal match for FutureDeluxe’s people-first focus and fixed funding into R&D.”
Bell said, “I’m delighted to be becoming a member of FutureDeluxe at this actually thrilling stage of their growth as a artistic studio. Having intently adopted their progress in crafting technically progressive, emotionally partaking CGI, I’ve additionally been conscious of how arduous they’ve labored to determine an experimentally targeted, people-first working atmosphere. It’s this dedication to each tradition and craft that made becoming a member of FutureDeluxe irresistible.”
“As a brand new group, Ceaselessly is at an extremely thrilling stage of growth,” mentioned Callahan. “Though we’re solely 4 months outdated, we’ve already achieved a powerful first quarter, successful some prestigious initiatives, creating Amazon Prime movement branding and growing product launch campaigns for Hublot, Cashapp, Nike and Estee Lauder. All this, plus an insane promo for Bjork. With Joel now on board, our progress is ready to be unstoppable.”
Dennis said, “As somebody who works within the enterprise growth facet of the artistic business, I not often get the chance to assist place a product that’s best-in-class and boasts a top-notch office tradition. Not solely that, however Ceaselessly’s management workforce had been in a short time capable of present me what they’re seeking to obtain within the coming years and the way they envisage me turning into a part of their mission. Alongside Ceaselessly’s unbelievable portfolio and stellar workforce, becoming a member of the group at this important stage of its growth was an immediate no-brainer.”
Supply: FutureDeluxe
Debbie Diamond Sarto is information editor at Animation World Community.
