Jaume signs to Believe Media; Weintrob signs to Draw Pictures; hirings at JWT; and more...
Director Jaume has signed to Believe Media for exclusive US and European representation. The move sees him reunited with Believe Media founders Liz Silver and Luke Thornton, who previously repped him at The End, before he moved to Partizan. Jaume has directed spots for 7UP, Delta, Sony PlayStation, Labatt's, and Smirnoff Ice, and has recently completed filming on his first feature, House of Wax.
Director Scott Weintrob has signed to Draw Pictures in London for music video representation. Weintrob has shot promos for artists including Graham Coxon, The Music, Elbow and C & C Music Factory. Draw have announced his arrival with a cute animation, which can be viewed here. Weintrob is repped in the US for music videos by The Revolver Film Company.
JWT in London has hired James Sinclair as global creative director. Sinclair, one of the UK's leading copywriters and former partner of Ed Morris, has previously worked at BBH, TBWA and BMP DDB Needham. He was most recently creative director for the London outpost of San Francisco-based agency See.
In other JWT news, Grey's Tay Guan Hin joins the network as executive creative director for Southeast Asia. Hin replaces Norman Tan who is now creative head of Bates Asia. Both networks are part of the WPP Group.
Rushes Postproduction has appointed Misha Stanford-Harris as senior producer. Stanford-Harris has worked on ads and promos for Mercedes, British Airways, Bacardi, Fat Boy Slim and The Smashing Pumpkins. He joins Rushes from Guava in New York.
Global Production Network (GPN) has signed Axis Media in Germany for exclusive US representation. More info is at http://www.globalproductionnetwork.com.
