Auckland-based post production company Toybox has appointed Sam McCauley as executive producer. McCauley is already executive producer of Toybox’s sister company, full-service production company Flying Start Pictures. This appointment will see him fulfilling the role across both companies.
He joined Flying Start as producer 10 years ago. He immediately began navigating the company through the changing production landscape by introducing more direct clients while continuing to service long-term agency clients.
As well as their continuing work on several international longform animation and FX projects, Toybox is also a leading provider of Colour Grading, Editorial and VFX services for filmmakers, drama and TVC directors.
Managing director Nanette Miles said: “The New Zealand market remains important to us and Sam’s appointment will ensure we continue to deliver the high levels of service our clients want. Sam is a respected and experienced producer who has played an important role in helping us deliver complex projects to a range of clients under all kinds of circumstances.
“Placing Sam across both companies means all our clients can now benefit from his extensive production experience and client focused attitude, regardless of the project.”
Rachel Emery
In related news, Flying Start and Toybox have also appointed Rachel Emery as a producer. “Rachel brings with her a wealth of experience gained through a mixture of television network, agency and production company roles in Auckland and London,” Miles said.
Go Media taps Whitney Mackey
Downtown Auckland-based OOH outfit Go Media has engaged Whitney Mackey as an account executive in their sales team. The appointment follows a period of rapid business growth and a drive to provide clients with best-in-class service, says general manager Simon Teagle.
Whitney will be based in the Auckland office, where she will help develop Go Media’s brand presence, profile, and service agency clients.
Most recently Mackey has been an account manager at TVNZ, and prior that at Multi Channel Network (MCN) in Australia where she represented a suite of media platforms including digital outdoor.
Teagle says Whitney’s reputation along with her terrific energy and drive to succeed made her the stand-out candidate. “A great string to her bow is the experience she brings having represented digital outdoor in Melbourne,” he said.
Calibre launches soon
“Whitney is joining Go Media at an exciting time; our digital site roll-out plan is accelerating and audience measurement in the form of Calibre is launching shortly. We look forward to her contribution to building strong agency relationships, and Go Media’s brand reputation as a leading OOH media company.
Mackey said: “Outdoor advertising has seen an increasing expansion across the New Zealand market with the digitisation of their products. I’m really looking forward to my new role at Go Media as they continue to grow and expand their offering.”
She starts at Go Media this Monday 21 Aug.
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