J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Expands TV Division, Hires Alex Phillips as Vice President of Television

Entertainment marketing outfit Create Advertising Group has hired Callie de Quevedo as SVP and Head of Integrated Marketing. In her new role, de Quevedo, who earlier in her career held pubic relations posts at NBC, Disney, and Fox Television, will create strategy-driven, integrated campaigns for Create clients which include most major Hollywood studios and networks and top gaming companies.

hired a diversity consultant and an outside counsel to assist with its “transformational change” following outcry over the lack of Black members in the group.The group hired Dr.

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As Bad Robot is ramping up its series portfolio, adding a slate of HBO Max projects to the mix, the company is bulking up its television team. Bad Robot has hired Alex Phillips as VP of Television. She joins VP Kira Innes, who joined the company a year ago, as well as Bad Robot’s Jamila Kerr, who has been promoted to VP, and Derek Martin, who has been upped to Director of Television.