Jody Jessop has been named for the position.

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January 25, 2021

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Guru Studio has announced the appointment of Jody Jessop as head of recruiting and community engagement.
The hire comes as the studio continues its rapid growth, adding creative talent across a range of new projects. In the newly created role, Jody will oversee recruitment across all 2D and 3D productions, with a focus on attracting and retaining top global talent.

Reporting to Guru Studio president and executive creative director Frank Falcone, she will work closely with Guru’s producers and creative leads to find new opportunities for existing talent and will continue to strengthen the company’s focus on diversity and inclusion. She will also champion Guru’s internal community initiatives such as mentorship and training programs for artists.  
“Jody is one of a kind and we’ve been looking for a chance to work together for years. She brings an incredible range of experience to Guru with years of production and artist management skills,” says Frank Falcone president and executive creative director, Guru Studio. “As we continue to grow and evolve as a studio in this new work from home reality and beyond, Jody’s role is more important than ever as we look to secure the very best and most inspired creative talent.”
A twenty-year veteran of the Animation & VFX industry, Jody has worked in senior production, recruiting and artist management positions for studios such as Pixar Canada and at Sony Pictures Imageworks in Vancouver where she helped build the team that won the Golden Globe and Academy Award for "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.”
The company is currently ramping up production on the upcoming CG animated series “Mecha Builders” for Sesame Workshop and HBO Max, new seasons of “PAW Patrol,” as well as its own originals “Pikwik Pack” now on Disney Junior and Treehouse in Canada and “Big Blue” with CBC Kids.

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