AvatarLabs Expands Its Award-Winning Team, Brings on New Creative Director

The Los Angeles-Based Full Service Digital Agency Brings on Eight Full-Time Employees Including New Creative Director Anette Hughes, Expands Office Space

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AvatarLabs, the full service digital agency that leads in innovative design and marketing, today announced the expansion of its award-winning team with the hiring of a new Creative Director, Anette Hughes. Following a highly successful 2012 where AvatarLabs won the award for ThinkLA’s Digital Agency of the Year and was listed on iMedia Connection’s “25 Agencies to Watch,” the agency continues to grow in 2013 through the addition of eight new full-time employees, including Hughes, as well as expanding its office space.

“I am very excited to join the AvatarLabs team and to have the opportunity to work on high profile projects”

As Creative Director at AvatarLabs, Hughes will oversee the creative direction of digital campaigns including both web and mobile experiences. She comes to AvatarLabs after previously serving as Vice President of Interactive at The Cimarron Group and Creative Director at Crew, where she worked on a variety of theatrical campaigns including several for the Harry Potter franchise, Avatar, Wall-E, and more. Hughes also served as Creative Director at Warner Bros. Online for eight years.

“I am very excited to join the AvatarLabs team and to have the opportunity to work on high profile projects,” says Anette Hughes. “I look forward to collaborating with the exuberant and talented team and continuing to produce innovative digital work that raises the profiles of our client partners.”

“We are thrilled and honored that Anette has joined our team,” says Rex Cook, CEO of AvatarLabs. “She brings a wealth of experience and unique vision, and along with several long-time teammates who came with her, has already expanded and strengthened AvatarLabs' 360 digital wizardry.”

To accommodate the new hires and create additional conference space for both internal and client-based meetings, AvatarLabs has expanded its existing offices which will enable the agency to continue to hire as it grows its client base and builds dynamic digital campaigns for some of the most successful entertainment properties of all time.

AvatarLabs is best known for developing digital campaigns for the world’s highest-grossing films including Fox’s Avatar, Warner Bros.’ The Dark Knight, several of the films in the Harry Potter franchise, Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games, Disney’s The Avengers and multiple films in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. The company’s expertise includes developing websites, online advertising, social and viral marketing, mobile apps, games, motion graphics, digital marketing strategy and content production.

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About AvatarLabs

AvatarLabs is a Los Angeles-based, award-winning, full service digital agency that leads in innovation, design and technology for Fortune 500 corporate brands and the world’s top entertainment companies. For more information, please visit www.avatarlabs.com.