ICM’s Jen Rudin Joins APA As Head Of Animation & Voice Over Department
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Jen Rudin has joined APA where she will launch and head up the agency’s Animation and Voice Over department.
Rudin is the 12th former ICM agent/executive brought in by APA over the past year — more than all other agencies combined — as the agency has been aggressively pursing ICM staffers made available by the CAA acquisition.
Most of the hires have been at a senior level, including several department heads. Backed by a major investment from Ron Burkle’s Yucaipa Companies two years ago, APA has been in an expansion mode, going on a hiring spree as it is looking to bulk up and move up the agency pecking order, which was disturbed by the CAA-ICM merger.Rudin, a veteran of the animation and voice-over world, will be establishing a formal department focused on these areas which had been previously serviced by APA talent departments agents.
She spent the last two years building and helming the animation department at ICM Partners.While at ICM, Rudin shepherded animated feature deals for such clients as Lucy Liu, Wanda Sykes, Samuel L.
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