Pasadena, CA
– Stargate Studios, the global, award-winning production
company specializing in virtual production and visual effects, has announced
that sales and marketing specialist Thayer Jester has joined the company as
Vice President of Business Development. Ms. Jester’s responsibilities will
include developing new business opportunities and strategic relationships for
Stargate in the North American Market.

“We are
delighted to have Thayer join Stargate Studio’s executive team,” said Sam
Nicholson, founder and CEO of Stargate Studios. “Her sales and marketing
expertise, combined with her comprehension of the studio and post production
market dynamics, will further enhance and strengthen our presence as a global
provider of award-winning VFX services.”

Thayer Jester

Jester has
an extensive background in sales and marketing and a comprehensive
understanding of the studio and post-production market.

Her 15-year
career in the entertainment industry includes executive positions at Ascent
Media Group and The Image Resolution where she was responsible for developing
and securing new accounts with clients such as Walt Disney Pictures, Paramount,
Columbia Tri-Star, Lionsgate Entertainment and NBC Universal.

“I look
forward to leveraging my many years of sales, business development and
marketing background in helping the further expansion of this global
company,”  Jester said.
“Stargate Studios is an innovative and intuitive VFX company, providing
the best talent and solutions to television and film projects, securing a
well-respected and trusted enterprise. 
My initial focus is to support the already solidified relationships that
Stargate has created while cultivating new market opportunities for future
revenue growth.  My new role will also
enable me to pursue my true passion, which is visual effects.”

Stargate
Studios, currently celebrating its 25th Anniversary, has won numerous Emmy and
VES awards over the years.  Stargate
currently has offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Vancouver, Toronto, Berlin,
Cologne, Malta, London, Dubai and Mexico City. The company’s global network
allows clients to access more than 250 visual effects artists and supervisors
all over the world, as well as high-speed data transfer and simultaneous
international rendering.

Current
projects include The Walking Dead in
Atlanta; Grey’s Anatomy, House of Lies and Ray Donovan in Los Angeles and 12
Monkeys and Haven in
Toronto.  In London, the studio is
working on Apocalypse Slough and in
Malta the popular Spanish series El
Principe is in production.  Stargate
Mexico recently opened to work on Queen of the South.

Stargate
Studios is headquartered at 1001 El Centro St., South, Pasadena, California
91030. For further information, call 626-403-8403.