Talent

• Rooster Teeth Names Jejuan Guillory Head Of Casting And Talent Strategy
• Gaming Talent Firm Loaded Signs Rising Twitch Streamers ‘CohhCarnage’ And ‘Sacriel’

  Loaded, the talent management firm that represents top gamers including Ninja, Shroud, and CouRage, is adding to its arsenal with two new signings. CohhCarnage and Sacriel -- two rising Twitch stars -- have joined the ranks of Loaded, which will help them pursue opportunities in the gaming industry and beyond.

  
• UTA Signs Popular Beauty Creator Shayla ‘MakeupShayla’ Mitchell

  Talent agency UTA has signed longtime beauty vlogger Shayla Mitchell, better known to her 3.4 million followers across Instagram and YouTube as MakeupShayla.

  
• TikTok Sets Sights On African Market With Local Hires, Talent Push, Mobile Marketing Campaigns

  TikTok has its sights set on Africa -- namely three key markets: Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa -- as it has undertaken various mobile marketing initiatives in these countries as well as local executive hires and an aggressive talent acquisition push.

  
• BuzzFeed Launches Inaugural Creator Program For Its Travel Brand ‘Bring Me!’
• AwesomenessTV Signs Singer-Actress Keke Palmer, Vlogger Luke Korns, Others (Exclusive)
• The NewFronts Are Already Generating Deal Flow, Just Not How You Think
• Simon Cowell Bringing ‘Idol’ Type Show To YouTube
• Amy Finnerty To Recruit Big Names In Music As SVP Of Talent At Maker
• Louis CK’s $5 Experiment Worked
• My Damn Channel Launches Talent Division, Hires Mememolly
• ‘Talent’ Casting Call Begins, But is it Really a Starmaker?