COMMUNICATION CUT

Grimace's Birthday - McDonald's
Product

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Title:	Grimace's Birthday
Brand:	McDonald's
Product/Service:	Product
Client:	McDonald's
Entrant Company:	Wieden+Kennedy
Agency:	Wieden+Kennedy
Production Company:	Anonymous Content
Editing Company:	Cabin
Sound Company:	Heard City
Creative Director:	Brandon Henderson and Marques Gartrell
Release Date:	2023-06-12
Individual Credits:	CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICERS W+K NY: Marques Gartrell + Brandon Henderson
Individual Credits:	ART DIRECTOR W+K NY: Kelsey Heard
Individual Credits:	COPYWRITER W+K NY: Nell Stevens
Individual Credits:	DESIGN CREATIVE W+K NY: Liam Hamill
Individual Credits:	EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS W+K NY: Andy Daulton, Kristen Johnson
Individual Credits:	SENIOR PRODUCER W+K NY: Molly McLafferty
Individual Credits:	PRODUCER W+K NY: Sami Scholl
Individual Credits:	ART PRODUCER W+K NY: Tania Pirozzi
Individual Credits:	DIGITAL PRODUCER W+K NY: Christian Colasuonno
Individual Credits:	GLOBAL MANAGING DIRECTOR W+K NY: Brandon Pracht
Individual Credits:	ACCOUNT DIRECTOR W+K NY: Lauren Wilson
Individual Credits:	MANAGEMENT SUPERVISOR W+K NY: Liz Lindberg
Individual Credits:	ACCOUNT SUPERVISOR W+K NY: Greg Hascoe
Individual Credits:	ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE W+K NY: Eve Taylor
Individual Credits:	SENIOR B.A MANAGER W+K NY:: Stephanie Ambroise
Individual Credits:	GLOBAL STRATEGY DIRECTOR W+K NY:: Tass Tsitsopoulos
Individual Credits:	STRATEGY DIRECTOR W+K NY:: Chane Rennie
Individual Credits:	BRAND STRATEGIST W+K NY: Elaina Powless
Individual Credits:	GROUP COMMS DIRECTOR W+K NY: Caleb Smith
Individual Credits:	COMMS STRATEGY DIRECTOR W+K NY: Eli Sandoval
Additional Credits:	Wieden+Kennedy NY: Senior Comms Strategist, Eric Uzick Social Strategy Director, Kaylah Burton Senior Social Strategist, Liz Stefan Social Strategist, Emily Hanson Project Manager, Nicole Lee Traffic, Sonia Bisono, Jacqueline Crane, Sharon Whiteside Director of Creative Services, Chris Whalley Studio Manager, Jill Kearton Studio Artists, Mike Nesi, Charlie Silva Head of Retouching, Chris McClelland Retouchers, Jesse Corinella, Elizabeth Riley. Kevin Walker, Gabriela Ponce Community Manager, Jade Smith McDonalds: Chief Marketing & Digital Customer Experience Officer, Tariq Hassan VP, Brand Content and Culture, Jennifer Healan Director, Brand Content and Culture, Anna Engel Manager, Brand Content and Culture, Jen Slack Senior Manager, Family Marketing, Kaitlin LaBruzzo Senior Director, Brand Content and Culture, Guillaume Huin Supervisor, Social, Stella Kleynerman Supervisor, Brand Content and Culture, Yaritza Vallejo Supervisor, Marketing Operations, Cynthia Garcia Supervisor, Production Operations, Elizabeth Riley-Green Director, VIS ID, Design, Packaging, Digital Asset Management, Paula Steenstra Studio Lead, Cindy Dababneh Production Manager / Technical Advisor, Madison Ramirez Managing Advisor, Content Creation, Gaytana Carrino Broadcast Subject Matter Expert, Rick Rosemeyer Anonymous Content - Production Company Director, Nadia Lee Cohen Executive Producer, Lori Stonebreaker MD, Eric Stern VP Commercials, Sue Ellen Clair Head Of Production, Ena Nicole Abadijan Sales East Coast, Stacie Gillman / Paul Muniz Producer, Malachy McAnenny Unit+Sofa - Production Service Company Executive Producer, Filip Hejduk Producer, Tereza Kalova Cabin - Editing Company Editor, Greg Scruton Executive Producer, Adam Becht Executive Sales, West Coast, Britt Carson Senior Producer, Zack Herpy Kevin - VFX Company VFX Supervisor, Pete Smith Senior Executive Producer / Partner, Sue Troyan Senior Producer, Kim Downing Heard City - Sound Design Executive Producers, Sasha Awn, Jackie James Sound Designer + Mixer, Mike Vitacco Hathaway Creative - 3D Animation 3D Artist, John Hatheway Krool Toys - Game Production Company Programming, Bryan Taylor Game Design, Tom Lockwood Music & Sound FX, Blezz Beats Art Director, Tia Chinai Technical Director, Stefan Cohen Producer, Mike Wires Story Editors: Stefan Cohen, Tia Chinai