Hootenanny has hired creative editor Nikki Vapensky to join their editorial team. With nearly 25 years of experience, Nikki comes to Hootenanny from Whitehouse Post, where she spent most of her editing career.
Nikki’s passion for storytelling and her ability to do so so effectively have helped her land commercial work for major clients like McDonald’s, Allstate, Walmart, Disney, and Always for their award-winning “Like a Girl” campaign. Most recently, she...

Hootenanny Editor Liz Tate and HY Connect have launched a new TV campaign for First Tennessee Bank. The 4-spot package directed by Mike Rowles highlights the company’s new digital banking platform. JP McIntosh produced for HY Connect, and the creative...

Hootenanny has recently expanded the capabilities of their design department through partnership and additional equipment.
Creative Director and Motion Graphics Designer Mark A Ward is partnering with Hootenanny upon his return from New York City. Ward has a reputable career in the industry, beginning in Chicago at Avenue Edit and Filmworkers Club. In 1998 he moved to New...

This post originally appeared in Screen Magazine.
Today we profile the eighth person in our series of Up & Coming Editors, Hootenanny’s Christina Bolanos.
Originally from Palm Springs, California, Bolanos attended the University of California – Santa Barbara, where she graduated with a B.A. in Film and Media Studies. While earning her degree, she also began working as a Production Assistant on the set...