SHERMAN OAKS, CA — Marketing agency The Refinery AV (www.therefinerycreative.com) has hired Josh Olson as SVP of theatrical/creative director. He brings more than a decade of experience in entertainment marketing and will work on company growth initiatives and creative strategies for feature film, television, multimedia and gaming clients.
Olson has a passion for scriptwriting, film marketing and producing. He’s contributed to projects for Sony, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, Screen Gems, EA, THQ and Square Enix, to name a few. His career began in accounting at Aspect Ratio. It wasn’t long until a producer identified his untapped talent as a copywriter. Olson eventually moved over to Trailer Park, where he took on a three-way role by adding producing to the mix. He went on to parlay his talents by launching his own boutique shop Killer Kreative. Most recently, Olson worked as senior producer at Mocean and SVP of theatrical/creative director at Seismic Productions.