The innovative marketing agency, Anomaly, announces today its appointment of Michael MacMillan as European Head of Production. Joining in April, MacMillan has spent the last year working freelance; working with brands and agencies to produce engaging creative advertising content. Clients included RIMOWA, LVMH, Prada and adam+eve DDB. Based out of the agency's London office, MacMillan will be responsible for all production across Europe, working across all of Anomaly’s clients Ancestry.com, BULB, Cancer Research UK, Diageo (Belsazar, Captain Morgan, Gordon’s, Johnnie Walker), Google, Hotels.com, L’Occitane en Provence, LVMH (RIMOWA, Bulgari), MINI, Pandora, Pride in London, Stars Group (Poker Stars), Unilever, Zalando
Born in New York and growing up in London, MacMillan’s career began in 1998 at advertising agency Grey as a Production Assistant’ learning the nuts and bolts. After two years with the agency, he joined RKCR/Y&R (now VMLY&R) as a TV Producer, working for brands such as Marks & Spencer, Virgin, Quaker, News International, Jaguar, Carlsberg, Toblerone and Land Rover. Five years later he left agency life and joined Spank (Pink) Films, producing TV commercials for directors Graham Rose, Simon Green, Hadi, Harvey & Carolyn, and Pat Holden; filming and casting in Morocco, South Africa, Australia, France, Argentina, Romania, Spain, Italy and South America. In 2006 he joined Krow Group as Head of Television, before moving to Fallon London in 2011. In the last decade, MacMillan has held roles at United State of Fans / TBWA, The Brooklyn Brother, 72andSunny, Wieden + Kennedy and adam&eve DDB.
In a career that spans over 20 year, MacMillan’s gained an in-depth knowledge of working across multiple platforms and disciplines, from global brand commercials to independent short films, he has produced projects that cross the entire spectrum of media, size and budget. Working directly for brand, in-house agency or production company side, MacMillan’s priority is producing premium quality creative work, irrespective of timeframe and budgetary challenges.
MacMillan's role is effective immediately. He will report directly to Karina Wilsher, Partner & Global CEO.