We don’t know if you noticed…but we have a new website at Fringe Talent. We’re very excited about several things: • A simpler, cleaner design, because…hey…we’re in a visual arts industry, right? • Now our visitors can easily navigate to preferred areas via quick scrolling or menus • Our modern, responsive site automatically optimizes for desktops, tablets or phones •
WE CONNECT TALENT
It’s about the people…
Whether your project requires one individual or a complete pipeline of executive and artist talent, Fringe provides top-notch solutions, customized to the particular needs of your studio. Fringe brings access to a rich pool of domestic and international talent, drawing on years of experience building teams across multiple genres and production platforms.
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Helping the best...get better
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OUR SERVICES
For our Clients
RECRUITING & SOURCING
Whether your project requires one individual or a complete pipeline of executive and artistic talent, Fringe provides top notch solutions, customized to the particular needs of your studio. Fringe brings access to a rich pool of domestic and international talent, drawing on years of experience building teams in Animation, Visual Effects, Games, Themed Entertainment and Virtual Reality.
SKILLS ASSESSMENT & TRAINING
In addition to our expertise in recruiting and placement, Fringe offers specialized training and development for your in house recruiting team. We are available to come to your studio or office, and help structure and create a strong, functional internal recruiting department specifically suited to your particular recruiting needs. Additionally we can be brought in to train hiring managers and department head on effective interview techniques, so they can better identify and then recruit the best talent for your studio.
EXPERIENCED AND INFORMATIVE EVENTS SPEAKER
Long recognized in the industry as a speaker and presenter with a deep understanding of the industry, Debra is available for speaking engagements and industry panels at events, schools and colleges and conferences. Debra is an informative, and entertaining speaker with clear vision to help people identify and go after their dream job, as well as being able to address the over all changes and trends within the business. With her years of experience recruiting artists to work internationally, she is also tapped to speak at events and conferences sharing her knowledge on traveling and working abroad.
For our Candidates
Fringe works with artistic, technical and production management professionals at all levels of experience, connecting you with leading studios and production houses around the world. Fringe specializes in identifying job opportunities tailored to match your specific talents and career objectives. Fringe Talent is an employer-retained contract recruiting company. There is never a fee to candidates.
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Fringe Talent President Debra Blanchard Knight started her career in animation production for Warner Brother’s TV, where she worked on the Emmy Award winning series, “Tiny Toon Adventures”. From there she joined George Lucas’ studio, Industrial Light & Magic, where she began her recruiting career working on the second of the Star Wars trilogies. She then went on to head up recruiting for DreamWorks Animation, staffing multiple feature projects such as “Shrek”, “Madagascar”, “Over the Hedge” and “Sharktale”.
Since that time, Debra has gone on to build and then head recruiting for Starz Animation, overseeing hiring for their LA, Vancouver and Toronto studios, as well as heading recruiting for Fox’s Blue Sky Studios, creator of the popular “Ice Age” franchise.
With the formation of Fringe Talent in 2007, Debra has created a powerful resource for studios and productions all over the world. Together with her team of experienced recruiters she brings a wealth of knowledge, contacts and recruiting expertise unmatched in the industry.