Thunderbird names Atomic production head

Vancouver-based prodco Thunderbird Entertainment has promoted one of its execs to head of production at its kids’ and family division.

Joel Bradley

Joel Bradley is stepping up to lead production at Atomic Cartoons, reporting to Jennifer Twiner McCarron, who is CEO of both Thunderbird and Atomic.

As head of production, Bradley will be responsible for the day-to-day operations and strategic management of Thunderbird’s animation studios in Vancouver, Ottawa and LA. He was previously supervising producer at Atomic Cartoons.

Bradley will manage a team of approximately 700 creative and production staff to ensure a consistent flow of projects to partners around the world.

Atomic is also upping Colin Beadle to VP of human resources for all of Thunderbird’s divisions.

Before transitioning to HR in 2017, Beadle worked on the production side of the business, joining Thunderbird’s kids and family division in 2015. He first served as line producer on Beat Bugs and then later as producer on Cupcake & Dino: General Services. Both series were produced for Netflix. In 2017, Beadle was appointed HR manager for Atomic Cartoons, before being upped to director of human resources.

“Thunderbird and Atomic are successful because of the people and our culture. Colin and Joel could not be better representatives for our organisation, and their talent, intelligence and passion for the industry is unparalleled. I am incredibly lucky to be on their team and look forward to the continued journey ahead,” said Twiner McCarron.