Ryan Roberts
The One Club for Creativity expands its commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion in advertising and marketing with the launch of ONE Production: Food Styling, an initiative sponsored by Popeyes, to encourage ethnic diversity in production.The pilot program kicks off this fall as a free 10-week online training course for BIPOC students teaching them how to style food for print and video shoots. The program is designed to inform students of the career opportunities available in food styling, and provide them with the skills to pursue on-set apprenticeships and jobs in the field.“Food styling is near and dear to our heart and an important part of how we market to our guests, but it’s an industry that has been dominated by faces that are not as diverse as they should be,” said Ryan Robertson, Global Head of Marketing, Popeyes. “We’re excited to work with The One Club to develop talent and help bring more diverse perspectives to not only our work, but also to the entire field.”The program aligns with Popeyes’ commitment to change, which was recently published in their Popeyes US D&I in Marketing Scorecard as a way to be transparent and accountable. This commitment focuses on six mandates to further the goal of having more diverse talent in every aspect of its marketing ecosystem. Food styling was identified as one of the fields where they could have a positive impact.ONE Production is headed by Warren Ottey, an accomplished food stylist, culinary producer and chef based in Brooklyn. For more than a decade, Ottey has marked his place in the culinary world, working closely with leading brands in the food and beverage industry and bringing his energetic personality and eye for design and detail to client work. “ONE Production: Food Styling will help to create a bridge that so many have been unable to cross, or even access,” said Ottey. “This program is so special not only because creativity in food is amazing, but also because these well-known organizations are taking an interest in opening up opportunities to people who otherwise may never get them.”Along with Ottey, tutors who will provide one-on-one training include experienced food stylists such as Joanna Holbek and others. Ottey and tutors will teach students the basics of food styling, as well as offer practical, hands-on lessons on the techniques they need to master. The course will cover a specific topic each week, including how to sort ingredients to create an enhanced finished product, maintain a fresh look, use camera angles and lighting, build a photo-ready burger, compose plated dishes, and more. Popeyes and its affiliated brands, in collaboration with its agency partners, plan to review program graduates’ completed portfolios and look for potential opportunities to provide graduates with hands-on experiences to style for the Popeyes, Burger King, and Tim Hortons brands.
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