Stevens Heads Production at Saatchi

LOS ANGELES Damian Stevens has joined Publicis Groupe’s Saatchi & Saatchi as director of the broadcast production department, the agency said.

In his new position, Stevens, who had been a freelancer, will oversee long- and short-form video projects and Internet-based productions, as well as the integration of branded content, for the agency’s principal client, Toyota Motors.

Stevens, 34, replaces Damon Webster, former director of advertising production, who left the Torrance, Calif., agency last December. He reports to chief creative officer Steve Rabosky and executive creative director Harvey Marco.