LEVEL Studios, a Rosetta company, today announced the hiring of Brien Grant as Creative Director out of the agency’s San Jose, California studio.

Grant will work with LEVEL clients, including Cisco, NetApp, eBay and NAMCO BANDAI Games, among others, to develop solutions that leverage the interplay of branded content, technology platforms and connected devices. Grant will oversee the user experience and creative groups for LEVEL | SJ in addition to supporting the agency’s other studios in Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo. He will also help recruit and mentor strong creative talent for the agency.

PLANTERS Launches New “Naturally Remarkable” Campaign

Today, Planters, America’s leading snack nut brand, launches a new marketing campaign that features Mr. Peanut, the beloved icon, speaking for the first time in 94 years in a series of stop-motion animation commercials that bring to life the “Naturally Remarkable” world of Planters. The first commercial appears on Mr. Peanut’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/mrpeanut) on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. EST.

Planters also plans for its “Naturally Remarkable” world to come to life through a collaboration with The Corps Network to transform neglected land into natural spaces, in select communities across America. Ken Smith, the renowned landscape architect, is being tapped to design the spaces – with a whimsical touch befitting of the brand and its iconic character.