Kovert Creative, a bi-coastal entertainment communications firm, has hired veteran publicist Mallory Morehead Pritzl to join its entertainment PR team, Variety reported. The appointment bolsters the agency's roster of communications staff serving high-profile programming clients, reflecting Kovert's continued expansion in a competitive entertainment PR market.

Based in the firm's Los Angeles office, Morehead Pritzl will oversee communications for clients including "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", Amy Poehler's Paper Kite Productions, Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett's SmartLess Media, plus Bloomberg Media and Spotify. She brings almost 15 years of industry experience, having most recently served as director of corporate communications at Sony Pictures Television, with earlier roles at Amazon MGM Studios, Fox and NBC, where her career began in the network's Page programme; her past work has included "Bob's Burgers", "America's Got Talent" and "Jeopardy!". Kovert Creative's broader client list features stars such as Jack Black, Colin Farrell and John Mulaney, alongside brands including Suntory Global Spirits and First We Feast.