BOAT ROCKER STUDIOS EXPANDS CREATIVE TEAM WITH TWO EXECUTIVE HIRES
Vanessa Esteves and Joey Case join the Toronto office as part of the company’s strategic focus on owned IP and rights management
TORONTO, ON, March 17, 2026 – Boat Rocker Studios, the award-winning independent entertainment company, has added two executives to its Kids & Family and Unscripted creative affairs teams as part of the organization’s new strategic focus on the creation, ownership and global monetization of premium content across all genres.
Vanessa Esteves joins Boat Rocker Studios as Senior Director, Creative Affairs, Kids & Family. Based in Toronto, Esteves supports the creative development, pre-sales, current series and production of Boat Rocker’s original animation slate. She reports to Gia Delaney (SVP, Global Sales & Content, Kids & Family).
Esteves most recently served as Head of Production and Creative Supervising Producer, Development at Nelvana, where she guided series from concept through delivery. Over her more than 19-year career, Esteves has overseen award-winning and globally recognized brands such as Thomas & Friends, Max & Ruby and Ranger Rob.
Joey Case joins the Toronto office as Senior Director, Creative Affairs, Unscripted. In the newly created role, Case supports the creative development, pre-sales, current series and production of Boat Rocker’s original unscripted slate. He reports to Natalie Vinet (SVP, Global Sales & Content, Unscripted).
Case most recently served as Executive Producer and Development Executive at Alibi Entertainment, where he spearheaded projects across the company’s slate. With more than 20 years' experience, Case has numerous credits to his name, including serving as co-creator and executive producer of Smithsonian Channel's How Did They Fix That?, Science Channel's Underground Railroad: The Secret History, and Discovery Canada's East Harbour Heroes.
“Boat Rocker Studios continues to invest in best-in-class owned IP and expand our in-house creative expertise as we grow our slate of premium content,” said Jon Rutherford, President, Global Content & Rights, Boat Rocker Studios. “We’re thrilled to welcome Vanessa and Joey to the team and are excited for them to help us continue to build our content creation and rights management business across our Kids & Family and Unscripted divisions.”
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About Boat Rocker Studios
An independent, integrated global entertainment company, Boat Rocker Studios’ mission is to create and own premium content, build a world-class library of IP, and deliver unmatched expertise in the curation and distribution of entertainment from creators worldwide to audiences everywhere. With offices around the world, Boat Rocker brings end-to-end creative expertise, robust business operations, and global franchise capabilities across Scripted, Unscripted, Documentary, Kids & Family and Animation content. A selection of Boat Rocker’s projects includes Bet (Netflix), Mix Tape (BBC, Binge, RTE), The Ridge (BBC Scotland, Sky New Zealand Originals), Geek Girl (Netflix), Invasion (Apple TV+), Palm Royale (Apple TV+), Orphan Black (BBC AMERICA, CTV Sci-Fi Channel), The Next Step (BBC, Corus, CBC), Dino Ranch (Disney+, Disney Junior, CBC), and Dino Ranch: Island Explorers (Amazon Kids+, CBC, Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA). For more information, please visit www.boatrocker.com.
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