Erin O'Neil has been named vice president of marketing and publicity at Myriad Pictures in Los Angeles. She will be responsible for international marketing and publicity campaigns for the company's production and acquisitions slate which includes Chen Kaige's Killing Me Softly, Miguel Arteta's The Good Girl and Dan Algrant's People I Know.

O'Neil reports to Eric Christenson, executive vice president of sales and distribution, and to co-president Kirk D'Amico. She was formerly vice president of worldwide theatrical marketing at Trimark Pictures.

Reporting to O'Neil is Shelley Crockett who has been promoted to manager of marketing and publicity from her previous position as marketing and publicity coordinator. She will be responsible for managing publicity for international film festivals, working with international distributors in their publicity efforts, organising Myriad's presence at international markets, and working with creative vendors and outside agencies to promote Myriad's slate of films. Prior to tenure with Myriad, Crockett worked as Trimark as marketing assistant for O'Neil.