Seth Oster, United Talent Agency’s global chief communications officer, is set to exit UTA by the end of the month, a source told .
Oster is leaving “to pursue a new opportunity,”In an internal memo on Friday, UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer stated this. Zimmer noted that Oster will assist in the transition of his role and that of the corporate communications team over a period of several months. Details on Oster’s new position were not disclosed.
“Seth has played a pivotal role over the past five years at UTA. He led us through numerous acquisitions and a few crises,”Zimmer wrote his memo. “He handled every challenge with focus and aplomb. His guidance through the WGA impasse, his relentless drive to tell our story, and his success at building our communication practice to be among the best in the business, are just a few of the important contributions that Seth has made to UTA.”
Oster joined UTA in 2017 and was made a partner in 2020, and he’s been widely admired and respected at the agency since joining.
He has been a veteran of Hollywood politics and politics for 25 years. In 2009, President Obama appointed him to head public affairs at Environmental Protection Agency. He’s also worked for Sen. Dianne Feinstein and held roles with the Screen Actors Guild, MPA and AFI.
VarietyThe news was first reported.