Robin Chandler, who was publicity chief at Pixar Animation, has joined DreamWorks Animation as head of theatrical publicity.

robin chandlerThe 25-year publicity veteran has promoted film, TV, live entertainment and interactive programming.

Chandler spent six years at Pixar, where she handled the release and awards push for "Up," "Toy Story 3," "Cars 2," "Brave," "Monsters University" and short films.

Before Pixar, she was North American product publicity chief for Electronic Arts, handling computer and console games classics, "The Sims" and "SimCity."

Earlier, Chandler did PR for American Broadcasting Co. and New Line Cinema.

DreamWorks reported a 13 percent rise in Q1 revenues to $167M and a $55.6M net loss, which included a $31.9M restructuring charge announced in January.

CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg called 2015 a "transitional year," and is buoyed by "early evidence that the changes we're making in the core feature animation business are working."

Dreamworks' next big release is "Kung Fu Panda 3," which is slated for theaters on Jan. 29.

That work will be studio's first co-production with Oriental DreamWorks, which was founded in 2012 with investors from China to produce films with Chinese themes.