KELLY MCCLOSKEY has joined dotglu as an account executive; STEVE COSSU has joined dotglu as a producer; and FARAZ FAROOQ joined the company as an application developer. 

MEGAN LARKIN and COURTNEY DONALDSON have joined The Media Kitchen as associate media strategists and JEANNIE CHU and NICOLE SIEFERT were named media strategists.

JENNIFER LANDERS has been promoted to group account director at LIME public relations + promotion; ANNE GIARITTA has been promoted to account director; and RACHEL WIESE has been promoted to account manager. ALISSA PINCK has joined LIME as an account director; LINDSEY BARRETT and RACHEL CONE-GORHAM have joined the company as account managers; and VANESSA DI LIDDO has joined LIME as an assistant account manager.

Karacters Design Group has hired ERICK NIELSEN as associate creative director of the Toronto office.

Deutsch LA has promoted STEFFI BINDER to senior vice president, executive producer from VP, executive producer. KIM GETTY was promoted to senior vice president, group account director from VP, account director. Lastly, ANGELA CREGO was promoted to vice president, account director from account director.

SCOTT JONES has been named executive foods editor at Southern Living. Jones joined the magazine in 1999.

MARY C. POULIOPOULOS has been named executive vice president, sales and marketing, for WorldLink. Pouliopoulos, who was formerly in a senior sales position with TWC Media Solutions/The Weather Channel, will be responsible for the day-to-day sales operations.

The Republik has hired CAROLIN HARRIS as art director on the Colony Tire and Fayetteville Tourism accounts. Previously, Harris was a freelance art director for agencies including John Kelly & Associates and The Splinter Group.

JONATHAN ROSEN has been named senior vice president, web business operations at Autobytel. Most recently, Rosen was head of strategy and business development for AOL's Search Group.

JOHN WATTLES has been named sales manager at the Time Inc. Business & Finance Network. Wattles will manage all non-automotive accounts for the TIBFN in Michigan and Ohio.