by Amy Corr on Jul 22, 9:54 AM
TotallyHer Media's theFashionSpot hired Amina Akhtar, formerly of Vogue and Elle, as editorial director.
by Amy Corr on Jul 22, 9:52 AM
Mike Church, who most recently served as vice president of the Interactive Ecosystem for Darden Restaurants, has joined the strategic advisory board for IZEA.
by Amy Corr on Jul 22, 9:50 AM
The Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center elevated Fred Mangione to chief operating officer. Mangione had been serving as executive vice president, chief marketing officer and chief revenue officer for both the team and venue.
by Amy Corr on Jul 22, 9:48 AM
O'Keefe Reinhard & Paul hired Natasha Kesaji as director of account services and Addie Palin as account director.
by P.J. Bednarski on Jul 22, 6:45 AM
ZEFR hired Dave Rosner as its new senior vice president of marketing. A marketing agency and new media veteran with more than 16 years of advertising and new media experience, Rosner will be leading all marketing activity from Venice, Calif-based ZEFR's New York City office. Rosner previously served as Executive Vice President, Director Innovations for Initiative, one of the Interpublic Group's two worldwide media networks, and led the agency's Innovations unit nationally, drawing creative ideas from a diverse team of visionaries. In 2010 he was tapped as a Media All-Star by Mediaweek magazine, an previously won plaudits for marketing of …
by Amy Corr on Jul 21, 1:46 PM
Branded entertainment agency, Brand Arc, has opened a New York office, and tapped Kevin F. McAuliffe as managing director. The founder of Universal Television Networks' branded entertainment practice, McAuliffe introduced the business model to NBC Universal when the two companies merged in 2004. As senior vice president, branded entertainment for NBCU Cable Entertainment, he oversaw original content strategy partnerships for brand clients across USA, Bravo, Oxygen, Esquire, Style, E! and Syfy networks. Based in Los Angeles, Brand Arc designs product integrations across TV, film, video games, mobile and digital platforms for brands such as Toyota, AT&T and Genentech. "I'm excited …
by Amy Corr on Jul 18, 2:19 PM
Siegel+Gale hired Kevin Grady to global head of content and design. Grady joins the agency from IDEO, where he served as design director of its Boston office. Prior to that, he worked at CP+B, Mullen and Arnold Worldwide. Throughout his career, Grady has led many client engagements, including GAP, Grey Goose, FAGE and Benjamin Moore. His "Singing Cowboy" from the anti-smoking Truth campaign was nominated for an Emmy. Grady was recently commissioned by the Food and Drug Administration to simplify the Nutrition Facts Label. He was invited to the White House by First Lady Michelle Obama for the unveiling, who …
by Amy Corr on Jul 17, 2:49 PM
Karl Dunn joined FCB West as senior vice president, group creative director. Dunn previously worked at TBWA/Chiat/Day on the Nissan account. At FCB West, Dunn will partner with Julie Scelzo, senior vice president, group creative director. Dunn started his career in Sydney and gained global experience working in Singapore, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Amsterdam and Berlin at shops including BBH, Leo Burnett and Strawberry Frog. Levi Strauss & Co. and Trulia are among the brands Dunn will work on at the San Francisco office. In the past, Dunn has worked on brands including MINI, Levi's, Heineken, McDonald's, Discovery …
by Amy Corr on Jul 16, 3:34 PM
Creative directors Danny Gonzalez and David Suarez are joining Goodby Silverstein & Partners in San Francisco on July 21. The pair will on Corona Light and Modelo, among other accounts. Before entering the freelance world earlier this year, Gonzalez and Suarez spent two and a half years at Barton F. Graf 9000 working across all brands, most notably serving as creative directors on Ragu and Little Caesars. Prior to that they spent time at TBWA\Chiat\Day New York and JWT New York. "I had a chance to work with Danny and Dave in New York, and I'm glad we convinced them …
by Amy Corr on Jul 15, 2:12 PM
Erwin Penland added two new creatives to the agency team. Craig Melchiano joined as executive vice president/executive creative director and Bee Reynolds was named associate creative director. Both are new positions at the agency. Melchiano and Reynolds, both formerly of Goodby Silverstein & Partners, will relocate to the agency's headquarters in Greenville, South Carolina and will report to chief creative officer Con Williamson, who works out of the New York City office. Melchiano will oversee the creative team in Greenville and touch all of Erwin Penland's accounts, including national and international brands like Denny's, Microsoft and Verizon. Prior to Goodby …