Editorial reorganization and promotions
With the arrival of Ryan Joe as editor in chief, we’re also excited to announce the new structure of the newsroom as well as some promotions, effective today. The staff will be organized across vertical groupings, led by deputies who will report into Ryan:
- Jameson Fleming will oversee agencies, brands and creative in a newly created role (more below).
- Lucinda Southern will oversee tech, platforms and emerging areas. Catherine Perloff and Trishla Ostwal will report to her.
- Bill Bradley will oversee TV, media and sports. Mark Stenberg and Jason Notte will report into him. And stay tuned for more additions to this important team.
- We’ll be creating a small team focused on commerce, also led by a deputy editor. Kathryn Lundstrom will be on this team, but in the short term report into Lucinda. More on that to come.
The Story Desk, plus Robert Klara, Luz Corona and Will Russo will report directly to Ryan.
As part of this new structure, Jameson has been promoted to executive editor. He will oversee agencies, brands and creative as well as focus on overarching strategy for the digital and print products. Jameson has been an invaluable member of the ADWEEK newsroom for over eight years in several key roles, most recently heading up agencies’ coverage. Jameson will report into Ryan and will manage the following team members: Rebecca Stewart, Kyle O’Brien, Olivia Morley, Brittaney Kiefer, Terry Stanley and Alexia Marrache.
Paul Hiebert has been promoted to deputy editor for special projects. Paul joined ADWEEK over four years ago and most recently held the role of senior reporter for data and insights. He’s made a name for himself both in our newsroom and in the industry at large for being data obsessed. In his new role he’ll continue to focus on data visualization and insights across all verticals and work closely with leadership on unique content formats and storytelling to make ADWEEK essential. He will report into Ryan.
Experience and Marketing team promotions
Given the fundamental importance of our marketing and events capabilities as critical drivers of ADWEEK’s brand, audience and business growth as we move forward, we’re also pleased to announce the following promotions.
Sara Meletis has been promoted to vice president of event management. Sara has been integral to our event growth with her understanding of audience behavior, keen sense of design and experience, and, just as crucially, ensuring our events are both successful and profitable with her exceptional budget vigilance. Sara will lead the event operations team as we look to reimagine the events business and will play a critical role in driving our new strategy.
Rachel Gudowitz and Lauren Astor have both been promoted to events operations manager, where they will each run point as the operations lead for select ADWEEK events. They have done tremendous work navigating the many demands and challenges of producing impeccable events and will be instrumental in ensuring the premium quality of our portfolio going forward.
