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Cynopsis: Classified Advantage 01/18/11 Good morning – it’s Tuesday, January 18, 2011, and this is your weekly issue of Cyn opsis: Classified Advantage! I have a friend who belongs to an internet dating site, his name is me. I have another friend, Ben, who is a hiring manager. One night we discussed the parallels of online dating and the job hiring process. At times, they are identical. You look through the opportunities and you see one that you hope might be a match. So you send in your resume and hope to hear back. Hours can seem liked days, especially with the immediacy of the internet. You get a response, and your hopes soar. You email back and forth and then comes the phone interview. They ask if you would meet for a face to face. You say yes. This is your big moment, everything in the past means close to nothing and you are going to have one chance to impress this person enough that they will ask to meet again. There is a tremendous amount of judging going on during both processes, and decisions can be made in minutes. Ben said he thought it took him more time to make a decision about hiring someone than it would for two people dating. But he confessed, he often knew long before the interview was over. Anyone who has been on a first date knows that feeling. Dates have two people judging, during an interview, only one person’s judgment counts, and it’s not yours. This is partially true in the dating world too, you can really like a person but if they don’t like you, oh well, back to the search. I wonder if an interviewer feels the same way as people do, early on during a bad date. Perhaps these rejections make you stronger and ultimately, help. They say that struggling actors are best at dealing with rejection, because they go through it so often. When you hear a no from someone you wanted to hear a yes from, my best advice comes from a favorite movie, and really just summarizes your only two choices, “Get busy living, or get busy dying.” Nest Issue: Shuffle Board If you have any specific questions or topics of particular interest you’d like our Experts to address, please let me know! You can reach me – John Cox – directly at [email protected] . We are always on the look out for more Experts to advise our readers – if you’re a headhunter, job coach, career advisor, etc., and may be interested in contributing to this edition from time to time, please contact me at [email protected] . What does it take to be a star performer? Hard work, talent, determination, a positive attitude, support from others? The answer lies in a combination of these things. But first, let’s define star performers. Stars are people who are on top of their game, make their work look effortless, and produce very positive results. Think about actors. Whether it is Tom Hanks, Michael Douglas, or Meryl Streep, they all have something in common. When their final product, the movie, is released, their performance looks so natural that the audience doesn’t even think about the hours, work, and effort that went into the production. You may think that this analogy doesn’t apply to you. Those people are uniquely gifted and talented, thus only reserved for a few. That is not true. In our work and careers, being a star performer is an attitude towards ourselves and our commitment to excellence. If we believe in our own abilities and set goals that propel us forward, then we are on the path to success. Our ability to recognize our strengths and build upon them, and to be honest about our development needs and improve them, makes us stars. Here are some facts about star performers, as cited from a Carnegie Mellon Institute report of 700 companies:
Here is another interesting fact about stars. They can point to someone in their careers who served as coaches or mentors. When they work with someone who guides them, and enables them to set realistic but challenging stretch goals, the stars achieve more and enjoy more than average performers. They experience success in many different ways. Mary Kay Wedel and Diane Allen are seasoned executives, coaches, trainers and the Managing Partners of Choice Leaders Consulting Group LLC ( www.choiceleaders.com ). They offer comprehensive Leadership Development Programs and Executive Coaching for Management Teams and Senior Leaders focused on strategic thinking, communications and coaching skills. If you have any specific questions you’d like our Experts to address, please email them to me, John Cox at [email protected]. I understand there should be a thank you note written to anybody that I interviewed with, but experts seem to disagree as to whether that note should be emailed or hand written. Which do you think is best? A personalized, mailed thank you note is always best because it conveys true professionalism, and shows how seriously you take your job search. While email notes have become very common, they are not seen as an optimum way to engage with a prospective employer. If you want to send an email, be sure to follow it up with a typed formal note. A thank you note should be a brief letter that is placed on conservative stationery. Personalize each thank you note if you are sending them to several individuals within the company so that you are able to recall some discussion from that particular interview that demonstrates why you are the best candidate for the job. As you conduct your job search, there are often many people who help in the process. For those individuals it is very proper to send them thank you notes. In these instances, a nice handwritten thank-you card is appropriate for all those friends, colleagues, and casual contacts who have helped you along the way. There used to be talk about making your resume/cover letter slightly different through color of paper or size. With the exception of “creative” jobs, will this have any effect other than having your materials passed over? First impressions count, so your resume and cover letter need to look professional. Before someone reads the first word on the page they have formed an opinion about you. Your resume and cover letter should be uniform size we suggest the standard 8 ½ x 11 and most important use quality paper. The color should be white, cream, or gray color palette think conservative, not flashy. Your resume needs to stand out from the others. A professional looking resume and cover letter set the tone that you want their attention. Consider sending your resume in a large envelope so the pages are not folded (the postage is extra but it may be worth it). With so many requests for resumes by email, your resume with a cover letter will be noticed when you take the time to send a professional looking document as a hard copy through the mail Mary Kay Wedel and Diane Allen, Choice Leaders Consulting Group LLC ( www.choiceleaders.com ), specialize in comprehensive Leadership Development Programs and Executive Coaching Have a question for our experts? Send it to [email protected]
end to end ownership of feature release cycle across portfolio of MAM systems, including scope definition, change management, risk management, training and rollout of new features
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NBC Universal NYC NY http://www.nbcunicareers.com / OTHER INDUSTRY JOBS OF INTEREST … lead interface with Sales for all digital businesses, particularly pure play(s) write, produce, and serve as on-air talent on both one-off and regular digital video series assist in maintaining the general ledger trial balance for all NBCU entities, including performing quarterly and annual consolidation manage Revenue financial planning and analysis for the Telemundo Station Group responsible for core ad sales finance processes for NBCU’s digital media processes and will have significant exposure to revenue-related finance/pricing for this growing and dynamic business team with Account Executive to understand client goals and objectives and brainstorm solutions directing all stages of strategic development, creative execution, and production involved in marketing Syfy to the advertising community helping to develop and manage advertising capabilities and solutions across key verticals to support and drive sales revenue for iVillage Network properties find solutions-based ways to grow advertising revenue by collaborating with team and numerous internal constituents and external parties to develop appealing and profitable proposals for advertising clients within the region grow account revenue to meet and exceed revenue creative multimedia producer with strong web production skills and writing ability administration, review, and approval of all worldwide licensed material and consumer products for Marvel franchises oversee the Brand Activation & Media Partnerships group for the Cartoon Network/[Adult Swim] sales and marketing division successfully cover and service the clients and the agencies in the assigned territory to garner advertising revenue partner with external agencies to develop new products concepts and designs create and maintain project plans for a variety of initiatives; work with various internal and external resources to define project scope, identify required resources, estimate project timeline and execute plans management of the staff and daily operations of the photo department develop and implement overall digital strategy for Time Home Entertainment & Oxmoor House brand imprints help accomplish targeted software engineering life-cycle improvement initiatives work with the pursuit team to complete RFP’s project scoping, sizings and pricing estimates managing small size interactive marketing and advertising campaigns from concept through traffic acquiring and developing long-term relationships with strategic clients research, analyze, and monitor the impact of financial, technological, and demographic factors on the digital media space in order to capitalize on market opportunities for clients and minimize the effects of competitive activity identify, analyze and develop strategic and profitable new business opportunities in the music category on behalf of all brands and departments within the Music Group establish pro-active and well informed working relationships with key regional production heads, digital media, and program schedulers. A top notch communicator is key field pitches and identify concepts and talent that are appropriate for VH1 ensure the accuracy of information used by and distributed to the Music and Related MTVNI Brands; International programming user groups & local channels defines, documents and evaluates business-value and R.O.I. of features and functionality of platform products and associated tools oversee and manage productions liaise with Creative Producers and Production Executives at the channel collect, analyze and interpret Nielsen data and other consumer tracking sources for ad-hoc requests and for recurring reports, including daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly ratings reports for channels and competitors analyze business changes and identify reporting impact of new industry partnerships responsible for developing new products and features and overseeing the ongoing optimization (brand, user experience, SEO, feature sets) of the websites work with Sales, Programming, Production, Promotions, Online and Music Marketing departments to conceive, write and present multi-platform client integrated marketing programs produce final broadcast logs on a daily basis for one or more networks as assigned ensure timely delivery of quarterly pre/post analysis reports, calculate underdelivery when necessary, and maintain weekly status of accounts champion of new marketing methods and will play a large role in educating client and agency partners about the value of digital experience to their brands review campaign data and make recommendations to improve the performance of marketing campaigns work with clients, agency partners, and internal discipline leads in creative, online media, engineering, and business development to champion new ideas in digital experience assists the Director in guiding Experience Architecture deliverables and staff in the Creative Department reviews stories against transcripts and a myriad of sources to ensure accuracy and consistency with magazine standards design and perform campaign/line of business analysis, interpret results and develop recommendations for internal and external stakeholders responsible for the successful delivery of large-scale client engagements and/or multiple smaller engagements for a single client review campaign data and make recommendations to improve the performance of marketing campaigns regular feedback and responsibility for mid-year and end-of-year performance reviews provide creative input related to the development, conception, and final product of promotional elements shaping functionality of NBC Sports digital properties including usability, standards and presentation with the overarching goal of providing an excellent user experience collaborate with cross-functional teams on creative deliverables for web and mobile applications makes service calls on existing clients to achieve customer satisfaction and develop new business opportunities manage day to day tasks necessary to insure overall success of Terrapin Sports Marketing develop, research, and design programming strategies, communicating strategies to ad sales, production, marketing, development, communications and on-line teams handle DMG short-form programming including originals, lifts, cutdowns and reversioning as assigned support the US Nets Affiliate Finance accounts receivable by effectively managing a portfolio of approximately 300 customers in accordance with established processes and procedures responsible for leading Creative teams in the successful creation and production of design solutions for one to two assigned accounts supports Telemundo Digital media in regards of emerging platforms such as VOD, iTV, EST, Mobile and Online work closely with product development, editorial and sales to proactively assess demand and opportunity for new products and enhancements review promotions log of our cable channel to check correct implementation of our guidelines formatting and execution of broadcasts; participate in story meetings; check wire for news of interest; write stores assigned by Producer or Executive Producer design and perform campaign/line of business analysis, interpret results and develop recommendations for internal and external stakeholders understands the external factors that influence marketing measurement marketplace and the interrelation between studies convert client-articulated needs into methodologically and strategically sound proposals responsible for the successful delivery of large-scale client engagements and/or multiple smaller engagements for a single client responsible for managing 2 or more projects at a time within a given brand or client with oversight by a Project Manager or Sr Project Manager lead Razorfish client engagements, from small, innovative projects to larger integrated end-to-end solutions potential to sell full suite of all Razorfish service able to pass along to the team information regarding the client’s business, their needs, expectations, and requirements shares responsibility for 100% client retention by working with the leadership team to maintaining mid to senior level relationships shares responsibility for 100% client retention by working with the leadership team to maintaining mid to senior level relationships shares responsibility for 100% client retention by working with the leadership team to maintaining mid to senior level relationships co-develop strategies while leading logistics, coordination & communication of all station in-market events supervise and oversee the editorial vision of shows protect the Disney brand, create innovative programs and propel the success of Radio Disney in the specific market managing client relationships, business needs assessments, search engine marketing efforts and client-level P&L for largest clients providing outstanding client serve that becomes the standard of the station and meet specific monthly local revenue goals manage all aspects of the sales cycle including prospecting, development of the customer relationship at all levels and the implementation of account plans preparation of monthly financial statements including P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow position will also be integral to all aspects of financial analysis and reporting, as well as the forecasting and budgeting processes gains an understanding of the corporate Legal landscape, operations, strategy and competitive and market trends secure exclusive media coverage and leverage talent and executives, placing them for interviews track, analyze and report on the financial activity of Fox Channel Services and Fox Payroll Services companies good judgment in prioritizing and selecting online content from a variety of sources for both local and national audiences excellent headline writing skills, an understanding of search engine optimization assist in maintaining the general ledger trial balance for all NBCU entities, including performing quarterly and annual consolidation responsible for the online photography content on shows like The Office, Days of our Lives, and The Tonight Show shooting and editing of online video projects moderating and managing all user generated content and interactivity, including message board posts, photo/video uploads and comments oversee all Clearances, Product Placement with oversight of Productions for Universal Pictures internal consultant to The Walt Disney Studios and its various business units/departments by assessing and analyzing the needs of the business and designing and implementing practical business solutions with quality and speed provide input to the Media and Strategy teams to help set direction for all online campaigns partnering with the Application Development Business Office to identify system requirements and to develop applications to meet business and technical specifications provide financial analysis and strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, and industry intelligence for selling and marketing distributed products prepare close deliverables for Business Unit (BU) owned accounts and provide to Enterprise Financial Services (EFS) for consolidating according to close calendar due dates, including accruals, reserves and journal entries works with end users and SAP management to analyze business requirements and help provide solutions that support and enhance the global design prepares/presents in depth analytical and business planning materials to support a wide-range of TV Group business activities and presentations leading the development and execution of sales marketing strategies for cutting edge multi-platform marketing solutions that drive advertising revenue collaborate with Producers (internal and external) and Creative Directors to record, design, mix and finish audio for promotional campaigns and related projects develop strategy and lead optimization programs to increase the performance and profitability of acquisition, conversion and retention translation of product data into insightful and actionable information to support business decisions overseeing all phases of development for one or more projects from the concept phase through release proven producer with a passion for innovative and aggressive work developing and coordinating news coverage for NBC Bay Area and nbcbayarea.com successfully multitask, exercise solid judgment and independent decision making responsible for executing through code complex designs that reflect the creative and art direction provided within the established technical framework formulate marketing strategy for new business presentations, lead project teams, create marketing briefs, develop new analytical models, and nurture departmental relations formulate marketing strategy for new business presentations, lead project teams, create marketing briefs, develop new analytical models, and nurture departmental relations work with clients, agency partners, and internal discipline leads in creative, online media, engineering, and business development to champion new ideas in digital experience design and perform campaign/line of business analysis, interpret results and develop recommendations for internal and external stakeholders team mentoring, project planning and estimation as well as risk/issue management and resolution creating content that fulfills the creative vision devised by the project team directs designers in executing and ideating concepts ~ RECAP: THIS WEEK’S CYNOPSIS CLASSIFIEDS & INTERNSHIPS ~
ATTENTION JOB RECRUITERS FOR THE TELEVISION AND ADVERTISING INDUSTRY – send us your contact information so we can begin to build a database for referrals. We get people all the time around the country asking us for names of local recruiters. Help u, s, out – send us your contact information, name, company, address, phone, email and fax. NY and LA are great, but we also need names of firms in Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, DC, and elsewhere. We have people to send you! Email your info to [email protected]. JOB OPENING: MGR SALES PLANNING/New York: Work w/ Planners & sales mgmnt to maximize revenue thru inventory mgmnt, pricing & stewardship. https://www.abso.com/jobboard/Default.aspx?JOBBOARDID=618&JobDetail=84955 (1/22) JOB OPENING: LEGAL ASST/NYC: Provide admin support to Dep GC & assigned Directors/functions. 5+yrs legal admin, TV background pref’d. Strong writing & communication & MS Office skills req’d. www.aetn.com/careers.html (1/22) JOB OPENING: NATIONAL SALES EXEC/CT1 Media/Hartford, CT: Sell TV, DIGITAL, PRINT, EVENTS, MOBILE, DIRECT MKTG solutions to national, travel-related clients. Hunt, create and close new business. EOE. Apply: [email protected] (1/22) JOB OPENING: Writer, OnAir Creative/Nickelodeon/NYC: 3+ yrs copywriting/brand communication. Relate to a preschooler mindset & develop level. Excellent promo writing/org/comm skills. EOE/M/F/D/AAP Apply www.mtvnetworkscareers.com (1/22) JOB OPENING: STANDARDS & PRACTICES MGR & COORD-Disney Jr/2 OPENINGS/LA: familiarity with Children’s Television Act. Compliance with FCC. Process promo/synergy spots.TV experience needed. Disneycareers.com REQ 264027/264028 (1/21) JOB OPENING: BROADCAST OPS COORD/STAMFORD COORD BROADCAST OPERATIONS/Stamford, CT AETN: https://www.abso.com/jobboard/Default.aspx?JOBBOARDID=618&JobDetail=87054 (1/21) JOB OPENING: DIGITAL MEDIA/CONTENT & PROGRAMMING COORDINATOR/MTV, NY: 2 yrs exp, Day to day coordination of programming, rights & clearances for Internl content, Strong Excel & database mngt. www.mtvcareers.com (1/21) JOB OPENING: NATIONAL BROADCAST BUYER/GSD&M/Chicago: To handle the effective and efficient execution of media buys based on the client’s needs and objectives. Please apply at http://bit.ly/fnOWI6 (1/20) JOB OPENING: LINE PRODUCER/Logo/NYC: 5+ yrs broadcast, commercial and/or promo production management required; EP/Movie Magic budgeting & Excel exp., EOE/M/F/D/AAP www.mtvnetworkscareers.com (1/20) JOB OPENING: MANAGER, AD SLS RESEARCH/Vh1/LOGO/NY: 5+yrs rsch exp, proficient in Nielsen systems, MRI, Lake 5, Support P&I needs, Develop unique rsch metrics & methods of measurement, EOE/M/F/D/AAP. www.mtvnetworkscareers.com (1/20) JOB OPENING: SUPERVISING PRODUCER/VH1/NYC: 7+ yrs exp reality TV production: BOTH competition-elimination & docudrama is a must; Reality Supervising Producer credits req; EOE/M/F/D/AAP www.mtvnetworkscareers.com (1/20) JOB OPENING: ANALYST, RESEARCH/VH1/CMT/Logo/NYC: Up to 1 yr exp in TV Research; Knowledge of Nielsen systems StarTrak, N-Power, Navigator, MyEvents; B.A. req. EOE/M/F/D/AAP www.mtvnetworkscareers.com (1/20) JOB OPENING: VIDEO SEEDING & SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR/Dailymotion/NYC: Execute viral video seeding, social video campaigns, blog outreach. 1-2yrs related exp, web savvy, A+ writing req. Res to [email protected] (1/20) JOB OPENING: DIR SALES & PRTNSHPS/IFC & SUNDANCE/NY: Sell multi-platform packages. Pitch, negotiate, build relatnshps. Devlp new opportunities to meet mktplace needs. 7+ year media/agency exp. Rez to: [email protected] (1/20) JOB OPENING: MGR, SALES OPS/NYC: Create & manage sales operational strategies & procedures for TV & new media platforms for offices around the U.S. Apply @ [email protected] (1/20) JOB OPENING: DIGITAL MKTG MGR/SABAN BRANDS/LA: Grow online/social media/mobile presence and assist strategy/development/execution/testing for Power Rangers, Paul Frank and future acquisitions: [email protected] (1/19) JOB OPENING: WRITER, CREATIVE AD/Nickelodeon/NYC: 4+ yrs copyright/ad writing. Analyze creative briefs.Prep mktg presentation. Client service exp.Knowledge of kids culture/television EOE/M/F/D/AAP Apply www.mtvnetworkscareers.com (1/19) JOB OPENING: MANAGER, SOCIAL EXPRESSIONS/Nickelodeon/NYC: 3+yrs licensing. Strong organization/presentation/communication skills. Exp. in paper goods. Digital design knowledge a plus EOE/M/F/D/AAP Apply www.mtvnetworkscareers.com (1/19) JOB OPENING: MANAGER TOYS/Nickelodeon/NYC: 4+years MKTG or licensing @toy manufacturer or media company, Strong pitch/negotiation skills. Knowledge of NICK brand/consumer products. EOE/M/F/D/AAP Apply www.mtvnetworkscareers.com (1/19) JOB OPENING: MR. INTEGRATED MARKETING//MTV/NYC: 4+ yrs Ad Sales Marketing exp. at a Cable/Broadcast network; Strong digital marketing exp. a must; BA req. EOE/M/F/D/AAP www.mtvnetworkscareers.com (1/19) JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR, PROGRAM SCHEDULING/Nickelodeon/NYC:7+yrs Prog Sked exp in TV, Exp w/Research & Ops, Mgmt Exp, Strng Analytical & Strat, Knwlge NICK brand, EOE/M/F/D/AAP. Apply www.mtvnetworkscareers.com (1/19) JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR OF PRICING AND PLANNING/GMC Cable/NY: 8+yrs Price/Plan exp + mgmt exp. Analysis of inventory/pricing. Expert w/Dealmaker/ Excel. Apply: [email protected] (1/18) JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR OF AD SALES MARKETING/AccuWeather/NYC: 6+yrs of marketing experience, to create & lead the creation of the campaigns and materials. Full info/apply: http://hire.jobvite.com/j/?cj=oilzVfwR&s=Cynopsis (1/18) INTERNSHIPS – These positions are for credit only – nobody gets paid here. These ads are always posted for free , and students work for school credit only. For more information on the specs for posting an Internship ad, email Trish at [email protected]. WINTER/SPRING INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: PRODUCTION INTERN/MIAMI: Public Television station seeks interns for shooting/editing video segments for website. Contact: [email protected] (1/22) WINTER/SPRING INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: PUBLIC RELATIONS INTERN/West Hollywood: Entertainment PR Firm seeks intern for office work, events and drafting bios/press releases/pitches. MUST have reliable transportation. Contact: [email protected] (1/21) SPRING/SUMMER INTERN SHIP CREDITS ONLY: NEW MEDIA/DIGITAL MKTG INTERN/GSN/Santa Monica. Please send resume and CL to [email protected] (1/20) ~ EXECUTIVE MOVES ~
Effective immediately, Universal Networks International (UNI) named Tariq Syed to the newly-minted position of Managing Director/Central Europe. Tariq will head the continuing expansion of NBC Universal’s international pay-TV channels in the territory. Tariq reports to Colin McLeod, Managing Director/Emerging Markets EMEA. John Shea named as the third “CMO in Residence” on NBC Universal’s Integrated Sales Marketing (ISM) team. John joins the ISM team in this quarterly rotational role during first quarter 2011. John previously was EVP/Integrated Marketing and Branded Content at MTV Networks. FOX Soccer appointed Jason Wormser as VP/Production to supervise all productions via FOX Soccer Channel and FOX Soccer Plus encompassing live match telecasts and studio shows. Jason will also head a team charged with integrating new components into coverage of top-level competitions including UK’s Barclays Premier League and the UEFA Champions League in addition to live shows such as FOX Soccer Match Day and Super Sunday +. In his new position, Jason reports to Dermot McQuarrie, SVP/Programming and Production, FOX Soccer. Theano Apostolou joined Starz Entertainment as SVP/Corporate Communications and Programming Publicity. Theano will manage the network’s communications direction, programming publicity and external affairs. In this position, Theano replaces Tom Southwick as the top communications executive for the company after his retirement in 2010. Reporting to Bill Myers, President/COO, Starz Entertainment, Theano will be based in Los Angeles. Prior to this appointment, Theano was SVP/Publicity, Talent Relations and Promotional Events for AMC. Marla Newman became SVP/Sales with FOX Sports Interactive Media (FSIM) as of Monday. FSIM is the digital production and distribution unit of the FOX Sports Media Group and houses FOXSports.com on MSN, Yardbarker.com, Whatifsports.com and Scout.com. Marla, in her new position, will be based in New York reporting to Jeff Husvar, EVP/GM. Previously, Marla served as Group VP for MTVN Digital, heading digital and mobile sales for websites such as ComedyCentral.com, Spike.com and TVLand.com. Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE) elevated Erik Resnick to VP/Home Entertainment and Pete Yoder to VP/Consumer Products for North America. Erik is based at CNE’s Atlanta office while Pete is based in New York and both will continue to report to Christina Miller, SVP, CNE. Erik Carlson upped to VP/Manager West Coast Region with Katz 360, the digital sales unit of the Katz Media Group. Erik, who was promoted up from a Senior Account Director, is based in the company’s Los Angeles office. Burt Dubrow tapped to be Executive Producer for the new Dr. Drew Pinsky show scheduled to bow on HLN this spring. In the recent past, Burt served as EP for a number of networks including Discovery Channel, MTV, GSN and ABC. Disney/ABC Television Group added Karin Gilford as SVP/Digital Media for ABC Television Network. In her new position, Karin has oversight for ABC’s digital media efforts, including ABC.com. Based in Burbank, Karin reports to Albert Cheng, EVP/Digital Media, Disney/ABC Television Group. Three staffing changes for TidalTV:
Eileen O’Neill takes on a newly-minted and expanded role with Discovery Communications as Group President, Discovery and TLC Networks. Since 2008, Eileen has served as President/GM of TLC. In her new role, Clark Bunting, President/GM of Discovery Channel will report to Eileen as well as Edward Sabin, COO of TLC who is also currently serving as interim GM of TLC. FourthWall Media added Anton Fedorov as VP/iTV Sales and Charlie Barnes as SVP/Product Strategy and Management. Anton will report to Craig Olive, SVP. Charlie reports to Aaron Ye, FourthWall’s CTO and be in charge of defining product strategy and supervising the development of products from business owners to delivery to the Ops team. USA Network promoted both Andrea Epstein and Kristin Schulman to VPs/Publicity and Talent Relations. Andrea and Kristin have partnered on many of the network’s series launches since 2001. Subsequently, the duo has developed and executed strategies with daily oversight of publicity efforts for such series as The Dead Zone, The 4400, The Starter Wife, In Plain Sight and more recently for White Collar and Covert Affairs. Andrea is based in Los Angeles while Kristin is based in New York, though both report to Jean Guerin, SVP/USA Network Communications. Effective immediately, CBS Local Media appointed two to Market Communications Director:
KDFW-TV and KDFI-TV in Dallas-Fort Worth upped Jarrett Hale to VP/GSM and Jennifer Owen-Scott to LSM. Both stations are part of the Fox Television Station group. Terry J. Spilde tapped to the newly-created position of VP/Ideation and Innovation at Manchester, NH-based Gigunda Group, Inc. Terry will head creative processes throughout the agency, reporting to Doug Dome, President/CCO. Prior to his appointment, Terry was with Omnicom’s GMR Marketing where he served as the agency’s Executive Creative Director for twelve years. IMAX Corporation added Ann Sommerlath as VP/Corporate Communications where she will spearhead the company’s media efforts and manage overall communications strategies. Ann reports to directly to IMAX’s CEO. Before taking this new role, Ann was a SVP at Edelman Public Relations. Media Storm hired former MediaCom executive Dene Callas for the newly-created position of Managing Director/Operations and Development. Additionally, Media Storm elevated Tina Tison to Managing Director up from Director/Strategic Planning. Tina will head many top accounts at Media Storm including Food Network, FX, Teen Nick and CBS College Sports Network as well as the company’s annual American Cancer Society fundraiser. Media Storm is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and is headed by Co-Managing Partners/Co-Founders, Craig Woerz and Tim Williams. Simon Murphy tapped as Head/Gambling for FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) as the gambling unit is being integrated into FME from FremantleMedia. Simon will be in charge of FME’s online, land-based and mobile gambling activities. Joe D’Ambrosia appointed VP/Programming with Disney Junior. Joe joins the newly-branded network after spending close to twenty years writing, producing and developing children’s television content and family films. In his new role, Joe will report to Nancy Kanter, SVP, Disney Junior Worldwide. Steve Gahler promoted to VP/GM of KSTW-TV, The CW Network affiliate in Seattle, owned by CBS Television Station group. Steve was upped from Station Manager/Director of Sales at the station since November 2006. CBS Sports named Dan Sabreen to Senior Manager/Communications and he will continue to supervise publicity for CBS College Sports Network and other CBS sports programming. Most recently, Dan was Manager/Corporate Communications for CBS College Sports Network. Jordan Wertlieb elevated to EVP at Hearst Television and will relocate to the company’s New York City office. In his new position, Jordan will manage a portion of the 29 Hearst TV stations nationwide and will work closely with David J. Barrett, President/CEO of Hearst Television, Inc. Jordon previously served as President/GM at WBAL-TV, Hearst Television’s NBC affiliate in the Baltimore market. Michael Williams joins the communications team at Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution and will serve as a new syndication media contact. Michael previously was with Warner Bros. Media Research and Insights group and before that with Nielsen. Mark Stern appointed President/Original Programming with Syfy where he will also be the co-head of original content for Universal Cable Productions with creative supervision of Syfy Films. Mark reports to Dave Howe, President, Syfy and Chiller. Dan Joerres named to President/GM of WBAL-TV, the NBC affiliate serving Baltimore and owned by Hearst Television. Dan succeeds Jordan Wertlieb in this position following Jordan’s recent promotion to EVP of Hearst Television based in New York City. Studio 100 Group tapped Marie-Laure Marchand to the newly-created position of International Licensing Director. Marie-Laure will manage the development and execution of international consumer products tactics in step with the company’s current Benelux and German teams. Marie-Laure is based in Paris within Studio 100’s animation division, Studio 100 Animation. Meredith Corporation added Rick Straface as Associate Publisher/Special Interest Media and Home Solutions for the Meredith National Media Group. In his new role, Rick will head all advertising sales and marketing for the company’s Special Interest Media publications and its Home Solutions advertising sales efforts. Rick will report to Stephen Levinson, VP/Group Publisher, Meredith National Media Group. Indira R. Venkat takes on the position of SVP/Research for The Weather Channel Companies (TWCC). Indira will manage research activities for The Weather Channel and related digital assets including weather.com. Based in Atlanta, Indira reports to Bob Walker, EVP/Marketing and Cross-Platform Development. Later — John Cynopsis Ad Sales: Member of Interactive Advertising Bureau (iab) To subscribe to any Cynopsis edition(s) click here . Cynopsis Media LLC All outgoing e-mails are scanned and sent out virus free. Copyright Cynopsis 2011 To unsubscribe from future mailings, please click here. |
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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM GREAT AMERICAN MEDIA Great American Family Breaks into Top 25 in Just Three Years Great American Family’s rapid growth is fueled by the success of Great American Christmas, making us one of only 11 networks to see a rise in viewership this November. Welcome Home to the most authentic Christmas celebration […]
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