Adweek hires Kemp as agencies reporter
Adweek has hired Audrey Kemp as its agencies reporter. She is based in New York City. Prior to joining Adweek, Kemp covered creativity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility for The Drum in Los Angeles. She was a start-ups and health care reporter at the Orange County Business Journal and contributed to Locale Lifestyle Magazine. Kemp graduated from Orange Coast […]
Adweek seeks an influencer marketing reporter
ADWEEK is looking for an ambitious, intrepid, and curious reporter to cover the burgeoning world of influencer marketing and the creator economy. The Influencer Marketing reporter will chase and break scoops, source up with experts, jump on news, and help set ADWEEK’s editorial agenda for covering the influencer marketing space. ADWEEK is seeking a quick […]
Adweek hires Barnett as senior tech reporter
Adweek has hired Kendra Barnett as its senior technology reporter. She previously was The Drum’s U.S. associate editor. While there, she ran day-to-day coverage of the U.S. market and works alongside global editors to shape editorial strategy across the publication. She also spearheads The Drum’s coverage on big tech, media and data, and has a special interest […]
Weissbrot hired as Adweek executive editor
Adweek has hired Alison Weissbrot as its executive editor. She previously was U.S. editor and editor in chief of Campaign US, which covered the advertising agency. Weissbrot also worked at AdExchanger as a staff reporter and a senior editor. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan.
Adweek launching retail media coverage
Adweek has launched a new channel dedicated to covering the retail media industry, writes editor in chief Ryan Joe. Joe writes, “Lauren Johnson, who covered this sector extensively at Business Insider, will spearhead this initiative for ADWEEK, alongside editor Kathryn Lundstrom. Walmart Connect is our launch partner. “Retail media networks are a huge opportunity for […]
Adweek hires Johnson as deputy editor
Lauren Johnson is returning to Adweek to be deputy editor for retail media and commerce coverage. She has been at Business Insider for the past six years, helping build its advertising and media coverage as a senior advertising reporter covering digital media. She previously spent nearly four years at Adweek. Before that, Johnson worked at Mobile Marketer […]
Adweek hires Blancaflor as reporter
Adweek has hired Saleah Blancaflor as its television news reporter. She has been a food and culture reporter for NJ.com and a contributing writer to Fast Company. Blancaflor also worked at Morning Consult covering entertainment and at YPulse and NBC news. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma State University.
Podcast producer Mannarino departs Adweek
Al Mannarino, senior podcast producer at Adweek, has left the news organization. He has been in that role since November 2021. Before that, he spent a year as the producer of the “The Business of Marketing Podcast” at Adweek. Mannarino also worked as a photographer for NBCUniversal and senior content manager for Social Media Week. […]
Adweek’s Lundstrom adds retail media to beat
Kathryn Lundstrom is now covering retail media in addition to sustainability for Adweek. She has been covering the intersection of climate and ad/marketing news, along with assigning stories and helping with the sustainability print issue, launching this spring. Lundstrom previously served as a sustainability reporter, and before that, as a senior news writer and breaking […]
Adweek promotes Hiebert to deputy editor of special projects
Adweek has promoted Paul Hiebert to the position of deputy editor of special projects. He has been a senior reporter for data and insights since December 2022 and before that covered consumer goods. He joined Adweek in November 2019. Before that, Hiebert was a data reporter for YouGov and a researcher for HarperCollins. He holds a bachelor’s […]
