Digiday’s parent names new CEO
Digiday Media, the parent company of Digiday, Glossy, Modern Retail and Worklife, has promoted chief operating officer David Amrani to CEO. Nick Friese, who has served as Digiday’s CEO since founding the company in 2008, will remain chairman and focus on Digiday’s partnerships, acquisitions, investments and further extensions of its core brands. “From the rise […]
Digiday appoints Lee senior gaming and esports reporter
Digiday has promoted Alexander Lee to the post of senior gaming and esports reporter. Before this, Lee held the post of gaming and esports reporter. He wrote about the convergence of physical and virtual space, focused on gaming, esports, and the metaverse. He worked freelance for the Washington Post, The Nation and ESPN. He also […]
Digiday seeks a senior reporter
Digiday Media – the umbrella company of the publications Digiday, Glossy, Modern Retail and Work Life – is looking for an experienced business reporter. The ideal candidate will have a background in business journalism – well versed in subjects like media, advertising, retail, fashion and beauty – as well as a readiness to learn about […]
Modern Retail hires Daniels as a senior reporter
Modern Retail, a Digiday publication, has hired Melissa Daniels as a senior reporter. She has been a digital media consultant and communications manager for Life to Rise, a Coachella Valley nonprofit. Daniels was previously a business reporter for The Desert Sun in Palm Springs, California. She previously worked at Report for America and spent two years […]
Digiday hires Cannon as a marketing reporter
Digiday has hired Julian Cannon to cover marketing. Cannon previously has been working at The Knockturnal as an entertainment reporter and social media manager. He also freelanced at Alternativemindz. Cannon previously was in pubic relations, working for Kite Hill PR. He is a graduate of Full Sail University.
Swant joins Digiday to cover technology and marketing
Marty Swant has joined Digiday as a senior reporter covering marketing and technology. He previously was editor of the Forbes CMO Network and a staff writer at Forbes covering marketing, advertising and technology. Previously, he was at Adweek, where he reported on emerging technologies including virtual reality, augmented reality, and blockchain. He also covered agencies, brands, […]
Digiday senior editor Willens set to depart
Max Willens, senior editor for research and features at Digiday, is leaving. Willens joined Digiday in 2016 as a platforms reporter and then served as a senior reporter. He has also written on the economics of the entertainment business focusing on the music industry at IBT Media. He was also a contributor at Advertising Age. […]
Digiday hires Carty as senior editor
Meghan Carty has joined Digiday as a senior editor, based in New York. She previously worked as a freelance producer for the company. Carty joins from Automationtechies, a recruiting firm in Minnesota that connects engineers and professionals with employers. She has also worked at Skift as a research associate and research analyst. She has held […]
Weiss swaps Adweek for Digiday
Tara Weiss, staff writer – performance marketing at Adweek, has left to join Digiday as senior workplace reporter. She begins Dec. 13. She also reported for and was editor-at-large at ViacomCBS and has written for Forbes, The Journal News Media Group business desk and The Hartford Courant. Weiss graduated from Syracuse University.
Digiday hires Shields as senior reporter, advertising technology
Digiday has hired Ronan Shields as a senior reporter, advertising technology. He joins from Adweek, where he was a programmatic editor. Additionally, he was a digital editor and The Drum. He was also executive editor of ExchangeWire Ltd and has worked as a reporter for New Media Age and then as a reporter for Marketing […]
