Hearst taps Kay to serve as SVP and chief people officer

The following excerpt was sent out from Editor & Publisher: Hearst has announced that Rachel Kay has been named senior vice president and chief people officer (CPO) of Hearst. The announcement was made by Hearst President and Chief Executive Officer Steven R. Swartz and is effective immediately. In her new role, Kay will be Hearst’s […]

Ocasio joins Connecticut Mirror as enterprise editor

The Connecticut Mirror has hired Keila Torres Ocasio as an enterprise editor. She begins in March. During 15 years with Hearst, Ocasio held editing posts in business and investigations, and also served as assistant managing editor for The News-Times in Danbury, Conn. She was also a staff writer for the Stamford Advocate and a business […]

Hearst seeks a breaking news reporter

We’re looking for an enterprising, audience-focused and collaborative Breaking News Reporter to join Hearst Connecticut Media at a time when we’re growing digital subscriptions. This reporter’s work would appear on HCMG’s new statewide site CTInsider.com and across our network. They would contribute topical daily stories and in-depth enterprise pieces of high interest to readers. Duties and responsibilities: […]

Hearst seeks a managing editor, News

Hearst Connecticut Media Group’s managing editor of news will lead journalistic excellence across multiple newsrooms at the largest media network in the state. This dynamic leader will be joining HCMG at a time of record digital subscription growth, spurred by quality, award-winning content, both locally and statewide. The Role: The managing editor of news will be […]

Hearst seeks a senior digital audience producer

We’re looking for an enterprising, audience-focused and collaborative Digital Producer to join Hearst Connecticut Media Group’s team at a time when we’re growing digital subscriptions. The Digital Producer would join a team that oversees, manages and creates content for nine daily news sites. Producers curate and package stories from multiple sources, including the editorial staff, wires and […]

Hearst seeks a politics reporter

We’re looking for an enterprising, audience-focused and collaborative Politics Reporter to join Hearst Connecticut Media at a time when and growing digital subscriptions. The reporter’s work would appear on HCMG’s new statewide site CTInsider.com and across our network. They would contribute topical daily stories and in-depth enterprise pieces of high interest to readers. Duties and […]

Hearst CEO Swartz talks holding strong and — yes — bonuses

In a memo sent to staff by Hearst’s Steven R. Swartz, and shared with Talking Biz News, the CEO and president talks about how the company stood its ground in the face of industry and global headwinds: An excerpt from the memo reads as follows: Dear Colleagues: We began last year with the pandemic still […]

Popular Mechanics taps Price as associate commerce editor

Thomas Price has joined Hearst as an associate commerce editor for Popular Mechanics. Previously, he was a staff writer at The Daily Beast. Price was a business writer at Startup Savant and a consumer news and lifestyle writer at BestReviews. He was an opinion editor at Washington Square News. Price graduated from New York University. […]

Hearst UK appoints Vanneck-Smith CEO

The following excerpt was sent out: Hearst Magazines today announced that Katie Vanneck-Smith has been named Chief Executive Officer of Hearst UK. The announcement was made by Hearst President and CEO Steven R. Swartz, Hearst Magazines President Debi Chirichella and Hearst Magazines International President Jonathan Wright, to whom Vanneck-Smith will report. Vanneck-Smith succeeds Simon Horne, […]

Hearst appoints Terry deputy features editor

Kaya-Victoria Terry has joined Hearst U.K. as deputy features editor of Best Magazine. Terry will cover news, real-life, lifestyle, books and true crime. Terry was a news reporter at MailOnline and a features writer at Bauer Media Group. She was a freelance showbiz journalist for multimedia newswire Bang Showbiz. Terry has a B.A. in journalism from […]