Australian Traveller Media, publisher of Australian Traveller, International Traveller and US-distributed Australia Magazine has appointed Katie Carlin digital editor-in-chief.
Carlin comes to the role with a wealth of experience in digital and lifestyle media, having previously worked for Bauer Media, Fairfax Media and The Parent Brand in managing editor and editor roles over the past seven years. Carlin has lead a number of high-performing digital teams over this time and is skilled at developing and implementing editorial and SEO strategies.
“It is an exciting time to be joining the team at Australian Traveller Media,” said Carlin. “We are in a period of incredible growth, both in terms of team expansion and website traffic across our sites australiantraveller.com and internationaltraveller.com.
“The latter is due in part to a robust SEO strategy that continues to deliver consistent month-on-month traffic growth, but this is only the beginning. We have big plans for 2019 and we look forward to bringing you along on the journey.”
Quentin Long, managing director of Australian Traveller Media, said: “Katie is joining the digital team at a great moment for the digital business. Our shift to being a serious digital publisher with fantastic print brands is gaining unprecedented momentum…and we are forecasting this growth to continue. Katie is a key appointment in accelerating this growth and overachieving on our forecast.”