Media Movers across the industry include:
• OMD Australia has announced changes to its agency structure and the promotion of six key leadership team members from within.
The changes are a strategic evolution that builds on the foundation and legacy of two cornerstones of OMD’s business, trading and digital, to take the agency and its partners forward into the future.
See also: OMD Australia announces agency structure and leadership appointments
• Double J has welcomed Dylan Saville as a producer for Mornings with Zan Rowe. He was previously a podcast producer with ABC Audio Studios and ABC Heywire.
• The Guardian Australia welcomes Adena Maier as content and audience editor in the publication’s Guardian Labs department. Maier was previously the lifestyle editor of Time Out Melbourne.
• Broadsheet Media has announced several new appointments to its senior leadership team as it continues to scale and grow.
The new hires are across product, people and culture, and the commercial team.
See also: Broadsheet Media welcomes new appointments to its senior leadership team
• Madi Chwasta joins triple J as a data journalist and analyst. She has relocated from Melbourne to Sydney, where she will be based for the next few months before returning to her role as digital reporter and radio producer for ABC Radio Melbourne in July.
• The Project welcomes back Troy Nankervis as a line-up producer on Sundays.
• PubMatic announced the appointment of Sandro Catanzaro as VP of product management for CTV and Video.
Catanzaro will be responsible for the product vision and roadmap for the company’s fast-growing CTV and video businesses of the technology company.
See also: PubMatic welcomes Sandro Catanzaro as VP of product management
• The Courier-Mail welcomes Georgia Clelland as a journalist following the completion of her cadetship with News Corp Australia. She will cover general news and entertainment.
• Stepping into the role of editor of The Fifth Estate is Kate Burgess.
• Quantcast announced new appointments to its APAC leadership team and commercial directors.
Sonal Patel has been named new managing director for Asia-Pacific (APAC), with a remit that oversees the global advertising technology company’s presence across Australia, New Zealand and all of Asia.
In addition, Daniel O’Connor has been named commercial director for ANZ at Quantcast, and Rueben Vijaratnam has been appointed sales director for Southeast Asia.
Read more: Quantcast welcomes appointments to APAC leadership team and commercial directors
• Emily Angwin has moved from Doha, Qatar, to her new base of Manila, in the Philippines. She will focus on roles as a freelance news anchor and journalist. She was previously senior news anchor at Al Jazeera English.
• Townsville Bulletin has appointed Blair Jackson as a reporter, covering politics. This follows his stint as a reporter for The Southland Times, in New Zealand.
• The Central Western Daily welcomes Grace Ryan, who begins as deputy editor. She joins after wrapping up her duties as a producer from Australian Community Media’s audience engagement team.
• Talent has announced the appointment of Meagan Jeffery as the company’s new global chief information officer, effective immediately.
Jeffery will work closely with global CEO, Mark Nielsen, and the wider Talent team, focusing on building Talent’s technology function, leveraging enablers such as data and AI and also provide contractors and customer with the highest level of service.
See also: Talent welcomes Meagan Jeffery as global chief information officer
• News.com.au has appointed Christine Estera as entertainment reporter. She was previously a senior producer at 9Honey Celebrity.
• GRAZIA Australia welcomes Pema Bakshi as fashion features editor. She will lead the fashion vertical online and commission fashion features in the quarterly edition of the magazine.
• Concrete Playground Sydney welcomes Orlaith Costello as branded content manager. She joins from The Plus Ones – Sydney where she was food and beverage specialist.
• Atomic 212° has announced the addition of eight new staff to its Brisbane office, including a group account director and a planning and trading director.
The appointments follow the independent media agency’s recent win of the Entain Australia account – one of the largest pitches of 2022 – in November.
See also: Atomic 212° expands in Brisbane and welcomes eight new recruits
• whiteGREY has announced the appointment of Hugo Agostinho as senior creative, further bolstering the creative technology agency’s capabilities.
Agostinho, a South American born-native, is a heavily awarded creative who previously held senior creative roles with VMLY&R In Dubai and UAE and prior to that was creative art director at TBWA Dubai, earning his stripes on big global brands.
See also: whiteGREY welcomes Hugo Agostinho as senior creative
• Kass Rogan moves into communications at Golf NSW as digital and communications officer. Her new role follows her stint as a journalist for WIN News.
• Australian Community Media welcomes Anna McGuinness as a breaking news national journalist. She was previously a senior journalist at Shepparton News.
• The Project has appointed Abby Dinham as a segment producer The Project. This follows her role with SBS News as senior cross-platform journalist.
• Broadsheet Media has announced several new appointments to its senior leadership team as it continues to scale and grow.
Cameron Ross joins the Broadsheet team as its first head of product, while Charlotte Miller joins as people and culture manager.
Simone Crick is promoted to director of operations, and Christina Voss to studio and strategy director. All positions will report to the general manager, Sian Whitaker, and are effective immediately.
See also: Broadsheet Media welcomes new appointments to its senior leadership team
• Jade Toomey is set to relocate to ABC Canberra for a new temporary role as a reporter. She had been a reporter for ABC North Queensland.
• Brooke Chandler has finished her duties as a journalist at WIN TV Central West.
• Scentre Group’s BrandSpace has announced the addition of new team members in offices across Sydney and Melbourne to support its growth in 2023.
The expansion is in response to the increasing demand from emerging and established businesses looking for new growth solutions who understand the value Westfield destinations and the Westfield customer plays in supporting their growth.
See also: BrandSpace welcomes new team members across Sydney and Melbourne
• After over a decade at the ABC as a journalist and presenter, Lara Hyams moves into communications as the media and PR manager at Endeavour Group.
• Peter Kennedy has wrapped up duties as regional editor of the Bendigo Advertiser and the Bendigo Weekly. He moves on to a new role as executive officer of the Victorian Country Press Association.
• CHEP Network has welcomed the appointment of Paul Meates as executive creative director.
Meates returns home to Australia following a decade at Droga5 New York. His new role will see him lead the Sydney office’s creative talent and output, in addition to joining the agency’s national creative leadership team.
See also: CHEP Network announces the appointment of Paul Meates as executive creative director
• The Shape Agency welcomes Amy Price as communications consultant. She joins from News Corp where she was the entertainment editor for The Courier-Mail and Sunday Mail.
• For the next two months, Jennifer Browning joins the ABC Everyday team. She was previously a news reporter at ABC Western Plains.
• Warren Tredea steps in to host the Drive Sports program on FIVEAA with Tim Ginever for the next few weeks. Tredea will cover for Stephen Rowe.
• Sabio has announced the appointment of three new hires to its growing team.
Joining the creative marketing agency are Kayla Crouch – as account manager, Zoe Vagg – graphic designer, and Meg Collins – as community and engagement consultant.
See also: Sabio welcomes three new appointments to the creative marketing agency
• The Brag welcomes Alex Michael as lifestyle and branded content editor. He was most recently digital managing editor of entertainment at Are Media, and previously assistant showbiz editor/puffs editor at Daily Mail Australia.
• Jordan Bocock completes his duties as workday announcer at Hit 100.9. He moves to Channel 4 Radio Network in Dubai, UAE, as an afternoon radio announcer.
• Triple J has announced Joe Khan will take on the role of digital music programmer in addition to his duties as a presenter on shows such as Late Nights.
• Quantcast announced new appointments to its APAC leadership team and commercial directors.
Sonal Patel has been named new managing director for Asia-Pacific (APAC), with a remit that oversees the global advertising technology company’s presence across Australia, New Zealand and all of Asia.
In addition, Daniel O’Connor has been named commercial director for ANZ at Quantcast, and Rueben Vijaratnam has been appointed sales director for Southeast Asia.
See also: Quantcast welcomes appointments to APAC leadership team and commercial directors
• Avril Treasure joins has begun her new role at Time Out Sydney as food and drink writer. She was previously the branded content writer for the publication.
• The Messenger farewells Brinley Duggan as a journalist. He moves to Our Watch as a social media and content specialist.