Sony Music Entertainment Announces Two New Hires

Sony Music Entertainment’s (SME) Global Podcast Division revealed brand-new executive works with that will lead the department’s marketing sales organization, consisting of experienced media sales executive Nick Southwell-Keely, who has actually signed up with the business as Vice President of Podcast Advertising Sales. Southwell-Keely will be based in New York and report to Emily Rasekh, Senior Vice President, Podcast Business Operations and Development.

In his brand-new function, Southwell-Keely will concentrate on constructing the department’s marketing income and establishing strong relationships with a variety of brand names, companies and ad-sales partners. He will likewise lead and perform ingenious advertising campaign in partnership with content partners and manufacturers to continue growing business worldwide.

Southwell-Keely signs up with SME after working as head of United States sales and Brand Partnerships at Acast, where he played an important function in diversifying Acast’s income streams and assisted develop the business’s insight center for clients. Southwell-Keely has more than 16 years of experience selling incorporated media services to superior international brand names and companies, throughout digital, programmatic, video, and social.

” As we continue to broaden our podcast department, we are delighted to invite a brand-new group of skilled executives to grow our marketing company and generate brand-new profits streams,” stated Rasekh. “Nick has a large understanding for the podcast advertisement sales area and we are positive in his vision for structure and amazing our technique internationally together with a fantastic group.”

Southwell-Keely included: “I am enjoyed take the next action in my profession by signing up with a business that has actually been a leader in audio home entertainment for years and I considerably eagerly anticipate establishing brand-new methods to highlight why our lineup of premium programs is the top location for marketers.”

In addition to Southwell-Keely, Steph Beran-Sanderson will sign up with the Company as the brand-new Head of Branded Podcasts in the United States, where she will possibility, establish and handle top quality podcasts for interesting and brand-new customers. With over a years of digital media experience, Beran-Sanderson was most just recently the Head of Marketing for Meet Cute, where she led brand name and development methods. The group based in New York will likewise consist of Brett Schreiber, who just recently signed up with SME as Account Executive, Podcast Advertisement Sales.