Nickelodeon Group Promotes Jamie Edelstein And Cheryl Konieczko To VPs

Nickelodeon has promoted Jamie Edelstein to Vice President (VP), Creative Operations, Advertising Project Management at Nickelodeon Group, and Cheryl Konieczko to Vice President, Franchise Creative Project Management. In their new roles, they will continue to report to Eric Squires, Senior Vice President (SVP) Creative Operations and Project Management, Nickelodeon Group.

In her new role, Edelstein will oversee the creative development and delivery of custom television, digital and print ads on behalf of Nickelodeon’s advertising and marketing partners. Most recently senior director, advertising project management, Edelstein has held several positions within the project management team at Nickelodeon, working on such accounts as Mattel, Toyota, Nintendo and Paramount Pictures.

Konieczko will be responsible for managing the creation and execution of all advertising and marketing initiatives for Nickelodeon’s franchise properties, as well as all corporate promotion and B2B (business-to-business) creative. She also will supervise third-party created advertising. Konieczko previously was senior director, franchise creative project management; prior to joining Nickelodeon, she worked in integrated marketing, brand creative and special events for various Viacom brands, and began her career as a production intern at MTV.

Original source: Deadline.

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Nickelodeon Names Andrea Fasulo As New SVP Of Retail And Movie Marketing

The children's entertainment and media news website Kidscreen is reporting the Nickelodeon News in the following article that the Nickelodeon Group has promoted Andrea Fasulo to the post of Senior Vice President (SVP) of retail and movie marketing, Nickelodeon Group. The move was announced by Dion Vlachos, SVP retail sales and marketing, to whom Fasulo will report.

In her new role, Fasulo will be responsible for leading marketing initiatives at retail and across e-commerce channels. In addition, she will manage the relationship with Paramount Pictures for Nickelodeon Movies, and coordinate the licensing and promotional efforts around films.

Previously, Fasulo served as Vice President (VP) of integrated marketing, movie and video games. Since joining Nickelodeon in 2001, Fasulo has created, managed and executed marketing and promotional partnerships across the network's platforms. She has worked with global brand partners across diverse categories including Burger King, Pepsi, P&G, Masterfoods, Hasbro, Volkswagen and Marriott.

Prior to joining Nickelodeon, Fasulo worked at Cartoon Network in the sales and marketing division:

Nick names new SVP of retail and movie marketing

The Nickelodeon Group has promoted Andrea Fasulo to the post of SVP of retail and movie marketing, Nickelodeon Group. The move was announced by Dion Vlachos, SVP retail sales and marketing, to whom Fasulo will report.

In her new role, Fasulo will be responsible for leading marketing initiatives at retail and across e-commerce channels. In addition, she will manage the relationship with Paramount Pictures for Nickelodeon Movies, and coordinate the licensing and promotional efforts around films.

Previously, Fasulo served as VP of integrated marketing, movie and video games. Since joining Nickelodeon in 2001, Fasulo has created, managed and executed marketing and promotional partnerships across the network’s platforms. She has worked with global brand partners across diverse categories including Burger King, Pepsi, P&G, Masterfoods, Hasbro, Volkswagen and Marriott.

Prior to joining Nickelodeon, Fasulo worked at Cartoon Network in the sales and marketing division.

Tags: Nickelodeon Movies

Nickelodeon Hires Former Starz Executive As Senior Vice President Of production At Nickelodeon Animation Studios; Promotes Jamie Drew To SVP Of Strategy And Business Development For Nickelodeon Group

From C21Media:

Nick looks up to Starz exec

US children's cable channel Nickelodeon has appointed the former head of Starz Animation to take control of its cartoon studio in California.

As senior VP of production at Nickelodeon Animation Studios, David Steinberg will handle operations and preside over all animation and digital projects at the studio, located in Burbank. He will report to Alison Dexter, executive VP of production for the Nickelodeon Group.

Steinberg left his role as head of Starz Animation in Toronto last year after the studio was sold to a Canadian investment group and renamed Arc Productions.

During his five years at Starz, Steinberg oversaw the animation on feature films such as Tim Burton’s 9 and Gnomeo & Juliet for Miramax Films. The veteran animation exec also spent 10 years as director of production at Disney, before leaving in 2006 to head Starz Animation.

Nico Franks
27-07-2012
©C21Media

TAGS: Appointments
GENRES: Animation, Children's
PEOPLE: Alison Dexter, David Steinberg
COMPANIES: Nickelodeon, Viacom Media Networks International
SECTIONS: C21 Kids
COUNTRIES: Canada, US

Also, from Kidscreen:

Nickelodeon hires David Steinberg and ups Jamie Drew

Nick Animation Studios and Nickelodeon Group each have a new face in an SVP role with the hiring of animation industry veteran David Steinberg and the promotion of nine-year Nick veteran Jamie Drew [...] respectively.

As Nick Animation Studios' new SVP of production, Steinberg (former studio head at Toronto’s Starz Animation) will be responsible for overseeing all physical production and daily operations at the 600-person studio in Burbank, California.

Steinberg will lead all animation series production (from pilot to post) and digital initiatives as well as oversee studio operations such as legal, production planning, budgeting, staffing and artist development and relations.

During his five year-stint at Starz, he helped grow the company's reputation in visual effects and CG animation working on features including Gnomeo and Juliet and 9.

Prior to this, he held executive positions with Disney and Turner Feature Animation, and has also penned 15 children’s books published by Penguin Young Readers.

Meanwhile, Drew has been promoted to SVP of strategy and business development for Nickelodeon Group. She will be tasked with supporting senior management in the development of long-range strategies for Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, TeenNick, Nick Jr., Nicktoons, and Nick’s consumer products, digital and recreation businesses.

She will also serve as the primary liaison to Nick parent companyViacom in analyzing mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and investment opportunities.

Drew, who joined Nick in 2003, moves into her new role from her most recent position as VP of strategy and business development, where she helped secure deals for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Winx Club, AddictingGames and Shockwave.

Tags: David Steinberg, Jamie Drew, Nick Animation Studios, Nickelodeon Group

Nickelodeon USA Promotes Jim Mollica Up To SVP Of Consumer Marketing For Nickelodeon Group

From Kidscreen:

Nickelodeon ups Jim Mollica to SVP

Nickelodeon has bumped Jim Mollica up to SVP [Senior Vice President] of consumer marketing for Nickelodeon Group.

In his new role, Mollica, who was most recently Nickelodeon Group VP of digital marketing, will be tasked with developing consumer marketing campaigns for Nick’s programs across all media platforms, and will report to CMO Pam Kaufman.

During his two years as a digital marketing exec, Mollica developed and led social media strategies for Nickelodeon, TeenNick, NickToons, and hit series iCarly, Big Time Rush, Victorious, Degrassi and SpongeBob SquarePants.

Prior to his time at Nickelodeon, Mollica served as the global director of new media for the Walt Disney Company.

Tags: Jim Mollica, Nickelodeon Group, Pam Kaufman

Also, from Animation Insider:

[Nickelodeon] Business Hiring News 2012 (May)

Animation & Kids Media Hiring News (May 2012)

Jim Mollica moves from an executive position in digital marketing up to Senior Vice President of Consumer Marketing, for the Nickelodeon Group. Mollica is as familiar with the multi-platform demands of iCarly, Spongebob, and Big Time Rush as a Nickelodeon executive can be, and so moves into a position to directly develop campaigns targeting all media platforms to support these and other key brands. He will report to Pam Kaufman, Chief Marketing Officer, Nickelodeon Group.