Matt Downs joins Future from Time Inc where he held the position of Group Creative Media Director. As Director of Agency Sales, Matt will be responsible for all aspects of agency relationships and trading.
With a wealth of experience spanning 19 years, 16 of which were at Time Inc, he held multiple senior positions, as well as serving on the Time Inc advertising board for the past six years. Matt launched their 3rd party content marketing and production service, and in 2015 his team won Gold CMA Award for Campaign of the Year - Public Sector for The Army, and Silver for the Under £250k category at the British Media Awards for Superdrugs ‘Hero Hunters’ campaign.
Matt Downs says, “I'm so excited to be joining the senior team at Future as, although it's a plc and already has highly trusted and market leading brands, it has the mentality and culture of a digital start-up. This means a fast moving, agile environment that facilitates exciting, innovative and engaging solutions for all our commercial partners - it’s exactly where I want to be.”
John Burke joins Future from The Telegraph Media Group where he held the position of Head of Tech Partnerships. In this newly created role for Future, John will be responsible for creating and growing partnerships between their market leading tech portfolio and the world’s most exciting tech brands.
John has been central to the development of long term commercial partnerships between the Telegraph and technology brands. Previous to working at TMG, John has worked in creative solutions for media owners such as Dennis, NatMag and Haymarket developing content partnerships in brands such as PC Pro, iGizmo, Stuff and What Hi Fi Sound & Vision.
John Burke says, “I am thrilled to be joining Future at such an exciting time in their evolution. With its portfolio of the trusted technology brands and a truly global presence, I am looking forward to being able to offer both clients and agencies valuable insight into how to unlock the true potential of their commercial partnerships with us.”
Clare Dove, Commercial Sales Director, at Future, says, “We are delighted that Matt and John have joined us at this extremely exciting time. Both bring a huge wealth of experience to the team that will undoubtedly help expand Future’s growth and help us maintain our position as the UK’s leader in tech publishing.”
Both Matt and John start with immediate effect.
