Tia Graham becomes Publisher of Tatler and Vanity Fair. Supporting all areas of top-level strategy and decision-making, Tia’s primary areas of responsibility will include display sales on print and digital, the magazine supplements, together with the watches sector. This position reports directly to the Publishing Director.
Associate Publisher Clare Schifano will run the sales team on display, print, digital and standard promotions. Associate Publisher Claire Singer will lead the Creative Partnerships team, which provides branded content for multi-platform promotions, sponsorship and events.
Reporting directly to Clare Schifano is the team of category leaders as follows:
Emma Heuser, Senior Advertisement Director, with special responsibility for the travel sector.
Emma Samuel, Jewellery Advertisement Director.
Emily Elliott, Fashion Advertisement Manager.
Octavia Thompson, Beauty Advertisement Manager.
Anneliese Gerrard, Account Manager. Anneliese recently joined Vanity Fair from Time Inc.
The sales team will be supported by Natasha Gresh as Business Manager. Natasha will also collaborate in certain areas with Nicki Singh, who extends her current remit as Brand Strategy Director on Tatler to also incorporate Vanity Fair.
Reporting to Claire Singer on the Creative Partnerships side will be:
Lucie Burton, Advertisement Director with a focus on Digital.
Celia Thursfield becomes Managing Editor, Creative Partnerships, a role she has prepared for with time spent as Deputy Managing Editor on the Tatler Supplements. Celia will continue to be responsible for pulling together the Tatler Schools Guide.
Charlotte Owen is named Digital Strategy Editor and Russell Prowse is Designer. Both bring with them specific and valuable expertise in digital innovation and analytics, as well as dynamic creative thinking, say the publishers.
Issy Thompson, as Digital Assistant Editor of Vanity Fair, will streamline her role to contribute to The Hive, as well as social media.
Olivia Bennett steps up into the position of Retail Editor across the two titles, responsible for Tatler’s It-List and reader events, as well as parallel activities on Vanity Fair.
The Managing Editor of supplements is Holly Ross, who has had 20 years’ experience across all aspects of Production. Working with Holly, and adding Promotions to her remit, will be Teddy Wolstenholme, Assistant Editor, Supplements and Promotions. James Slocum and Scott Moore as Art Directors and copywriters Sarah Edworthy and Thomas Barrie complete the team.
Annabel Davidson remains PR liaison on Vanity Fair.
Kate Slesinger adds, “This is a dynamic team, proven in their respective fields. By combining forces we offer clients unparalleled routes to engage with our HNW audience across multiple platforms. It is with regret that we bid farewell to: Emma Marsh, Gerri Gallagher, Gavin Shaw, Sam Brownstein, Tardeo Ajodha, Sophie Wilson, Zoë Gahan and Mariella Tandy who will sadly be leaving us. We owe them immeasurable thanks. Sophie Fairclough is moving into a newly-created position on House & Garden and The World of Interiors.”
