American Express Publishing has promoted Sean Murphy from director of content for custom media, to vice president, custom media. Murphy has been with AmEx Publishing since May of last year. Prior to joining the company, he ran a content strategy consulting agency that worked with such brands as American Airlines and Nivea.

“Sean’s 20-plus years of magazine and digital media experience coupled with his talent for leveraging content as a business marketing solution make him an unrivaled asset to the Custom Media team,” said Stacey Staaterman, AmEx Publishing’s vice president, corporate integrated marketing & sales. “I look forward to seeing the strides he makes within an increasingly significant division of the company.”

Murphy will report to Staaterman.