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Execs Leave Condé and Rodale for Say Media

Say Media has hired two execs from Condé Nast and Rodale. Kate Lewis has been named senior vice president, editorial director and Tim Koorbusch will serve as vice president of U.S. sales.

Lewis comes to Say Media from Condé Nast, where she served as senior executive director of human resources. Prior to that Lewis was managing editor of Self. At Say Media, Lewis will guide the editorial direction of the company’s many sites, including xojane.com and gdgt.com.

Koorbusch was most recently associate publisher of Men’s Health. Prior to that he was advertising director for The Week.

“Both Kate and Tim have unparalleled experience,” said Kim Kelleher, president of Say Media, in a statement. ”Kate has managed some of the most renowned editorial brands and Tim has a proven track record leading successful sales teams across print and digital. These strong additions to our leadership team will undoubtedly make huge contributions in the next phase of our aggressive growth.”

Condé Nast and The Atlantic Dominate Adweek’s 2012 ‘Hot List’

The winner’s of Adweek’s annual Hot List are now available online, but here’s a quick summary of the print category: Condé Nast and The Atlantic are doing good things.

Six Condé magazines took home awards — such as GQ getting the “Hottest Magazine for Men” nod and Bon Appétit taking the “Favorite Destination for Foodies” honor — the most of any big publishing house. Other Condé titles taking home Hot List awards include Condé Nast Traveler, Self, Golf Digest and Allure.

The Atlantic was the other big winner. It was named the “Best Magazine to be Seen Reading on The Subway” and Jay Lauf and James Bennet were named publisher and editor of the year, respectively.

For the complete Hot List winners, click through.

[Image: Nick Mrozowski/Alfred Maskeroni]

Charles Townsend Has Rosy Outlook for Condé

Charles Townsend, CEO of Condé Nast, has seen the future of the company, and it is bright. Speaking at the Paley Center, Townsend said he expects revenue for the company’s digital video business to reach $10 to $15 million and from there it will go “through the moon.”

Condé is upping rate bases for several brands next year, too. Townsend hopes that the additional circulation will give the company more influence with advertisers.

“Our print business, even in the worst moment, continues to grow and the margins are sharper and the gross profit margins are mouthwatering,” said Townsend, according to WWD. Mmm… gross profit margins. Someone pass the hot sauce.

Also, no one tell all those people Condé just cut about those fantastic margins.

Most Popular FishbowlNY Stories for the Week

Here’s a look at what FishbowlNY stories made the most buzz this week.

  1. Layoffs Hit Conde’ Nast, October 11
  2. GQ Profiles Jeremy Lin, Makes Knicks Fans Cry, October 17
  3. The Conde’ Cuts are (Hopefully) Over, October 12
  4. Cover Battle: Popular Mechanics or The New York Times Magazine, October 11
  5. New York Times Writer Incurs the Wrath of Public Editor for Sexist Material, October 11
  6. New York Times Suspends Andrew Goldman for Twitter Remark, October 17

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Departures Publisher Steven DeLuca Gets Promoted

Steven DeLuca, the publisher of Departures, has been promoted to senior vice president. According to WWD, it’s a new role at American Express Publishing, Departures’ parent.

DeLuca was named publisher of Departues in 2010, after having been with Condé Nast for several years. When he arrived at Departures, he told FishbowlNY that it was “a dream job.”

In his new role, DeLuca will now oversee three titles: Departures, Travel + Leisure and Black Ink.

Paul Jowdy Promoted to VP, Group Publisher of WWD Group

With cuts come reshuffling. And so it comes as little surprise that Condé Nast has just named Paul Jowdy vice president, group publisher of WWD Group and M.

Jowdy is essentially taking on added duties since Marc Berger was let go, a move we mentioned this morning.

Jowdy had been WWD’s vice president and publisher since November of 2011. He will continue to report to Will Schenck, Fairchild Fashion Media’s chief revenue officer.

Layoffs Hit Condé Nast

We figured layoffs were coming when Condé Nast asked their titles to make budget cutbacks, and now they’re starting to happen.

There have been several cuts across a few Condé Nast titles. The New York Post reports eight staffers from Self and Susan Portnoy, vice president of corporate communications for the past seven years, were cut.

Additionally, Logan Hill from GQ was let go. “Budget cuts got me,” tweeted Hill. “Loved my colleagues at GQ and the magazine, but now I’m a freelance writer.”

There are also expected to be cuts at Glamour and Fairchild Fashion Media.

Condé Nast Looks to Tighten the Budget Belt

Not even Condé Nast — with such popular titles as The New Yorker, WiredVanity Fair and Vogue — is safe from the continuing decline of print. According to The New York Post, Condé execs are meeting with all of its titles top people and asking them to trim five percent from their budgets for the upcoming fiscal year.

That reduction is in addition to the 10 percent cut that Condé asked the magazines to make over the summer. Even The New Yorker, which didn’t have to cut back on its budget during the summer, has to drop the five percent.

When companies start scaling back on their major players, layoffs typically aren’t that far behind. No word on that yet, but don’t be surprised if staffers start dropping from Condé sooner rather than later.

Condé Nast Media Group Restructures, Cuts Staff

Condé Nast Media Group is undergoing a restructuring, and — according to WWD — that involves some cuts. Two of the 12 that are expected to be let go include Thomas Hartman, senior vice president, corporate sales and Robert Silverstone, senior vice president, finance.

An internal memo indicated that Condé is changing things around to better integrate print and digital. Included in the restrucutuing was some personnel movement:

  • Josh Stinchcomb has been named vice president, corporate partnerships
  • Pat Connolly has been named vice president, marketing solutions
  • Daniella Wells has been named vice president, insights and brand strategy
  • Judy Safir is succeeding Silverstone as vice president of finance

Condé Nast Entertainment Adds Two Executives

(Steckler and Klein, via Deadline)

Condé Nast Entertainment has added Jeremy Steckler and Michael Klein to lead produce film and TV projects from its portfolio of brands.

Steckler comes to Condé from Imagine Entertainment, where he served as Executive Vice President of Production. He will be based in Los Angeles and will look to acquire and then develop film properties for Condé. Klein joins the publishing house from the Sundance Channel, where he worked as its Senior Vice President for Programming and Development.

“I am delighted to welcome these talented executives on board as we build a team that is shaping the new ways in which Condé Nast creates and distributes its sought-after content, said Dawn Ostroff, President of Condé Nast Entertainment. “Jeremy’s and Michael’s strengths, combined with the significant impact of our brands, present a huge opportunity for us to grow our business across traditional, digital and new platforms.”

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