Bill Werde has been named senior news editor at Billboard. He was previously an associate editor covering tech and business at Rolling Stone. (release)

Jesse Oxfeld has been named co-editor of Gawker.com. He was previously web editor of Editor & Publisher. (mb)

Luisa Metcalfe has been named a writer at OK!. She was previously a feature writer at the Sunday Express. (mb)

Maria Collazo has been named director of photography at OK!. She was previously senior photo editor at In Touch Weekly. (PDN)

Will Welch has been promoted from features editor to music editor of The FADER. (release)

Alexandra Wagner has been promoted to executive editor of The FADER. She was previously managing editor. (release)

Mary Jane Patrone has been named chief advertising officer, SVP for the New England Media Group. She was previously senior vice president of sales and marketing for The Boston Globe. (release)

Denise Warren has been named chief advertising officer, SVP for The New York Times Media Group. She was previously senior vice prsident of strategic planning for The New York Times. (release)

Jonathan Yevin has been named a contributing editor to Cracked magazine. (release)

Darren Kane has been named a contributing editor to Cracked magazine. (release)

Zena Tsarfin has been named managing editor of Cracked. She was previously managing editor of XXL. (release)