Debra Fink, Liz Culley Elevated to New Roles at The Hollywood Reporter

Liz Culley has been promoted to senior vp, sales and brand strategy, and Debra Fink has been named vp, entertainment and special projects at The Hollywood Reporter.

In her new expanded role, Culley, who handles consumer sales and strategy, will add oversight of video, social and audio product development. She reports to executive vp and publisher Lori O’Connor.

“Liz is a dynamo,” O’Connor said in a statement. “Her creativity and extensive experience across content, sales and product equip her with a unique skill set to create and execute custom programs that bridge video and social platforms. She will be instrumental in driving THR’s digital-first growth and enhancing audience engagement.”

Prior to joining THRCulley worked as the executive director of FYC and entertainment sales at Condé Nast. During her tenure, Culley forged advertising and partnership strategies for major studios and played a part in enhancing Vanity Fair’s FYC experiential offerings, notably bringing the awards podcast Little Gold Men to live audiences.

In her early career as a producer and journalist, Culley created a bespoke digital-first series and concert series with top music and theatrical talent for media companies MySpace, PopSugar, the San Francisco ChronicleYouTube, the NBA and X Games. Culley’s previous work also includes being a senior sales executive at Bustle Digital Group.

Fink recently served as THR’s managing director, entertainment with her work including collaborating with marketing and sales to develop integrated partnerships across THR’s trade initiatives and other special projects in addition to her existing sales responsibilities.

Prior to THRFink worked as an executive vp at Screen International where she led the strategy, sales and implementation of Screen’s award season franchise. During her tenure at Screen, she also led an international film industry mission to Beijing, hosted by the Chinese government to explore co-production.

“Debra’s extensive industry knowledge and relationships are unparalleled,” O’Connor said in a statement.  “I’m thrilled to have Debra take on this challenge and cannot wait to see what she brings to the role.”

Both Culley and Fink are based in Los Angeles.