Warner Bros. Discovery’s recently-launched division DC Studios is getting its own communication executive.
Candice McDonough, a longtime Warner Bros. veteran, has been appointed to the newly-created role of executive vp of publicity and communications for DC Studios, the arm run by co-chairmen and co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran.
According to Wednesday’s announcement, McDonough will oversee media relations, publicity, as well as external and employee communications, reporting to Gunn and Safran.
Additionally, joining the division is Gary Barbosa in the position of director of integrated marketing and creative.
The hirings comes as, for the first time, DC-related screen content is under one umbrella as DC Studios. Launched at the end of last year, it seeks to produce not just films but television and animation series as it weaves an interconnected story universe across mediums and platforms. The first movie to formally launch DC’s new universe will be Superman: Legacy,...
Candice McDonough, a longtime Warner Bros. veteran, has been appointed to the newly-created role of executive vp of publicity and communications for DC Studios, the arm run by co-chairmen and co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran.
According to Wednesday’s announcement, McDonough will oversee media relations, publicity, as well as external and employee communications, reporting to Gunn and Safran.
Additionally, joining the division is Gary Barbosa in the position of director of integrated marketing and creative.
The hirings comes as, for the first time, DC-related screen content is under one umbrella as DC Studios. Launched at the end of last year, it seeks to produce not just films but television and animation series as it weaves an interconnected story universe across mediums and platforms. The first movie to formally launch DC’s new universe will be Superman: Legacy,...
- 7/12/2023
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Candice McDonough has been appointed to the newly created role of executive VP of publicity and communications for DC Studios.
In the new position, she will oversee media relations, publicity, as well as external and employee communications. McDonough is moving from parent company Warner Bros. Film Group, where she led communication for more than five years. She will report to DC Studios co-chairmen and CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran.
“Candice is not only one of the smartest communications strategists out there, but we also know firsthand that she has a unique knack for partnering with creative talent to ensure their work is presented in the strongest and most compelling way,” Gunn and Safran said in a statement. “We could not be more excited to welcome Candice to DC and our senior team.”
In addition to McDonough’s move, Gary Barbosa has been named director of integrated marketing and creative at DC Studios.
In the new position, she will oversee media relations, publicity, as well as external and employee communications. McDonough is moving from parent company Warner Bros. Film Group, where she led communication for more than five years. She will report to DC Studios co-chairmen and CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran.
“Candice is not only one of the smartest communications strategists out there, but we also know firsthand that she has a unique knack for partnering with creative talent to ensure their work is presented in the strongest and most compelling way,” Gunn and Safran said in a statement. “We could not be more excited to welcome Candice to DC and our senior team.”
In addition to McDonough’s move, Gary Barbosa has been named director of integrated marketing and creative at DC Studios.
- 7/12/2023
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
The James Gunn and Peter Safran run DC Studios at Warner Bros. has made Candice McDonough their newly created EVP of Publicity and Communications.
McDonough is segueing from her role as Motion Picture Corp Comm boss at Warner Bros. Film Group where she’s led communications for more than five years.
She’ll report to DC Studios Co-Chairmen and CEOs Gunn and Safran in a position that has her overseeing media relations, publicity, as well as external and employee communications.
“Candice is not only one of the smartest communications strategists out there, but we also know firsthand that she has a unique knack for partnering with creative talent to ensure their work is presented in the strongest and most compelling way,” said Gunn and Safran. “We could not be more excited to welcome Candice to DC and our senior team.”
McDonough said, “I am thrilled to join DC Studios at such a momentous time,...
McDonough is segueing from her role as Motion Picture Corp Comm boss at Warner Bros. Film Group where she’s led communications for more than five years.
She’ll report to DC Studios Co-Chairmen and CEOs Gunn and Safran in a position that has her overseeing media relations, publicity, as well as external and employee communications.
“Candice is not only one of the smartest communications strategists out there, but we also know firsthand that she has a unique knack for partnering with creative talent to ensure their work is presented in the strongest and most compelling way,” said Gunn and Safran. “We could not be more excited to welcome Candice to DC and our senior team.”
McDonough said, “I am thrilled to join DC Studios at such a momentous time,...
- 7/12/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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