Voice Media Group has hired Chelsey Dequaine-Jerabek to the newly created position of editorial director, the company announced late last month.
Dequaine-Jerabek is currently the director of marketing and social media for The Capital Times and Madison Media Partners where she has specialized in creating digital strategies and partnerships to increase readership and raise brand awareness.
“We are very excited that Chelsey has agreed to join us and help lead our iconic publications into a new era of publishing,” VMG chief executive officer Scott Tobias said in a news release. “She’s a creative, energetic and data-savvy individual who we’re confident will further empower our ever-more-critical editorial mission.” Her first day on the job will be January 9.
Dequaine-Jerabek previously worked for the Madison alt-weekly Isthmus, where she started as a freelance writer and later moved into the role of social media and marketing director. She earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism and media studies from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2012.
In her new role, Dequaine-Jerabek will oversee all editorial aspects of VMG’s publication websites and collaborate with team leaders to devise and implement social media and SEO traffic initiatives for audience growth and content partnerships.
Voice Media Group is a leading publisher of independent newspapers and websites in major American markets, including Denver Westword, Phoenix New Times, the Dallas Observer, Miami New Times, and New Times Broward-Palm Beach.
