Who We Are
Who We Are
Magnet Media is a strategic studio, and we believe using storytelling + data is the best way to drive business results. Our Think/Make/Reach approach helps global brands elevate their stories and connect with their audience using video series, podcasts, photography, social stories, social channel strategies or partnerships with micro-influencers.
What We Believe
What We Believe
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Over our history, we always strive to have our team and our creative work represent the broader culture. This means having an intentional focus on including people of color, veterans, LGBTQ+, people from different faiths, cultures, and religions, single dads, women returning to work after raising children...from brand new citizens to those whose family came over on the Mayflower, and both junior protegés and sage experienced talent.
Walk The Talk
We believe that our team should reflect the communities we work in, in every way. It’s at the heart and soul of our culture at Magnet to view the challenges our clients present to us from as many perspectives as we are privileged to tap into. We value the points of view of all team members, and respecting one another is a mandate for every interaction, creative debate, and conversation.
Transparency
We all are imperfect humans, fumbling forward, and do not pretend to have all the answers. But with that behavior-based guide in mind, we regularly audit ourselves in transparent, open sessions to ensure our behavior is aligned with our stated values.
Continuous Improvement
One of our original values (since our inception in 2000) that remains with us to this day is continuous improvement. We’ve committed to improve and progress, not alongside, but hopefully ahead of, the broader industry in thinking through how we represent the needs of our team and our community.
Our Team
Megan Cunningham
CEO / Founder
CEO / Founder
Jim Materowski
SVP of Accounts & Operations
SVP of Accounts & Operations
Eileen Carty
SVP of Sales & Marketing
SVP of Accounts & Operations
Craig Lubman
VP of Account Strategy & Development
VP of Account Strategy & Development
VP of Account Strategy & Development
Michael Horvitz
Director of Marketing, Strategy, & Development
VP of Account Strategy & Development
VP of Account Strategy & Development
Drew Lewis
Director of Marketing, Strategy, & Development
VP of Account Strategy & Development
VP of Account Strategy & Development
Nikolay Bogomolov
Senior Client Services Manager
Arianne Ahimsa
Senior Account Manager
Brianna Carlino
Senior Account Manager
Crystal Edmonds
Account Manager
Joe D'amato
Sales Development & Marketing Manager
Senior Accountant
Symone Sweazie
Team Coordinator
Senior Accountant
Keisha Wooten-Smith
VP of Events
Senior Accountant
Lindsey Stevic
Sales Development & Marketing Manager
Senior Accountant
Tady O'Toole
Marketing Coordinator & Executive Assistant
Michelle Rafalik
Creative Director (Finance)
Elena Dulin
Creative Director (Tech)
Britt Buritt
Creative & Content Director
Sara Rodrigues
Associate Creative Director (Media)
Francis Visaya
Senior Art Director
Orr Bortman
Senior Producer & Editor
Kaiyue Zhang
Associate Producer
Michael Mungai
Junior Graphic Designer
Summer '22 Interns
Ellie Bate
Health/Wellness
Jasper Tahnk
Health/Wellness
Katie Ryan
Tech
Ero Vedar
Design
Paulette Palomares
Marketing
Preeshita Shah
Marketing
Yilin Ye
Production
Alexandra Polidora
Production
Joey Lalo
Production
Featured Talent
Michèle Stephenson
Filmmaker & Author
Yoruba Richen
Director
Charlotte Buchen
Producer
Jenny Schweitzer
Director
Warren Oliver
Director
Elie Khadra
Filmmaker
Joel Lapp
Distribution Strategist
John Chan
Distribution Strategist
Michelle Chang
Director
Stephanie
Wang-Breal
Director
Erika Parsons
Copywriter / Editor
Paige Wilhid
YouTube Strategist
Sonia Weiser
Writer
Amanda Huelse
Producer
Daniela Francois
Editor
Emmett Fraser
Producer
Collin Hardeman
Virtual Event Expert
Stacey Jackson
Producer
Marvin Mack
Editor/Producer
Advisory Board
Kenrick Cato
Filmmaker / Professor
/ Coder / Entrepreneur
Columbia University
Scott Kurnit
Founder
About.com
Alexandra Juhasz
Chair of Film Dept.
Filmmaker
YouTube Scholar
Brooklyn College
Alexis Alexanian
President &
Exective Producer
NY Women in Film & TV
Andy Wiedlin
Executive in Residence
(Former Buzzfeed CRO)
A16Z
Monica Bloom
SVP & GM
Tribeca Shortlist
John Lack
Founder & Chief Partner
MTV
Johnathan Perelman
President
ICM Digital
Kathy Gledhill
VP of Finance & Accounting
RIMS
Yvonne Welbon
Senior Creative Consultant
Chicken & Egg Pictures
Lisa Choi Owens
Chief Revenue Officer
The TED Talks
Jared Hendler
Director of Marketing
& Communications
Sundance Institute
Linda Kahn
President
Linda Kahn Media
Merrill Brown
Founder & CEO
The News Project
Simon Hayhurst
VP of Product
Ceres Imaging
Eric Meyerson
Video Strategy
Susan Margolin
Founder
St. Marks Productions, LLC
Join Our Team
We're always looking for talented people to join our team. You can check out open positions by clicking the link below.
