The Harvard Divinity Faculty graduate held prime media jobs at Teen Vogue, Attract and Out journal and hosted the Crooked Media podcast 'Unholier Than Thou.'
Phillip Picardi — the onetime media wunderkind who had prime jobs on the buzzy Teen Vogue, Attract and Out journal — has joined the Los Angeles LGBT Middle because the group’s chief advertising and marketing and communications officer.
As a member of the Middle’s government group, Picardi joins newly appointed CEO Joe Hollendoner, chief influence officers Terra Russell-Slavin and Sharon Brown, chief monetary officer Ricardo DeLeon, chief growth officer Saurabh Bajaj and chief well being officer Dr. Ward Carpenter.
Hollendoner stated they're “thrilled” to welcome Picardi into the fold, including, “I’m assured he's the suitable chief to information our messaging as we proceed to embark on a daring new chapter for the group.”
For his half, Picardi stated he’s excited to tackle the brand new position at an “pressing second in our group’s historical past.” He added: “After working for over a decade within the media, I understand how highly effective storytelling might be as a cultural salve. I’m thrilled to take the Middle’s advertising and marketing and communications initiatives to new heights.”
Picardi segues to the put up after most not too long ago graduating from Harvard Divinity Faculty, the place he was part of an inaugural class of the Masters of Faith and Public Life program. He additionally hosted the Crooked Media podcast Unholier Than Thou.
An activist, host, editorial director, influencer and cultural marketing consultant, Picardi is maybe finest recognized for his media run, notably because the chief content material officer of Teen Vogue. Throughout his tenure there, he was part of the group that helped increase the magazine’s content material technique to incorporate politics and social points that led to a growth in visitors and distinctive guests.
After that, he was tapped by Condé Nast to supervise digital operations for Attract. He moved into LGBTQ media below the company umbrella by founding and serving as chief content material officer at Condé Nast’s first LGBTQ+ model, them. In December 2018, he jumped to Out to assist relaunch and rebrand the legacy title as editor-in-chief.