Four-Part Harmony At The ACM
The Academy of Country Music® announced four promotions within three departments — Pictured, (l-r): Jen Heaton is elevated to Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, Brandon Campbell is upped to Director, Creative & Content; Bridget Cirone is promoted to Manager, Marketing and Libby Gardner is now Manager, Creative & Content.
Jen Heaton joined the Academy in 2017 and most recently served as Director, Strategic Partnerships. As Vice President, Heaton will continue to plan and execute the ACM and ACM Lifting Lives® partners programs — including identifying, cultivating and developing new sponsors across industries and developing a multi-year partnership strategy. She reports to Damon Whiteside, CEO of the Academy and can be reached at jen@acmcountry.com.
Brandon Campbell joined the Academy in 2015 and most recently served as Sr. Video Manager, Creative & Content. In his new role, Campbell will oversee creative strategy, development and content production, heavily support Marketing and Partnership initiatives with original content, as well as collaborating with Digital Strategy & Engagement to develop cutting-edge social-native content. Campbell also reports to Damon Whiteside and can be reached at brandon@acmcountry.com.
Bridget Cirone joined the Academy in 2018 as an Assistant for both the Marketing and Creative & Content departments, most recently serving as Coordinator, Marketing. Now, as Manager, Cirone will handle digital publicity initiatives in addition to company publicity and communications. She reports to Sr. Manager of Marketing Melissa Moldovan and can be reached at bridget@acmcountry.com.
Libby Gardner joined the Academy full-time in 2019 as Coordinator, Creative & Content. As Manager, Gardner oversees the day-to-day management of the Academy’s website properties, photo archives, and A-List email blasts and serves as assistant editor of ACM Tempo. Gardner also acts as a field producer for the Academy’s in-house video content and supervises both the digital and print creative content distributed by the Academy. Gardner reports to Brandon Campbell and can be reached at libby@acmcountry.com.
“The Academy is so thrilled to recognize the promotions of Jen, Brandon, Bridget and Libby,” said Damon Whiteside, CEO of the Academy of Country Music. “All of these individuals have continued to showcase their hard work, perseverance and knowledge in their areas of expertise, helping to make this past year one of ACM’s most groundbreaking years ever. I look forward to seeing them continue to grow in their careers and enhance our organization for years to come.” [Photos courtesy of Academy of Country Music]
