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John Dixon, new AD at The Village Voice

Venerable alt-weekly The Village Voice has named John Dixon as their new Art Director. He has previously been in the AD spot at Men's Health and runs the studio Old Tennis Shoes. He replaces Ivylise Simones, who left The Voice in January.

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Samantha Shefts, New Managing AD at Cosmo

Samantha Shefts, formerly Creative Director of The Daily and Fashion MINI, has been named Managing Art Director at Cosmopolitan.


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Promotions at The New York Times Magazine

News today of promotions over at The New York Times Magazine. Gail Bichler has been promoted from Deputy Art Director to Art Director, and Leo Jung, formerly a Designer there, is now the Deputy Art Director.


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Shira Gordon, New Associate AD at FNM

Hearst's food juggernaut Food Network Magazine has a new Associate Art Director with Shira Gordon, formerly a Designer at Self.


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Jodi Peckman Named CD at Rolling Stone

Buried at the end of last Thursday's Memo Pad: Jodi Peckman, longtime Director of Photography at Rolling Stone, has been named Creative Director there.


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Mike Leister, New DD at The Washingtonian

Mike Leister, who had been the AD at Denver's 5280, is moving East to DC's The Washingtonian, as that city mag's new Design Director.


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Marc Davila, New Associate AD at T+L

Continuing this week's trend of new Creative Directors staffing-up, Travel + Leisure's relatively new CD, Bernard Scharf, hires Marc Davila as new Associate Art Director for the travel book's art department.


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