Josh Golden Publisher & President, Ad Age · Josh Golden was named publisher & president of Ad Age...
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Josh Golden was named publisher & president of Ad Age in June 2016. His appointment marks the first time in the 87-year old publication’s history that the leader’s role was selected from outside the industry to drive the brand’s vision and growth. In September of 2017, he relaunched the brand (originally Advertising Age) to reignite the marketing, agency and creativity icon with a bold new look and strategic focus on widening the aperture of coverage on every platform. Prior to joining Ad Age, Golden served as vice president, global digital marketing at Xerox. There he led a global team with responsibilities including the website, social platforms, eCommerce, content publishing and film production. Golden was a key partner in relaunching the company’s marketing efforts as well as reimagining Xerox’s multichannel digital expression creating an award-winning, content-driven digital experience. Before Xerox, his 15-year agency-side career highlights include serving in key leadership positions in large agencies such as chief digital officer at Grey NY, managing director, digital at Euro RSCG and interactive strategist at Y&R NY. In these roles, Golden was responsible for being the key digital evangelist to inspire critical formative change that enabled each agency to capitalize on crucial growth opportunities and ever-changing best practices. He also served as the group director, digital marketing at NBC Universal where he led the marketing transition of the entire NBCU network and cable digital experiences from being promotionally focused to substantial revenue generating properties. Golden’s early history is in the film and television space where he worked for the prosecution on the largest trials of the last century including both O.J. Simpson and Menendez brothers. There, he was solely responsible for concept development and production of hundreds of video and photo assets that were used in the courtroom. He received his MBA from New York University and his B.S. in Communications from Ithaca College. He lives in Westchester with his wife and two children. Josh Golden Publisher & President, Ad Age
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Josh Golden was named publisher & president of Ad Age in June 2016. His appointment marks the first time in the 87-year old publication’s history that the leader’s role was selected from outside the industry to drive the brand’s vision and growth. In September of 2017, he relaunched the brand (originally Advertising Age) to reignite the marketing, agency and creativity icon with a bold new look and strategic focus on widening the aperture of coverage on every platform.
Prior to joining Ad Age, Golden served as vice president, global digital marketing at Xerox. There he led a global team with responsibilities including the website, social platforms, eCommerce, content publishing and film production. Golden was a key partner in relaunching the company’s marketing efforts as well as reimagining Xerox’s multichannel digital expression creating an award-winning, content-driven digital experience.
Before Xerox, his 15-year agency-side career highlights include serving in key leadership positions in large agencies such as chief digital officer at Grey NY, managing director, digital at Euro RSCG and interactive strategist at Y&R NY. In these roles, Golden was responsible for being the key digital evangelist to inspire critical formative change that enabled each agency to capitalize on crucial growth opportunities and ever-changing best practices. He also served as the group director, digital marketing at NBC Universal where he led the marketing transition of the entire NBCU network and cable digital experiences from being promotionally focused to substantial revenue generating properties.
Golden’s early history is in the film and television space where he worked for the prosecution on the largest trials of the last century including both O.J. Simpson and Menendez brothers. There, he was solely responsible for concept development and production of hundreds of video and photo assets that were used in the courtroom.
He received his MBA from New York University and his B.S. in Communications from Ithaca College. He lives in Westchester with his wife and two children.
Josh Golden Publisher & President, Ad Age
