Two Veteran ACJ Crew Members Take Position of President, VP of Advertising

Picture by way of Kim McGuane, Mitchell Phillips.

Kim McGuane & Mitchell Phillips have been promoted to President and VP of Advertising.

American Neighborhood Journals is worked up to announce the promotion of two longtime workforce members, Kim McGuane and Mitchell Phillips.  

American Neighborhood Journals is the guardian firm of VISTA At present, MONTCO At present, DELCO At present, and BUCKSCO At present. These platforms spotlight optimistic upbeat tales of every county reaching audiences throughout the Delaware Valley. 

McGuane, who has 20 years of expertise within the insurance coverage and advertising and marketing industries, joined the ACJ workforce in 2017.  

“Over the previous a number of years, American Neighborhood Journals has grow to be a distinguished supply of native, optimistic information within the Philadelphia Area and an vital useful resource for companies, non-profits, and academic establishments to construct their manufacturers and share their optimistic affect inside our communities.” mentioned McGuane.  

McGuane has risen by means of the ranks throughout her tenure at American Neighborhood Journals. Beginning out as an Assistant Editor, she was promoted to Director of Operations in 2019 and Chief Working Officer in 2022.  

She’s trying ahead to her new function as President of the corporate.  

“I’m excited to work alongside a improbable workforce in our mission to develop our platforms and shine a light-weight on the unimaginable folks, locations, and companies that make the Philadelphia Area so particular.” mentioned McGuane.  

Mitchell Phillips began his profession at ACJ quickly after graduating from Widener College in 2018, incomes a Bachelor’s in Enterprise Administration, with a focus in Advertising and minor in Sports activities Administration.  

Phillips initially had a advertising and marketing job lined up with the Professional-Hockey workforce The Studying Royals, however the group was offered to a brand new proprietor, and the provide was retracted.  

This profession pivot, nevertheless, resulted in Philips making connections throughout his community that quickly landed him a place as ACJ’s Social Media Advertising Supervisor a pair months later.  

After working with the corporate for 4 and a half years, Phillips is thrilled to start his new function because the Vice President of Advertising.  

“I’m honored to have the chance to guide a brand new division.” mentioned Phillips. 

 “I stay up for persevering with to develop upon our firm’s imaginative and prescient to assist construct stronger, extra cohesive native communities by sharing optimistic and upbeat information, tales, and content material that goal to have fun and unite the folks, locations, and companies inside the counties we serve.” 

American Neighborhood Journal’s CEO & Founder Ken Knickerbocker is happy to announce these two promotions. “As we evolve as an organization,” mentioned Knickerbocker, “we need to not solely get higher at sharing and selling accomplice and native information tales, however be an organization identified for its collaborative tradition the place exhausting work and success is rewarded. Kim and Mitchell exemplify the perfect of American Neighborhood Journals. I do know they’ll each do nicely of their new respective roles.”