Marianne Romano has been promoted to senior VP of corporate communications for Nickelodeon, MTVN Kids and Family Group. Reporting to Dan Martinsen, exec VP of corporate communications, Romano will continue to work out of Nickelodeon’s offices in Santa Monica and Burbank, overseeing all west coast-based TV production communications efforts for the various entities.
In her new role, Romano will shepherd communications strategies for Neopets and Nickelodeon’s other digital businesses, oversee west-coast community and industry affairs initiatives, execute press strategies for the Nick Movies feature film division and manage communications and corporate relations for senior execs on the west coast.
Romano joined Nickelodeon in 1998 as director of communications for the west coast and has since led publicity efforts for such hit animated shows as Rugrats, SpongeBob SquarePants, Jimmy Neutron and The Fairly OddParents. She has also been Nickelodeon’s lead communications representative on corporate and industry issues in Los Angeles, holding a seat on the Nickelodeon Networks Diversity Council. She participates in the MTVN Mentor program and is on the board of directors of Padres Contra El Cancer, a Southern California-based non-profit organization that supports families of Latino children with cancer.
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