Gemma Crisp new editor of Cleo
Gemma Crisp has been named by ACP as the new editor of Cleo magazine.
As Mumbrella reported earlier today, Sarah Oakes is leaving Cleo to take the helm of Fairfax media’s Sunday Life magazine.
Crisp resigned as editor of Dolly last year.
Crisp said: “I’ve always loved Cleo – it’s an iconic Australian magazine with a lot of history and an exciting future. Having worked on the title as both Features Editor and Associate Editor, I can’t wait to continue the great work Sarah has done over the past two years.”
Earlier this year, Crisp launched her own blog, The Show Pony. But in recent weeks its updates have gradually fizzled out.
rah Oakes, the editor of CLEO magazine, has resigned her position to pursue other opportunities and will be replaced by new editor Gemma Crisp.
In her two years at CLEO Sarah has built a great team and presided over the relaunch and repositioning of the magazine in October 2009.
“It has been an enormous privilege to edit CLEO and it has been an incredibly difficult decision to leave. I’ve learnt an enormous amount at ACP and had the opportunity to work with and learn from the very best in the industry,” Ms Oakes said.
Gemma Crisp will take over as editor of CLEO. Having worked in the magazine industry for more than 10 years – including stints at British Marie Claire, New Woman, Girlfriend, CLEO and more recently, two years as the editor of DOLLY – Gemma is looking forward to taking the job.
“I’ve always loved CLEO – it’s an iconic Australian magazine with a lot of history and an exciting future. Having worked on the title as both Features Editor and Associate Editor, I can’t wait to continue the great work Sarah has done over the past two years. After spending the last eight months in the freelance world, I’m excited about working with the CLEO team to take the brand to the next level,” Ms Crisp said.
Tim Burrowes founded Mumbrella in 2008. He worked on Mumbrella until 2021. At various points he was editor, content director and editor-at-large.
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