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Diversity & inclusion

Community building

Awarded

Our Management Team

Managing Director

Mark Ashbridge

Mark is an experienced Digital CEO with a demonstrated history of working across multiple industries, transforming companies with innovative digital strategies to move them forward in the complex contemporary landscapes of online video, music and digital publishing.

Mark’s expertise includes:

  • Business and startup growth specialist
  • Digital leadership
  • Digital strategy, revenue and business transformation
  • Commercial rights management, licensing and distribution for digital platforms (AVOD, SVOD, Music, Publishing)
Content Director, Movies and Scripted Series

Matt Campbell

Matt is our YouTube movie guru, an expert on the platform’s inner workings and all the important stuff – audience growth, rights management, monetisation. And he’s built some of its biggest movie and TV channels. Matt developed his skills and smarts over more than a decade working on the frontline of content management and digital media, acquisition and distribution of premium content.

Director of Unscripted Content and Original Productions

Hannah Barnes

Hannah has a strong background in linear television and has recently transitioned to digital and AVOD content creation, particularly for platforms like YouTube and social media. Hannah currently spearheads Production and Unscripted Content at VA Media Network, where she has developed a deep understanding of the global video and social media landscape.

Network Director

Amrita Punjabi

Amrita manages the VA Media Network of channels and brings over 10 years of extensive experience in digital audience development, specialising in YouTube, optimising backend operations for seamless performance, facilitating VA Media’s audience expansion and operational efficiency through data and analytics.

Head of Brand Marketing and Commercial Partnerships

Isabella Ronzel

A seasoned marketing leader with over 12 years of experience across a multitude of media platforms, leveraging her expertise in digital, publishing, BVOD, and social media to forge strategic partnerships and elevate VA Media’s brands to their target audiences through innovative campaigns.

Finance Manager

Janaka Arachchige

A certified practising accountant and financial leader at VA Media. He has been with the company from the beginning, expertly managing everything finance and developing robust client reporting practices which has set the benchmark for YouTube reporting today.

Digital Assets Manager

Melissa Fletcher-Young

Melissa Fletcher-Young, our digital asset wizard, expertly manages and organises content with precision and creativity. Her attention to detail and efficiency ensures every asset is handled flawlessly, delivering top-quality results.

Head of Content Partnerships & Acquisitions, North America

Kristen Bedno

Kristen leads content partnerships at VA Media for North America, overseeing monetisation, acquiring new partners, and heading up corporate comms in this territory. Previously, she founded SideHussle Life to boost diversity in independent film and TV. She’s worked at Vision Films, Starz, and Lionsgate in distribution and marketing roles, launching shows like Black Sails and Power.

Publicity

15 AUGUST 2024

Miss Ink Australia

Commissioned by VA Media, Miss Ink Australia is a 6 x 25-minute documentary series that follows the raw and inspiring stories of the tattooed women competing to be crowned Miss Ink Australia.

25 JULY 2024

Movies Panel Set for FAST Festival

The second edition of the FAST Festival will feature keynotes and panels with leading FAST channel operators, AVOD acquisition executives and distributors.

25 JUNE 2024

We Are Pride partners with Lesflicks for Pride Month

The slate of lesbian content arriving throughout June for Pride Month features a mix of dramas, documentaries, comedies, movies and short films

21 JUNE 2024

Star Observer (AU)

Find out why Star Observer called We Are Pride’s free queer screen content an answer to the cost of living crisis.

Work with the AVOD streaming specialists

Work with the AVOD streaming specialists

Work with the AVOD streaming specialists

Work with the AVOD streaming specialists

Work with the AVOD streaming specialists