Paramount appoints Melb duo to co-lead on National Publicity & Talent

Paramount ANZ has appointed Paula Lucarelli and Anthony McCarthy as co-leads in the newly created position of National Publicity and Talent Manager, following the departure of Head of Publicity, Sarah Johnson.

The Melbourne based duo will have joint responsiblity for leading national publicity for content and talent under the Paramount ANZ umbrella including Network 10, Paramount+, MTV and Nickelodeon.

Paula Lucarelli most recently held the position of Melbourne Publicity Manager and has been with the Network for 21 years. Anthony McCarthy previously held the position of Senior Publicist and has been with the company for 13.5 years.

Both report directly to Catherine Donovan, VP Publicity & Corporate Communications.

Catherine Donovan, said: “Both Paula and Anthony are creative, strategic and passionate leaders with incredible experience and knowledge of the media landscape. With an ever-evolving entertainment industry, they are the perfect people to lead and manage the national publicity team. Responsible for our myriad of publicity campaigns for our mountain of content across all our platforms and brands, as well as our exemplary stable of talent, I know that they will seize and amplify every opportunity. I am really delighted for them.”

…my congrats to both, and I look forward to more work together on Paramount content.