2 months ago
Effective immediately, Erin Barrier has been raised to SVP of Communications for nan Walt Disney Studios.
She was antecedently VP of Comms astatine Walt Disney Studios.
Barrier will beryllium stepping into Paul Roeder’s erstwhile role; that Disney vet precocious upped to Senior EVP and Chief Communications Officer at The Walt Disney Company, reporting straight to CEO Josh D’Amaro.
Barrier is simply a 13-year Walt Disney Company staffer. As SVP of Communications for The Walt Disney Studios, she’ll oversee nan world comms strategy crossed nan workplace and its production banners, including Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios, and Searchlight Pictures; Disney Theatrical Group; and Disney Music Group.
During Barrier’s clip arsenic VP of Comms for nan user products business, nan executive steered franchise, licensing, and unit communications and led world campaigns including Frozen Fan Fest, Star Wars: Force Friday, Pixar Fest, and Black Panther: Welcome to Wakanda, among others. Prior to that, she held a bid of activity roles wrong Disney Consumer Products. During her tally astatine Disney, she was besides instrumental successful shaping and executing high-impact campaigns.
Barrier began her profession astatine Golin, wherever she roseate to Senior Account Supervisor, earlier joining Disney successful 2012.
Barrier holds a Bachelor of Arts successful Communication, pinch a insignificant successful Political Science, from San Diego State University.
