WMA Announce the Promotion of Shane Hawkins to Head of PR Creative and Media Relations

09 November 2018 - Press release

WMA are delighted to announce the promotion of Shane Hawkins to Head of PR Creative and Media Relations. The promotion follows five years of dedicated service; Shane joined WMA as a founding member of the team in 2013 as Digital Publicity Assistant. He was then promoted to Digital Publicist in 2014 and again to Senior Publicist in 2015.

Reporting into Heather Swaine, Global Publicity Director, Shane’s new role draws on his creative background and extensive editorial experience; working at publications such as Wonderland, Dazed and Disorder Magazine. He will lead on all creative aspects of WMA Publicity, utilising his network of stylists, fashion brands, event organisers and creatives. Shane will also be responsible for leading on further developing WMA’s relationships with media due to his unrivalled contacts within the music and fashion press.

Seb Weller, Founder and CEO comments, “We’re delighted to announce the promotion of Shane. He’s an exceptional forward thinking Publicist and has been a key part of WMA’s publicity division’s growth over the last five years. I’d like to thank him for all of his brilliant work so far, and his commitment to WMA and to all of our clients.”

Shane Hawkins comments, “It’s been a real privilege for me to be part of WMA with Seb and the team; to see the amazing growth and to have grown with it. The last five years have been both a personal and professional journey and I’m excited to be venturing into this next phase, continuing to deliver creative, innovative and outstanding campaigns for our artists and clients.”

Since opening its doors in 2013, WMA has rapidly grown to become one of the top global music and entertainment agencies and now employs over 50 people across London, New York, LA, Nashville and Melbourne. Its award-winning team has worked with some of most exciting talent and brands in the music and entertainment space. The WMA client roster includes brands spanning various sectors such as Universal Music, Sony Music, Warner Music, Kobalt Music Group, Disney, Spotify, Netflix, Instagram, Bacardi and Adidas.