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Matt Parkinson joins Image which also announces other promotions

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Image Comics has announced that Matt Parkinson is now VP of Sales & Publishing Planning. He will oversee Image’s Sales Department and will report directly to Eric Stephenson, Publisher & Chief Creative Officer.

Parkinson comes with 17 years of experience working previously at Dark Horse Comics as Vice President of Marketing. During that time, Parkinson oversaw all day-to-day operations of the company’s marketing department including publicity, social media, internal company communications, direct market relations, conventions and special events, promotions, advertising, and much more.

Reporting to Parkinson are: Chloe Ramos as Book Market & Library Sales Manager and Alex Cox as Director of Direct Market Sales. Jon Schlaffman, Specialty Sales Coordinator, will now report directly to Cox. 

Lorelei Bunjes, formerly the Director of Digital Services at Image, is being promoted up to VP of Digital Strategy. Dirk Wood, formerly the Director of International Sales & Licensing, will be VP of International Sales & Licensing. Heather Doornink, formerly the Production Director, is being promoted to VP of Production. Nicole Lapalme, formerly the Controller, is being promoted to VP of Finance. Kat Salazar, formerly the Director of PR & Marketing, is being promoted up to VP of PR & Marketing. 

Lorelei Bunjes Joins Image as the Head of Digital Sales

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Lorelei Bunjes

Image Comics has announced that Lorelei Bunjes has joined the publisher as Director of Digital Services. She will oversee Image’s Digital channels and report directly to Eric Stephenson, Publisher & Chief Creative Officer at Image.

Bunjes will be working closely with the Sales and Marketing departments to grow Image in the digital space. She will drive the sales strategy for the company’s digital editions and work closely with various digital partners, including IPG, Kindle, Apple, Google, Hoopla, Humble Bundle, and more. Image’s Digital Sales Coordinator, Emilio Bautista, will now report to and work closely with Bunjes.

Prior to Image Comics, Bunjes held positions at the San Diego Comic Art Gallery, WildStorm Productions/DC Comics, and most recently served as the Vice President of Technology & Information Services at IDW for 12 years before becoming a freelance consultant with a variety of publisher clients, including Image Comics, for the past year.