Following an initial expansion of its staff earlier this year, Ignition Press has announced that they have expanded their team with additional key hires. Scott Newman has joined the company as Art Director and Joe Campagna has joined as Print Manager as of mid-April.

Scott Newman joins Ignition Press as Art Director and in his newly created role will oversee the company’s graphic design including single issues, collected editions, merchandise, promotional items, and all other elements of the company’s visual brand. Newman has been working with Ignition Press since last Fall as a freelance designer, including designing the company’s logo, promotional assets, and trade dress. Newman is an award-winning graphic designer and art director with 20 years’ experience including notable tenures at Archaia Entertainment, BOOM! Studios, and Skybound. He has contributed to countless comic book, graphic novel, and book projects over the years, including the graphic novel adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five, The Art of Invincible Season One, Peanuts: A Tribute to Charles M. Schulz, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, James Tynion IV’s The Woods, and Lev Grossman’s The Magicians among many others.

Joe Campagna joins Ignition Press as Print Manager and in his newly created role will oversee and build the publisher’s production and prepress workflows, supply chain, and act as primary liaison for manufacturing partners. Campagna, a creative professional with a deep passion for art, storytelling, and visual communication, comes to the upstart publisher with over 20 years’ experience. Campagna began his career at Rodale, followed by a nearly 15-year stint at DC Comics as Production Manager and Director of New and Repurposed Material where he oversaw the creation and adaptation of some of the most iconic content in publishing. For the last five years, Campagna has expanded his knowledge base in the corporate world adding valuable project management and client service experience, before returning to his first love at Ignition Press: art and storytelling.

Newman and Campagna are the latest hires for Ignition Press after the company added Maggie Howell (Senior Editor), Bre Sarpy (Director of Marketing), and Zelio Pereira (Executive Assistant) earlier this year.

Ignition Press was co-founded by publishing and media industry veterans Eric Gitter (CEO), Filip Sablik (Publisher), Jamie S. Rich (Editor-in-Chief), and Jeremy Haun (Creative Director) in July 2024 and will exclusively publish creator-driven original series beginning in mid-2025.