Jeff Black is the Chief Operations Officer for Creative Age Publications. He oversee day-to-day operations, digital strategy, business development, marketing and sales for a b-to-b and b-to-c multi-platform media group with seven brands in the beauty vertical.

Prior to Creative Age, Jeff Black was a consultant to the professional division of IMDb. During this time period, Jeff was also involved in a series of partnerships under the banner Blacklisted Media. Black was a partner in the sponsorship promotion firm Tradewinds Promotions where he worked with a team to broker branded entertainment deals for music artists. The company worked with artists including Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, Keith Urban, Eric Church and Shania Twain among others. Black was also an advisor and equity partner in busby.io, a professional entertainment community and networking site that is often described as a Linkedin for the entertainment industry.

Prior to forming his own network of partnerships, Jeff Black was the Publisher of Backstage magazine, the industry’s leading source of performing arts and casting information for actors. Black was responsible for all aspects of the brand, including day-to-day leadership of the sales, marketing, operational, subscription and editorial teams, along with brand development and P&L management. He also developed and executed on strategic initiatives at Backstage to drive an integrated product portfolio across the brand’s digital, print and face-to-face properties in the performing arts community..

During his tenure as the chief executive of Backstage, he transformed the niche regional weekly print magazines in New York and Los Angeles to a national edition.Black led the sale of Backstage from its parent company, Guggenheim Partners, to a new ownership group.

Prior to Backstage, Black served as Vice President of Digital Media and Information Services for The Hollywood Reporter, where he led the publication’s digital media and video strategy, secured new joint-venture relationships and managed The Reporter’s directories and subscription database businesses. Black joined The Reporter in 2004 following the acquisition of the Hollywood Creative Directory, where he served as Publisher. Black began his career as a talent agent.