Bumble Ward to head Fox domestic publicity machine

Ward will oversee all aspects of the studio’s domestic publicity campaigns and reports to president of domestic theatrical marketing and chief marketing officer Oren Aviv and president of domestic theatrical marketing and chief creative officer Tony Sella.

“Bumble has long been one of the industry’s most respected publicity professionals and over the past several years she has become a top social media marketing specialist,” Aviv and Sella said in a joint statement. “Her wealth of experience in both traditional and cutting edge approaches will bring an exciting new dynamic to our publicity team, as we continue to innovate and evolve to maximise the opportunities presented by the rapidly-changing media landscape.”

“There is no better word than thrilled to describe how I feel about joining Oren and Tony and the amazing Fox team,” Ward said. “I’m excited not only to be working with extraordinary and passionate filmmakers, but also that I will get to work with some of the most talented studio publicists in the industry, which was a major draw for me.  I can’t wait to get started.”

For years Ward ran her PR, marketing and communications outfit Bumble Ward & Associates and developed a client roster that included Paul Thomas Anderson, Quentin Tarantino, Tim Burton, Tony Scott and Sofia Coppola.

In 2005 she closed the company to pursue writing and social media marketing. Prior to founding Bumble Ward & Associates, she was an executive at the boutique PR films Clein + White Public Relations and Marketing, DDA, Andrea Jaffe & Associates, and Clein + Feldman