Veteran PR executive Karen Jones is stepping down as EVP and Head of Communications for HBO and HBO Max. She will be leaving HBO — and likely the entertainment business — early next year and is exploring opportunities in educational access
. She will be leaving HBO — and likely the entertainment business — early next year and is exploring opportunities in educational access.
Jones was elevated to EVP of Communications for HBO in 2019 and added oversight of the HBO Max slate the following year. A respected communications executive, she has led her team through multiple restructurings, an ownership change and the pandemic. In her current role, Jones has served as chief publicity strategist for content at HBO and HBO Max, overseeing teams in Los Angeles and New York. Prior to her promotion, Jones was a project leader spearheading publicity campaigns for HBO original programming, including
Beloved, As Good As It Gets, Amistad, Mars Attacks!, Geronimo: An American Legend, Set It Off, Devil in a Blue Dress, ClockersJones serves as an Executive Committee member for the Television Academy Public Relations Peer Group. A former board member for the nonprofit Stand Tall International, she has also been a mentor for The WICT Network Southern California chapter and the Hollywood Radio & TV Society . After 23 years, I will be leaving HBO.
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