Benztown has added four people to its operations team with the hiring of Susan Aksu, Marketing Coordinator; Matt Anderson, Imaging Producer; Laura Keeney, Office Manager/Executive Assistant; and Teddy Shrader, Commercial Production Creative Director. The new team members will be based in Glendale, CA, at Benztown’s North American Headquarters.
Aksu was previously Senior Marketing Coordinator for Goldman Marketing Group in Burbank, CA, and public affairs writer for KPFK-FM.
Anderson joins the company from iHeartMedia, where he was Creative Services Director for KISS 108 in Boston. Prior to that, he was Programming/Production Assistant for iHeartMedia-Providence stations Coast 93.3 and 94 HJY.
Keeney was formerly an associate with Starbucks in Los Angeles. She has also held positions as Development and Acquisitions Coordinator for VMI Worldwide in Los Angeles, and as Social Media Coordinator for Quiver Events in Los Angeles.
Shrader joins the company from Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, where he was Curriculum Consultant, Writer, and On-Screen Instructor in the L.A. area. Prior to that, he was Senior Production Manager for DMI Music & Media Solutions in Pasadena, CA, for more than 10 years.
Dave “Chachi” Denes, Benztown President, said, “We are very pleased to grow our operations team with the addition of these four outstanding professionals. Each brings years of experience in their respective areas to Benztown, bolstering our bench strength and giving us even more resources to serve our customers with the quality, creativity, and dependability for which we have become known.”
