Media Solutions, Inc., is pleased to announce the promotion of Russ Willcutt to executive editor. Formerly managing editor of Gear Solutions magazine and Gear Solutions China, he will now serve as editor of those publications while overseeing all editorial aspects of the company’s growing project base.
“We’ve been a team since we began planning the first issue of Gear Solutions, which was launched back in 2003, and we’re delighted to cement our relationship in this way as the company continues to develop exciting new publications in a wide variety of markets,” says David C. Cooper, president of Media Solutions, Inc.
A graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Willcutt studied English, journalism, and art history, working in the university’s student publications group throughout his college years and winning a “Silver Crown Award” for copy editing from the prestigious Columbia Scholastic Press Association. He was then hired by his alma mater’s publishing division—creating and editing publications for many of UAB’s 12 Schools, including Engineering, Business, Education, Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Professions—while also serving as assistant editor of its flagship publication, UAB Magazine. He then joined the HealthSouth Corporation as group managing editor of its publishing department. He has also worked as managing editor of Executive Traveler magazine.
Since joining Media Solutions he has overseen the editorial development and production of Gear Solutions, Gear Solutions China, and Vision—a custom publication for the UAB Department of Ophthalmology. He has also assisted in marketing activities for the company, including developing materials for its client’s ads and Web sites. Willcutt is also editor of Venture magazine, a high-end monthly publication devoted to accessible travel that will be launched by Media Solutions in April of this year.
“What we have here is a group of people whose professional strengths complement one another,” he says. “We enjoy what we do, and working with each other, which I think is apparent in our interactions with our clients and in everything that we produce.”
To learn more go to [www.gearsolutions.com] or [www.gearsolutionsglobal.com]. Also visit [www.talkgears.com] and [www.mediasolutionsincorporated.com]. Information on Venture magazine is available at [www.venturetrav.com].
