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Alex Birsh has a diverse work experience in various roles and industries. Alex started their career as a Broadcaster/Assistant Director Media Relations for the Holyoke Blue Sox, an NECBL Team, in 2009. Alex then moved on to the Keene Swamp Bats, another NECBL Team, where they served as a Broadcaster/Assistant Director Media Relations from 2010 to 2011.
Following this, Alex worked as a Reporter for Main Street Connect's TheDailyBedford.com, covering various local topics from town government to regional sports coverage. Alex joined Sirius XM Radio Inc. in 2013 as an Audio Editor, responsible for cutting audio clips for immediate use in their sports programming and update spots.
In 2012, Alex worked for Major League Baseball in multiple roles, first as a Productions Logger where they logged tapes and prepped video and audio for editing, and then as a Content Assistant involved in producing and approving videos published on MLB.com and partner websites.
From 2014 to 2016, Alex worked for The Topps Company in various roles, including Associate Project Manager, Producer, Host of Topps Talk, and Community Manager for Topps Digital. Alex closely monitored pre-press production, managed project priorities, motivated team members, and maintained records and files for Sports and Entertainment products.
Since 2016, Alex has been associated with Playbill, initially as the Vice President & Chief Digital Officer, and later promoted to Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in October 2020.
Alex Birsh completed their high school education at Riverdale Country School from 1995 to 2007, earning a high school diploma. Following this, they attended Quinnipiac University from 2007 to 2011, where they obtained a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Journalism.
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Since 1884, Playbill has been the exclusive publication for Broadway and Off-Broadway theatregoers, providing complete cast and production credits for each show, as well as features and interviews highlighting the many voices that make up the theatre community. Playbill proudly serves New York's most prominent performing arts venues, including multiple venues at Lincoln Center (Lincoln Center Theater, the Metropolitan Opera House, David Geffen Hall, Alice Tully Hall, David H. Koch Theater) and Carnegie Hall; as well as theatres across the country, including the Hollywood Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles and the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. Over the past 25 years Playbill has expanded beyond a print magazine and established itself as a trusted name in the theatre industry, offering audiences new ways to connect to Broadway and Off-Broadway around the world via Playbill.com. With over 3 million unique visitors, Playbill.com is the preeminent site for theatre news and features, delivering high-quality, original content to audiences everywhere. Over the past two decades, Playbill has also launched PlaybillStore.com, the one stop Broadway shop for theatre fans, carrying the official souvenir merchandise of Playbill and Broadway shows; PLAYBILLder, which allows school and community theatre productions around the world to build their very own Broadway quality Playbill program; Playbill Vault, a comprehensive online database of Broadway history that provides records of Broadway productions from 1930 to the present; and Playbill Travel, which takes travelers and Broadway royalty around the globe to experience the sights, sounds and tastes of the world’s finest cultures, while offering world-class concerts at night.