Spencer Mandell

Spencer Mandell serves as Chief Creative Officer at Playhybrid since October 2022, following a tenure as Vice President & Executive Creative Director at Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK from January 2021 to October 2022. Prior creative leadership roles include Creative Director positions at Instagram and Facebook from June 2015 to January 2021, and Creative Director at Annex88 from October 2014 to May 2015. Spencer also contributed as Senior Creative for Refinery29, Inc. and New York Magazine's THE CUT, from July 2013 to June 2014 and May 2012 to June 2013, respectively. Early in the career, Spencer gained diverse experience as a Documentary Maker, Sitcom Director, Conflict Photographer, and Producer for various organizations, including SIPA PRESS and the Central Intelligence Agency. Educational background includes studies at MIT Sloan School of Management, The New School, and Parsons School of Design at The New School.