David Kirk

David Kirk has worked in the media and entertainment industry for over 30 years. David began their career in 1989 as an Account Manager at Sports Illustrated/Detroit. In 1994, they moved to Time Inc. as a Group Sales Director. Five years later, they joined Pace Communications as Vice President of New Business Development. In 2010, they were hired by Caesars Entertainment Corporation as National Sales Director, where they managed sales division aimed at small group social travel. From 2011 to 2014, they were Director of Business Development at Poptent. David then moved to RR Donnelley as Business Development for the Digital Solutions Group. In 2015, they returned to Time Inc. as Executive Director of Corporate Sales & Content Marketing. Since 2016, they have been Executive Director at KME - Kirk Media Enterprises, representing clients such as Deloitte, Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Walgreens, Netflix, Marco's Pizza, Twitch, and other blue chips. Most recently, they were appointed Director of Business Development at StudioNow in 2021.

David Kirk attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1975 to 1981, where they obtained both a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and a Masters Degree in Communications. In 2015, they obtained two IAB Digital Media Sales Certifications from Chicago, IL and the IAB.