Are Media appoints new GM for Australia’s biggest magazine titles

Are Media has appointed Jocelin Abbey to the new role of general manager of its homes and lifestyle titles, tasked with overseeing a stable that includes four of the five most-read paid magazines in the country.

Abbey will drive the omnichannel growth of the company’s titles, which includes major print titles Better Homes and Gardens, The Australian Women’s Weekly, Australian House & Garden, Home Beautiful, Belle, Country Style and Homes to Love. The first three of those titles have a combined monthly readership of over 3.7 million Australians, according to Roy Morgan’s most recent numbers.