Former Biden Adviser Remi Yamamoto Joins Disney TV Comms Staff

Disney Leisure Tv has employed Remi Yamamoto as vp media relations.

Yamamoto involves the Mouse Home from the White Home, having served as particular assistant to President Joe Biden and senior adviser to the workplace of the chief of workers. She served as a spokesperson for the administration and labored on strategic communications and press technique, amongst different duties, on the White Home and in addition was Biden’s touring nationwide press secretary throughout the 2020 marketing campaign.

Yamamoto will report back to Naomi Bulochnikov-Paul, government vp publicity and head of communications at Disney Leisure TV.

“I’m deeply honored to start my subsequent chapter at Disney Leisure,” Yamamoto mentioned in a press release. “Disney has been part of my life for a very long time, and the corporate’s world-class leisure and information enterprise not solely informs however evokes technology after technology with highly effective storytelling. I’m excited to now be part of that magic and grateful to work with the best-in-the-business communications workforce.”

Stated Bulochnikov-Paul, “Remi is an distinctive communications strategist with an incredible breadth of expertise. We’re excited to welcome her to our gifted communications workforce, the place she’s going to carry a singular perspective and proceed to amplify the narrative round our award-winning content material manufacturers and leaders. Her sharp instincts and impeccable judgment will serve us nicely as we additional place our group because the chief for authentic leisure and information programming.” 

In her new job, Yamamoto might be answerable for cross-brand messaging and communications methods throughout Disney Leisure TV’s portfolio, which incorporates ABC’s leisure and information divisions, Disney Branded Tv, Disney TV Studios, Hulu originals, Onyx Collective and the corporate’s cable properties (aside from ESPN). She’ll additionally oversee groups for disaster communications and issue-oriented messaging.