On Wednesday, director of editorial operations at music news/publication website Pitchfork, Brandon Stosuy, announced that he has accepted a new position at crowdfunding platform, Kickstarter.
Stosuy took to his Twitter account and revealed after thirteen years at Pitchfork, he was moving on.
The actual news: I’m leaving Pitchfork to take a job at Kickstarter.
— Brandon Stosuy (@brandonstosuy) June 1, 2016
I’m very (very) excited about what we have planned, and will share specifics in the coming weeks. For now: My first day’s June 6. Hit me up!
— Brandon Stosuy (@brandonstosuy) June 1, 2016
He went on to thank Kickstarter founders, Yancey Stickler and Perry Chen, along with the rest of the platform’s opportunity. Strickler also tweeted out the exciting news.
This is big & exciting news for @Kickstarter; @brandonstosuy is a hero; stay tuned for something new & exciting 🙂 https://t.co/zl40q8WIaB
— Yancey Strickler (@ystrickler) June 1, 2016
The Kickstarter crew went on to reveal that they will be announcing details about Stosuy’s new position soon. The website currently has team of 138 employees based in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.