Melody Brown

As Group Vice President of Editorial, Melody Brown leads the development of cohesive strategies across our media portfolio. Since joining Emerald in February 2025, she has applied her years of experience in content innovation and brand transformation. Melody has led marketing and editorial departments by optimizing teams and streamlining workflows to drive digital transformation which augmented engagement and revenue. At Blavity Inc., she directed consumer editorial and affiliate marketing, where she ideated and launched digital tentpoles that resulted in business partnerships with Fortune 500 and emerging companies. She also supported content for the company's Afrotech event, one of the most influential tech conferences. Melody previously led global content strategy at Travel + Leisure Co., reimagining the editorial ecosystem across seven hospitality brands. Her background includes years as a TV News Executive Producer at ABC and NBC stations. Her work has earned Associated Press, MarCom and Edwards R. Murrow Awards. Melody holds a B.A. from the University of Central Florida and lives in Orlando with her husband and daughter.