Punch is a digital media brand dedicated to drinks and drinking culture. The Punch brand consists of a robust website and recipe database, featuring more than 2,500 classic and modern cocktails, alongside buying guides, how-tos, hacks and feature stories all produced by a diverse team of writers, editors, photographers and illustrators. Our coverage extends beyond the site to a variety of social channels, with a focus on original, behind-the-scenes video, and to print, in the form of 10 book and gift titles published to date.
Our goal is to capture the ethos that’s driving drink culture forward: the connection of beverage to tradition and place, the passion to innovate and, yes, fun. We also believe that the wine, cocktail, beer and spirits worlds have more in common than they probably realize. We’ve brought them together in order to shine a light on the many places where their values are entwined.
Founded in 2013, Punch was acquired by Vox Media in 2021, and since then has expanded its audience and coverage, most recently to join forces with Eater for the launch of a trade-focused newsletter, Pre Shift.
Since the brand’s inception, Punch has been recognized by numerous organizations for its contributions to food and drink journalism, winning multiple awards from the James Beard Foundation, IACP, Tales of the Cocktail Foundation and more.
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SENIOR EDITOR | Mary Anne Porto
MANAGING EDITORS | Jess Mayhugh, Sarah Medina
DEPUTY EDITOR | Hilary Pollack
SENIOR REPORTER | Bettina Makalintal
STAFF WRITER | Francky Knapp
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF | Stephanie Wu
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR | Lesley Suter
ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR | Nat Belkov
SENIOR COPY EDITOR | Nadia Q. Ahmad
AUDIENCE
SENIOR DIRECTOR, AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT | Kaitlin Bray
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT | Terri Ciccone
SENIOR SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER | Zoe Becker
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER, ANALYTICS | Avery Dalal
VIDEO
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND EP OF VIDEO | Stephen Pelletteri
HEAD OF PRODUCTION, LIFESTYLE | Stefania Orrú
DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION | Michelle Fox
POST-PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR | Lucy Morales Carlisle
SUPERVISING PRODUCER, SOCIAL VIDEO | Jordan Shalhoub
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY | Murilo Ferreira
PRODUCER | Gabby Lozano
BRAND DEVELOPMENT
PUBLISHER | Jill Dehnert
GENERAL MANAGER | Talia Baiocchi
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EDITORIAL OPERATIONS | Ellie Krupnick
DIRECTOR, BRAND DEVELOPMENT | Allison Hamlin
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, BRAND DEVELOPMENT | Patty Diez
ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR| Lizzie Munro