William Earl
Executive Digital Director·Variety
New York, United States, North America
- Accepts pitches
Covers: Entertainment · Film · Movies & FilmRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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William Earl works as an executive digital director at Variety and is publicly associated with entertainment, film and movies & film, working into North America. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
Formats
Digital · Television
Market
North America · New York
Pitching
Accepts pitches
Playbook
How to approach William
- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits Variety.
- Keep it
- Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
- Send
- A music link with short, relevant context.
- Avoid
- Generic introductions and oversized attachments.
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What does William Earl cover?
Coverage
- Entertainment
- Film
- Movies & Film
- Movies Film
Market
- New York
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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About
Who is William Earl?
William Earl is a New York-based executive digital director associated with Variety. Their published work centres on Entertainment, Film and Movies & Film. Coverage runs through Digital and Television. The audience sits primarily in North America. Executive Digital Director · Variety. William Earl works as a executive digital director with Variety, based in New York. William Earl is executive digital director at Variety, based in New York. Virtual Publicist does not yet have enough specific music-coverage evidence to place this profile in a genre or opportunity Collection. The topics that recur across their output are Entertainment, Film, Movies & Film, Movies Film and Music, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through Digital and Television, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. Reach concentrates on North America, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: Executive Digital Director. Works at: Variety. Based in: New York, United States, North America. Campaign types: Press Feature. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits William's digital coverage and the North America market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- Executive Digital Director
- Works at
- Variety
- Based in
- New York, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Press Feature
- Territories
- North America, United States
- Languages
- English
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About William Earl
William Earl works as executive digital director and covers Entertainment, Film, Movies & Film and Movies Film. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
William Earl is based in New York, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
A professional contact route for William is stored in Virtual Publicist and available to members. Contact details are never published openly on this page.
Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits William's digital coverage and the North America market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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