Jeff Petriello is Mashable's Director of Creative Development. In this role, he directs and manages the Marketing department's Mashable Collective team, as well as guides creative integration into both the greater department, and Mashable, as a whole. Prior to Mashable, Jeff worked at NowThis News as its first employee and at Scott Rudin Productions as an Executive Assistant. Jeff proudly led a team that won a Shorty Award for Best Brand on Vine in 2014. He has a Philosophy degree from Columbia University.