By Holly Stuart Hughes

Photo editor Jodi Peckman of Rolling Stone has been promoted to Creative Director at the magazine, managing editor Will Dana announced yesterday. Dana said Peckman’s promotion was a recognition of her “countless unacknowledged contributions to the entire look and feel of Rolling Stone.”  Peckman will continue to run the magazine's photo department.

Peckman has been the photo editor of Rolling Stone since 2003. She joined the magazine in 1987, and served as deputy photo editor from 1993 to 1997, when she left to become photo director at FHM. She returned to run Rolling Stone’s photo department in 2003. 

“I was shocked,” Peckman said of the promotion.  “I’m thrilled. I’ve been working towards it, but it’s such a leap for a photo person.”  She notes that photography is an essential element of Rolling Stone, and she has always reported directly to the editor, as the magazine’s art director does. 

In his memo, Dana said, “This new title reflects her importance to the entire
enterprise of Rolling Stone - from taking charge on deadline-busting
 bookazine projects, to deciding what we'll order for closing-night dinners,
to helping [art director] Joe Hutchinson and me to determine the overall visual make-up of the magazine.”

Peckman has worked on several standalone anthologies, including one on Barack Obama and one on Michael Jackson, that combine previously published and newly assigned articles and photos. She has also worked on Rolling Stone books and consults on Men’s Journal, which like Rolling Stone is published by Wenner Media.

Peckmann has won awards from the Society of Publication Designers, National Magazine Awards, and American Photography Awards.

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