About Andy Wright

Since joining The New York Times Company in March 1997, Andy has held senior management positions, most recently as Group Director for Recruitment Advertising. In this capacity, Andy is responsible for setting the strategic direction for the newspaper's recruitment advertising initiatives that have culminated in early 2002 in the introduction of the paper's integrated print and online recruitment offering - The New York Times Job Market.
Under Andy's stewardship, The New York Times Job Market today is the leading Internet career site in the New York area, providing employers and job seekers with insightful information and comprehensive resources to streamline their job recruitment efforts. Job Market appears in The New York Times every Sunday and is accessible all week at NYTimes.com, where job seekers can find career-related Times articles, extensive company research, a résumé database and valuable career resources. To champion thought leadership on emerging issues and trends facing the business community, Andy oversees The New York Times Job Market research that reports weekly on industry trends and workplace practices affecting employers and job seekers. On a monthly basis, The New York Times Job Market releases the findings of its Confidence Index that track the future outlook for job recruitment in the metro New York area over the coming six-month period. Copies of Job Market research reports are available upon request at NYTimes.com/jobmarket.
Prior to joining The New York Times, Andy was Eastern Advertising Sales Manager at Children's TV Workshop. Prior to that, he held various sales management positions at Child Magazine, part of The New York Times Women's Magazine division. Andy began his career in the Media Services group at McCann-Erickson Worldwide.
Andy is a frequent speaker at industry events on recruiting and advertising issues, and consults with corporate HR executives on recruitment strategies.