as Executive Director of Global Intersectional Marketing, supporting all of the studio’s labels, including Columbia Pictures, 3000 Pictures, TriStar Pictures, Screen Gems, Affirm Films and Sony Pictures Animation.
Gist will report to Ellene Miles, SVP of Global Intersectional Marketing, and will work across marketing and publicity to establish holistic multicultural and inclusion-based strategies for all Sony movies. Prior to joining Sony, Gist was the VP of Consumer Marketing and Brand Strategy at BET Networks , where he developed and executed marketing strategies to drive awareness and engagement for the network’s programming and brand initiatives which included Tyler Perry’s'Morbius' Review: Spider-Man Spinoff Starring Jared Leto Has More In Common With DC's Batman Than Marvel's Web Slinger
Prior to BET, he served as Director of Multicultural Publicity and Promotions at Universal Pictures for four years. In this role, Gist was responsible for overseeing strategic development and providing hands-on support in various disciplines that included: Hispanic, African-American and Asian-American film publicity, field publicity, word-of-mouth outreach, grassroots events, digital publicity and social influencer/content creator executions.