Claudine Cazian Britz

Claudine is a Los Angeles native and respected business leader with over a decade of experience in media programming, entertainment, and branded content creation. Currently, she is the Head of Entertainment Partnerships at Instagram, in which she works closely with public figures, television, film and media companies.

In this role, Cazian works in close partnerships with all entertainment partners on their digital strategies, growth and platform development. Instagram is used by 800M+ people worldwide (on a monthly basis) making Claudine a global thinking executive with deep knowledge of various cultures and best practices.

Previous to Instagram, Claudine was the VP of Programming & Brand Partnerships at iHeartMedia for the globally syndicated “On Air with Ryan Seacrest” radio show. To date, Seacrest programming can be heard by 20 million people weekly, and on 500 stations worldwide.

Claudine received her Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from Loyola Marymount University and holds a Master of Arts in Communications and Entertainment from the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

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