Variety has hired Jeff Cooper as group senior vice president of consumer partnerships. Based in New York, Cooper will report to Variety publisher and co-president Dea Lawrence. He will begin his role on Jan. 30. Cooper is a seasoned media executive with over two decades of leadership experience across top organizations including Condé Nast, ESPN, SiriusXM and Time Inc. He recently served as head of sales for adMarketplace, an ad tech company, where he led revenue growth with a focus on new