Ruckus Media Names Development Exec

Smith joins Ruckus from Scholastic, where she was director of licensed publishing. Prior to that, she was director of licensing and brand management at Simon & Schuster. Smith has brokered deals with top name-brand companies including Nickelodeon, Universal, Warner Bros, Lucasfilm, Paramount, Sony, BBC, Lego, Hasbro, Mattel, Pokemon, Cartoon Network and Spinmaster.

 “Lynn will be heading up efforts to forge new alliances and partnerships, manage our licensing efforts and new business endeavors so we can continue to create the most interesting and playable apps for children and families,” says Rick Rickter, Ruckus’ chief executive officer. “We want to keep kids interacting and interactive by bringing their favorite, beloved characters into their lives in a mobile app way.  Lynn brings tremendous experience and great know-how and we’re thrilled to have her expertise at Ruckus.”