marblemedia has promoted Carrie Paupst Shaughnessy to the newly created role of VP, scripted.

Paupst Shaughnessy, who joined the Toronto-based company in January, will be tasked with developing marblemedia’s scripted slate across primetime, live-action youth and digital. She will work closely with co-CEO and executive producer Matt Hornburg.

In addition to expanding the company’s development slate, Paupst Shaughnessy will also oversee marblemedia’s current development slate, which includes Alchemy (Cirque du Soleil, Showcase) and Dark Horse (Seven24 Films, Corus Entertainment).

Paupst Shaughnessy previously worked at Bell Media, where she served as a production executive on the drama team overseeing Saving Hope, Bitten and Cardinal. Before that she held the role of SVP, production and creative affairs at Northwood Entertainment, as well as working as a feature film content analyst for Telefilm Canada from 2005 to 2013.