New York--Digital First Media has appointed Ray Chelstowski as senior vice president of national sales overseeing all print and digital sales for the company that jointly manages MediaNews Group and the Journal Register Company. In his new role, Chelstowski will be responsible for leading the national sales efforts for the company’s more than 800 multimedia products.

Prior to joining Digital First Media, Chelstowski was publisher of Newsweek/Daily Beast where he successfully led sales and marketing efforts by delivering 40 new accounts to Newsweek within 40 days of the magazine’s re-launch in conjunction with the Daily Beast web site. He was also publisher during the turnarounds of both Entertainment Weekly and Rolling Stone magazines.

Chelstowski, who will report to executive vice president of sales Kirk MacDonald for Digital First Media, will be based in New York City.