Jefferson Hack (born 20 June 1971 inMontevideo, Uruguay)[2] is the co-founder and CEO of Dazed Media, an independent[3] media company that produces stories across its print, digital and video brands.[4] The company's portfolio includes fashion bi-annualsAnother Magazine andAnother Man;[5] bi-monthly youth fashion and culture magazineDazed, and websites Anothermag.com, Dazeddigital.com, Dazedbeauty.com[6] and Anothermanmag.com in addition to the creative wing Dazed Studio. Hack, who previously served as Editor of these titles, is also co-founder of global video channelNowness.[7]
Hack was born in Montevideo,Uruguay, and lived for much of his childhood and teenage years inCliffsend,Kent.[2]
In 1991, at the age of 19, Hack foundedDazed with photographerRankin while a student atLondon College of Printing.[2] In 2001 Hack launched luxury bi-annualAnother Magazine.[8] In 2005 Hack co-founded men's style bi-annualAnother Man.[9]
In 2006 Hack launched dazeddigital.com, in 2009 he launched anothermag.com, and in 2017 he launched anothermanmag.com.[10][11]
In 2010 Hack co-founded Nowness, an independent luxury lifestyle video channel in partnership withLVMH Moët HennessyLouis Vuitton.[12] In 2017 Dazed Media and Modern Media formed a joint venture titled Modern Dazed and acquired a majority stake in Nowness.[13]
In 2013, Hack launched Dazed Studio,[14] the creative agency wing of Dazed Media, which makes digital, video, print, events and social media for brands,Dazed & Confused was rebranded asDazed in spring 2014.[15]
Hack has worked withBjörk[16] and as creative consultant toU2.[17][18] In 2015 he worked withRihanna on a project withAlexander McQueen andAnother Magazine that resulted in the world's first digital cover magazine and in 2015 with fashion designerKarl Lagerfeld which resulted in the world's first handcrafted hologram fashion magazine cover.[19][20]
