Architectural Digest has announced the appointment of a new digital director, David Kaufman, commencing 28 September. Kaufman will work alongside AD editor-in-chief Amy Astley to lead the publication’s digital properties, which include ArchDigest.com, Clever, and AD PRO, as well as all social media and video content. He succeeds executive digital director Keith Pollock, who departed in August.

David was most recently the founding editor in chief of Knewz.com, the new search and discovery platform from News Corp, and was formerly a New York Times editor and the global lifestyle editor at Quartz.