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EXCLUSIVE<\/strong>: Zola Mashariki, the former Fox Searchlight and BET exec who has headed up Audible Studios for the last two years, is leaving the Amazon-owned company.<\/p>\n

Mashariki has been in the position since early 2021. She is expected to remain in a transition role through the middle of October. <\/p>\n

As head of Audible Studios, she was tasked with spearheading original content for the company, reporting to Chief Content Officer Rachel Ghiazza.<\/p>\n

She oversaw series such as singing competition podcast Breakthrough<\/em>, which starred Sara Bareilles and Kelly Rowland, and was behind signing a slew of talent deals with A-list stars.<\/p>\n

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Mashariki spent 15 years at Searchlight, where she rose to SVP of production, overseeing projects like The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Secret Life of Bees <\/em>and The Last King of Scotland.<\/em> As part of the acquisitions team, she also worked on Best Picture Oscar winners Slumdog Millionaire <\/em>and 12 Years A Slave.<\/em><\/p>\n

She later joined BET, where she was Head of Original Programming between 2015 and 2017, developing and exec producing series such as The New Edition Story<\/em>, John Singleton’s series Rebel<\/em>, and Laurence Fishburne’s Nelson Mandela story Madiba<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Before joining Audible, Mashariki was chief content officer for One Community, formerly known as Good Films. She oversaw the company’s 2019 release, Just Mercy,<\/em> which starred Michael B. Jordan, Brie Larson and Jamie Foxx.<\/p>\n

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