Discovery Communications, Inc. has named Arti Umesh to the role of Vice President, Marketing Strategy and Partnerships, effective immediately. Umesh will oversee Partner Marketing efforts for the company's Distribution team. She will be responsible for the strategic oversight of marketing and corporate social responsibility programs in partnership with the company's pay TV operators and digital content distributors that support the distribution of the company's portfolio of 13 U.S. networks. Before joining the company, Umesh served as Director of Integrated Marketing Planning and Strategy at American Cancer Society, where she led acquisition, brand and lifecycle marketing strategy for key market segments, including millennials. Prior to that, Umesh was Director, Web and Business Analytics at Univision, where she spearheaded their digital audience insights program and developed video content engagement strategies.