Lauren Funk has been named Senior Creative Director at Big Yellow Dog, she'll be leading the team in charge of writer management and song plugging.

Funk had previously served for three years as BYD's Creative Manager. She was instrumental in the success of songs like "Hometown Girl" (recorded by Josh Turner), "Get to You" (Michael Ray), and "Ring on Every Finger" (LoCash), as well as in securing cuts by Blake Shelton, Dustin Lynch, Chris Lane and Sara Evans.

"Lauren is passionate about all the Big Yellow Dog Music writers and their success," says BYD Music CEO Carla Wallace. "She's a true writer's friend."