Experience
BONNIER CORP.
Commerce & Syndication Editor
2019 - Present
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Create content for Bonnier Corp. publications to be syndicated to services such as MSN, Google News, Apple News, Smart News and Flipboard.
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Create and coordinate reviews of products featured on Amazon.com.
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Increased Amazon revenue for Florida Travel & Life brand by 2100 percent.
STUCK IN THE '80s
Podcast Host/Producer/Engineer
2005 - Present
• Creator, host, engineer and producer of award-winning weekly podcast on the music, movies and pop culture of the 1980s, with a global audience of 500,000.
• Winner of 11 major journalism awards, including: Online News Association, Winner, Best Online Commentary 2006; Eppy Award, Winner, Best Media-Affiliated Entertainment Blog 2007; FSNE, Winner, Innovation in Driving a Digital Audience 2010.
• Successfully monetized with Patreon.com. Past advertising sponsors include HelloFresh, BarkBox, FanDuel and more.
THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
Digital Producer
2018 - 2019
• Create and maintain web pages and mobile apps for Walt Disney World, including Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Animal Kingdom, Disney Hollywood Studios, Disney Springs and Disney Resorts.
• Key projects include Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge and Disney's Riviera Resort.
BONNIER CORP.
Digital Project Manager
2015 - 2018
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Launched video syndication programs across multiple brands, creating partnerships with Wibbitz and Ooyala.
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Re-imagined Florida Travel & Life website, focusing on tourism news and trends. As editor, assigned, created and edited site relaunch.
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Led stakeholders on new products, website redesigns and digital interactive features for Bonnier's Active Interest Network of brand websites: Flying, Scuba Diving, Sport Diver, Islands, Wakeboarding, Waterski, LearnWake, Yachting, Sailing World, Cruising World, Boating, Marlin, Sport Fishing, Saltwater Sportsman.
Digital Content Director
2012 - 2015
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Successfully led digital initiatives for Bonnier's Travel and Dive publications: ISLANDS, Destination Weddings & Honeymoons, Florida Travel & Life, Caribbean Travel & Life, Scuba Diving and Sport Diver magazines.
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Generated triple-digit growth in page views and unique views for the travel sites. Year-over-year natural search traffic growth for one particular brand exceeded 500 percent in page views and more than 300 percent in unique views. For the dive websites, YOY natural search traffic increased 218 percent in UVs and 360 percent in PVs.
