Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

Clayfield College

Senior Editor & Intelligence Consultant  -  Innovation, Sustainability, Future of Work, Education & Social Impact  -  The Economist Newspaper Group

New York, New York, United States

In my current role as Senior Editor at The Economist Group, I lead on global innovation, sustainability, healthcare, workforce & education editorial and research programs. From strategy and conception to creation and cross-platform execution, I develop impactful, compelling programs that help businesses, non-profits, governments, social advocacy groups, and academic institutions navigate the increasingly-complex global landscape.  My unique value proposition? I specialize in identifying white space opportunities, finding the stories worth telling, and creating a heightened level of awareness about how the world is changing and the opportunities to be seized.  I have has presented at various conferences around the world and used to be the host of my own creative intelligence podcast. The Economist Group's unique value proposition? We have the research capabilities of a global think-tank with the reach of a trusted media brand. As the world leader in business intelligence, we have access to over 650 expert analysts and editors across 200 countries worldwide. Underpinned by unrivaled research methodologies, the best analytical minds and over 70 years of experience, we uncover pivotal, forward-looking opportunities for organizations, NGOs, governments and education foundations to win in their markets. We apply the same rigor of our editorial heritage to design content that goes beyond the expected. And our reputation for authority and independence ensures access to elite contributors in every market in the world, providing truly distinctive viewpoints.After all, The Economist's founding purpose – since 1843 – has always been to "take part in a severe contest between intelligence, which presses forward, and an unworthy, timid ignorance obstructing our progress."

The Economist

Senior Editor + Consultant  -  Innovation, Workforce, Education, Sustainability & Healthcare

Technology & Innovation: Research Manager and Editor

With a network of 21 offices across 17 countries, Interbrand is a global brand consultancy and publisher of the highly influential annual Best Global Brands and Breakthrough Brands reports, and Webby Award-winning brandchannel. Interbrand is part of the Omnicom Group Inc's network of agencies, including BBDO, DDB Worldwide, DDB Tribal, TBWA Worldwide, Siegel + Gale, and so on.I play crucial role in crafting Interbrand's Intellectual Property from ideation to execution, encompassing all print and digital content ranging from articles, white papers, case studies, video scripts, and email campaigns to seminal annual reports. I working with global teams to set the strategy and ensure it is well-executed, while acting as the bastion of our corporate brand across global and local platforms. Central to my role is the development of content for Interbrand’s Best Global Brands Report, a multi-platform undertaking that spans print, web, social media, and event collateral.

Interbrand

Global Content Lead

PSFK is a pioneering business intelligence company. Across every major industry vertical, from retail to health to advertising to fashion to finance, it helps Fortune 500 companies identify opportunities and understand challenges through a mix of white papers, trend reports, business intelligence conferences, immersive events, insight-rich newsletters, ideation workshops and on-demand services. In my role at PSFK, I was responsible for the following:- Curate the editorial coverage and content strategy at <a href="http://PSFK.com">PSFK.com</a> - Coordinate our global team of writers who contribute to the site- Manage op-ed pitches, features and editorial roundtables- Direct social activations related to editorial and labs projects- Manage PR outreach for conferences, events and reports promotion- Liaise with PR teams to cover important events, product launches, etc. - Edit article content, interviews and copy for trend reports- Monitor and analyze branded content traffic - Write branded content - Manage SEO for PSFK.com- Manage content and asset pool for PSFK.com- Monitor and maintain PSFK Style Book

PSFK

Editorial Director & Senior Consultant

- Managing branded content partnership between Huffington and eBay•	Curating content across all digital platforms•	Writing feature articles on lifestyle and technology products•	Copywriting content across social media channels

The Huffington Post

Senior Content Program Manager

- Writer, editor, content strategist & project manager for leading edge global brands from the likes of Disney to David Beckham to Jennifer Lopez to Hershey’s to Mercedez Benz to Calvin Klein to Tommy Hilfiger to Cole Haan to Kate Spade New York•	Generating ideas for stories, conducting executive / celebrity interviews, writing features on brands, businesses and people and helping to conceive story packaging•	Writing content for internal digital communication channels & managing the publishing of content online•	Launching the company’s TV channel “GBG TV” and working as its TV reporter, scriptwriter, interviewer and content manager•	Acquiring visual assets and other reference materials, writing scripts, and managing the work of production artists and graphic designers•	Delivering scoops, analysis and smartly conceived trend stories, and providing creative and compelling ideas for client branded content marketing initiatives

Global Brands Group (A member of the Fung Group)

Global Communications Manager

Writer for NPR, a leading global media company with offices all over the world from Washington D.C. and New York to Shanghai and Kabul which delivers breaking news stories from business, politics, health, science, technology, music, arts and culture to millions of readers in every corner of the world.

Journalist

Writer for Interview Magazine, founded in 1969 by artist Andy Warhol, featuring intimate conversations between some of the world's biggest celebrities, artists, musicians, and creative thinkers.

Interview Magazine

Writer for Slate, an online magazine combining insight and humor in thoughtful analyses of current events,  politics, news, business, technology, and culture.

Slate Magazine

Writer for Atlas Obscura, the definitive guide to the world's hidden wonders, uncovering unusual and overlooked places not found in your average guidebook.

Atlas Obscura

Content strategist, trend analyst and marketing consultant for Crowd DNA (<a href="http://www.crowddna.com/">http://www.crowddna.com/</a>), an insight and innovation business based in London and Amsterdam, contributing to a research project for their client, Disney. With a firm grip on mainstream youth culture in Germany, I helped provide an insight into the changing life and times of 16-34s in the German market: what challenges they face, what do they think and feel compared to previous generations and any noticeable cultural shifts in the last five years.

Disney ABC Television Group

Trends Reporter & Editor

- Managing communication concept, social media strategy and content development for a London-based client•	Editorializing and managing content on websites and social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Google Plus)•	Community management across all online and social media platforms•	Brainstorming innovative campaign ideas•	Social media tracking and SEODie Taikonauten is a Berlin-based creative agency with international project experience. The focus of their work lies in conception, design and development of new digital experiences. One of their main tasks include the creation of websites, mobile apps and custom online software solutions - whether for mobile devices, tablets or desktop computers. They are focused on high usability and maximum performance to provide added values to users as to our clients for the most efficient conversion.Specialties: Conception, Mobile Design, Web Design, Media Design, Development, Programming, Apps, Responsive Design, Information <a href="http://Architecturehttp://www.dietaikonauten.com">Architecturehttp://www.dietaikonauten.com</a>

dieTaikonauten GmbH & Co. KG

Editorial & Social Media Strategist

Freelance writer and editor for TASCHEN, one of the most successful fine art book publishers in the world, distributed around the world and published in over 20 languages.

TASCHEN

Senior Editor

Writer for The Huffington Post Blog, writing about  culture, lifestyle, fashion, entertainment, travel, music, technology, art, design and innovation.The Huffington Post is an American online news aggregator and blog founded by Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, Andrew Breitbart and Jonah Peretti. The site offers news, blogs, and original content and covers politics, business, entertainment, environment, technology, popular media, lifestyle, culture, comedy, healthy living, women's interests, and local news.

- Creating and executing global content strategy based on the client’s objectives and target audience, to amplify the brand presence and deliver a holistic consumer experience•	Developing, managing, and executing a global master content calendar across all digital platforms•	Copywriting, sourcing and curating all written and visual communications collateral across digital channels  •	Setting benchmarks and measurement plans for all communication channelsSocial media tracking, analysis, and evaluation, along with optimization of overall brand communication and social media engagement based on insights

VICE Media, Inc.

Senior Strategist & Editorial Manager

Writer for VICE. Launched in 1994, VICE has since expanded into a leading global youth media company with bureaus in over 30 countries. VICE operates the world’s premier original online video destination, <a href="http://VICE.COM">VICE.COM</a>, an international network of digital channels, a television production studio, a magazine, a record label, an in-house creative services agency and a book-publishing division. VICE’s digital channels include The Creators Project, dedicated to the arts and creativity, Motherboard, covering cultural happenings in technology, and Noisey, a music discovery channel. To date, VICE boasts over 60 established shows that cover everything from current events to sex to investigative reporting to music to kittens. <a href="http://www.vice.com/">http://www.vice.com/</a>

Content producer for Protein's daily feed, showcasing emerging ideas, projects, trends and innovations from around the world and featuring creativity from a diverse range of artists, marketers, musicians, designers, scientists and more. Founded in 1998, Protein has worked with some of the world’s most respected brands to deliver successful multi-platform digital campaigns that provoke engagement by challenging the traditional models of communication. Clients have included Nike, American Apparel, Red Bull, MTV, Absolut Vodka, Levi's, Burberry, Nokia, Samsung, Lacoste, Playstation, Lee Cooper, Grey Goose, Diesel, Hennessy and Sony Ericsson.The Protein Feed has existed for over 15 years and is the company's primary online editorial platform.

Protein®

Content Producer

- Blogger outreach•	Creating press kits and maintaining press contact databases•	Liaising with international journalists, bloggers, press representatives and the Hip Hop / B-Boying community•	Content management / website CMSRed Bull Media House GmbH is an international media company, which produces, publishes and distributes print, audiovisual and multimedia material from the World of Red Bull in fields of sports, culture, life style and premium entertainment. In 1987, Red Bull not only launched a completely new product, it created a whole new product category – energy drinks. From day one, Red Bull has been giving wings to people and ideas, setting many milestones in sports and culture. <a href="http://www.redbull.com/http://www.redbullmediahouse.com/www.redbullbcone.com/%E2%80%8E">http://www.redbull.com/http://www.redbullmediahouse.com/www.redbullbcone.com/‎</a>

Red Bull

Content Program Manager

Reporting on events and trends in both NYC and Berlin, for Guest of a Guest, a publication that covers high society events, people and places from the ballrooms of the Upper East Side in NYC to fashion week in Tokyo, to the barrooms of Berlin, boasting a following of over 100 000 people. Since its inception, Guest of a Guest has grown to include a picture database of thousands of people and events all over the world, with concentrations in New York City, the Hamptons, Los Angeles and Washington DC. Previous names that have been hosted on the site include Gisele Bündchen, Anna Wintour, President Obama, Heidi Klum, Brad Pitt, Justin Timberlake, Halle Berry, Angelina Jolie, Bono, Prince Harry, Donatella Versace, and many more. GofG's readers are young college-educated professionals who work in exciting industries including finance, advertising, PR, fashion, media and entertainment who are the very cultural drivers, influencers and tastemakers that fill our pages.

Guest of a Guest LLC

Freelance Writer

- Creating and executing a global content strategy for global brands: MINI, BMW & Baume & Mercier •	Developing, managing and executing a global master content calendar across all communication platforms and channels•	Social media tracking, analysis and evaluation•	Curating and producing communication collateral for all digital channels•	Writing press releases, newsletters, blogger mailings, along with managing PR & blogger contact databases•	Copywriting for special event postings across digital channels •	Ongoing community and client relationship management •	Researching and writing articles for the lifestyle blog MINI Space •	Coordinating the CMS on this MINI Space website, uploading articles in seven languages, carrying out SEO with keywords, tags and meta headlines, along with coordinating the design and layout of the landing pages •	Liaising with MINI's art & design community•	Brainstorming innovative campaign ideas (E.g. NOT NORMAL New Years Resolutions)KKLD* is a Berlin and NYC based creative advertising agency founded in 2003 with international project experience. The agency creates innovative advertising and communication across multiple media channels with a strong focus on social and digital media. Clients include MINI, BMW, Polaroid, Panasonic, Swarovski, Vodafone, Gigaset, Bayer, T-Mobile, FindTheBest, Richemont, Carrera, European Greens.EU and <a href="http://Safilo.http://kkld.net/KKLD*">Safilo.http://kkld.net/KKLD*</a> is also a co-founder of <a href="http://Architizer.com">Architizer.com</a>: <a href="http://www.architizer.com/">http://www.architizer.com/</a>

KKLD*

Editorial & Social Media

- Maintaining VICE Media’s community engagement on social media platforms and online channels (VICE Magazine, Noisey, Motherboard, The Creator's Project, VICE Records, VICE Fashion, etc)•	Conducting blogger outreach and social media tracking •	Creating SEM decks and presentations•	Coordinating VICE events in NYC and liaising with the VICE Media communityVICE was launched in 1994 and has since expanded into a leading global youth media company with bureaus in over 30 countries. VICE operates the world’s premier original online video destination, <a href="http://VICE.COM">VICE.COM</a>, an international network of digital channels, a television production studio, a magazine, a record label, an in-house creative services agency and a book-publishing division. VICE’s digital channels include The Creators Project, dedicated to the arts and creativity, Motherboard, covering cultural happenings in technology, and Noisey, a music discovery channel. To date, VICE boasts over 60 established shows that cover everything from current events to sex to investigative reporting to music to kittens. <a href="http://www.vice.com/">http://www.vice.com/</a>

Social Media & Digital Marketing

- Sales database management and album postage•	Event assistance with NYC concerts and coordinating travel plans to SXSW•	Writing / editing PR collateralBa Da Bing Records is an American record label based in Brooklyn, New York. Ben Goldberg ran the operation from a post office box while taking positions as a publicist for the independent labels Merge and Matador. In 2007, Goldberg moved the label's base to Brooklyn, in the Fort Greene neighborhood.One of the label's most successful acts is the group Beirut, whose debut album Ba Da Bing released in 2006.Current Artists Sharon Van Etten, Damon & Naomi, The Dead C, Gate, Mark Hollis, The Renderers, Soft Landing, WoomFormer Artists Beirut, Shearwater, Tune-Yards, 1 Mile North, Alger Hiss, The Brunettes, Benjamin Wetherill, Blek Ink, Bright, Patrick Cleandenim, Colossal Yes, Comets on Fire, Adrian Crowley, Devon Williams, Mark Dwinell, Greg Weeks, Hawksley Workman, Essie Jain, James Orr Complex, Juneau, Landing, Mirza, Monaural, Jason Morphew, Park Attack, The Receptionists, Salteen, Six Organs of Admittance, Sons & Daughters, The Spiny Anteaters, Th' Faith Healers, The Weak Moments, Ultrasound, Windy & Carl, Yours Truly, Yume Bitsu

Ba Da Bing Records

Marketing & PR

- Creating video & written blogs to document Sanctuary events and behind-the-scene action•	Developing press kits and promotional material•	Event planning and coordinationThe Sanctuary for Independent Media is a telecommunications production facility dedicated to community media arts, hosting screening, production and performance facilities, training in media production and a command post for an emerging community of artists, activists, writers and educators finding its voice in independent media projects.From Beehive Design Collective showing how to dismantle monoculture to an Australian-born Buddhist nun discussing her work with prison inmates to a presentation of Deep Dish TV's "Shocking and Awful: A Grassroots Response to War in Iraq", while the independent media makers of all kinds who make partnerships with the Sanctuary have their own causes, their methods of reaching their goals are the same: They have delved into the possibilities of multimedia and are taking the reins to show off their work and in some cases, spread a message."For filmmakers, musicians, painters, authors and assorted left-leaning activists, the evolving cultural and economic landscape means they need no longer depend on the mainstream mass media to produce, distribute and put a value on their work. The new wave is mobilized by what its participants see as the proliferation of media giants that dispense dumbed-down entertainment and serve as the mouthpiece for conservative policies. At the same time, digital technology opens the way for anyone with a few dollars, a little technical know-how and ambition." (Times Union)

Sanctuary for Independent Media

Writer & Filmmaker

- Creating a marketing plan and strategy for Apple’s “Back to Uni” Campaign•	Coordinating promotional stalls, training sessions and university lectures•	Won 1st in Australia for “Best Marketing Campaign”Student Marketing Australia (SMA) is Australia's largest youth marketing agency specializing in tertiary students. SME employs students each year to run creative, challenging and professional marketing campaigns for globally-renowned clients across various industries and regions. In this role, I worked on impactful projects for iconic brands such as Apple, Adobe, Commonwealth Bank, Fairfax, Optus, Dairy Farmers, CPA and Kimberly-Clark Australia. SMA also coordinates:Magazines: magazines4students.com.auTextbooks:  textbookexchange.com.auLost on Campus: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/lost-on-campus/id488598630?mt=8Looking">https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/lost-on-campus/id488598630?mt=8Looking</a> for flatmates? flatmates.com.auInternships studentinternships.com.au

Apple

Marketing Coordinator

- Provided accurate enrolment and course guidance to Creative Industries students and prospective students (fFilm, Journalism, Fine Arts, Communication & Fashion)•	Assisted the Academic Services Officer and academics within the Portfolio in routine student administration matters.Through forward-looking courses, cutting-edge research and a proven track record in growing the creative economy, QUT Creative Industries is leading the way nationally and internationally. The Faculty's academic programs include some of the highest-demand undergraduate courses at QUT. Specialist degrees across a range of creative study areas including Architecture, Design and Visual Arts, Music and Performing Arts, Film, Radio and Television, Writing and Publishing, Advertising and Marketing and Creative Software Applications, equipping graduates with diverse knowledge, creativity and professional skills across a range of industries and practice.Creativity is no longer seen as a luxury. It's an economic and cultural imperative valued by individuals, society and employers. The arts, media and design are vital components of local and global communities and are central to the development of fulfilling citizenship and social innovation. Creative Industries invites people to join with them in shaping the future of the creative professions through our specialisations in the arts, media and design fields and in building creative communities through world-leading research, consultancies and partnerships. Staff and students of the Faculty are noted for pushing disciplinary boundaries and many are producing bold experimental work in the digital and live domains. Award winning teachers and courses that offer challenging practical experiences, support the development of Creative Industries students to become global artists, communicators and cultural experts.

Queensland University of Technology

Creative Industries Senior Account Manager

- Editing and proofreading manuscripts for publication•	Assessed manuscripts and provided editorial advice in a sensitive manner to poets and authors•	Collaborating with colleagues on manuscript selections for publication•	Supported the publishing director, marketing and editorial staff with book launches, writing competitions and marketing activity as needed•	Managing author, bookshop and customer accounts•	Liaising with media, author, education, library and distributor contacts•	Conducting and writing interviews on IP authors for the newsletterIP is Australia's most innovative independent publisher. Based in Brisbane, Australia, IP is a global independent publisher of physical books, e-books and transmedia under its imprints Interactive Press, Glass House Books, IP Kidz, IP Digital and the Digital Publishing Centre. IP is a 'green' and socially conscious enterprise and our workflow in preparing work for publication is almost exclusively paperless.It specializes in quality titles for adults and children, bringing the best to readers in Australia and overseas and also provides consulting services to corporate and government clients as well as to select individuals seeking professional publishing support. IP distributes in partnership with a host of global companies such as Apple, Amazon, Baker & Taylor, Barnes and Noble, Gardners, Google, Kobo, and Overdrive. It also offers a range of tailored author services to lift manuscripts from something promising to a title that will sell.

Interactive Publications

- Liaising with media & retail companies and producing sales & marketing collateral for the store. •	Managing client database and sales

Emily Wasik

Emily Wasik