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School Year Abroad

Phillips Exeter Academy

Kenyon College

Editor In Chief at CT Lab Global Media

New York, New York, United States

- Consult on cross-platform editorial strategy for brands, agencies, and non-profits, including Verizon Wireless, Lincoln Center, Radio City Music Hall (MSG), CDW, GumGum, Advance Auto Parts, Chase, and American Express OPEN Forum. Services include site audits, media and social strategy development, content creation workshops, editing, writing, podcasts, newsletters, video production, editorial team building, and talent wrangling.•  Write pieces on gadgets, cars, mobile, apps, artificial intelligence (AI), YouTube/Instagram creators, entrepreneurs, travel tech, and social networking for Men's Journal, Newsweek, Bloomberg Pursuits, Considerable, and the Wall St Journal ('Off-Duty' section). Write pieces on music for Playbill.•  Tech Correspondent at Travel + Leisure, which entails writing a monthly column for the magazine on travel tech and gadgets, as well as the annual Tech Awards and Best Travel Apps and Websites features (<a href="http://www.travelandleisure.com/authors/1411).%E2%80%A2">www.travelandleisure.com/authors/1411).•</a>  Wrote pieces on gadgets, videogames, Web sites, apps, and games (Popular Science, FHM, Elle, Vibe, Glamour, Rolling Stone, Gear Patrol, Maxim, L'Uomo Vogue, Fast Company, Hemispheres, The Daily, Wall St Journal, The Daily, Details, Wired, <a href="http://Movieline.com">Movieline.com</a>); music (Rolling Stone, Elle), celebrities (In Touch); television (TV Guide); travel (Fodor’s); relationships, dating, and sex (Details).

Freelance

Editor/Writer/Content Strategist

- Launched and ran GumGum’s first executive team thought leadership program – ideating, assigning, and editing weekly bylined articles for a B2B audience on artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, computer vision, visual marketing, social media listening, and premium ad tech; stories ran in TechCrunch (2,000 shares), Huffington Post, the Economist, VentureBeat, BuzzFeed, Adweek,and other Tier-1 publications.• Worked closely with senior leadership, engineering and computer science teams, and PR agency to develop said ideas and come up with pitching and content strategies.• Developed and produced multi-media content marketing initiatives, including an editorial website on computer vision, interactive Ceros stories, and augmented reality (AR) mobile experiences.• Developed and produced numerous print content marketing publications, including industry reports, advertorial novellas, and branded comic books.•  Served as resource to CMO, CEO, and senior leadership on tech, investor, and editorial strategies.•  Built and managed team of freelance editors, writers, copywriters, and illustrators for byline and content marketing projects.•  Edited and wrote white papers, PowerPoint presentations, website copy, corporate messaging, and other marketing collateral.•  Collaborated with B2B media partners such as Adweek, The Drum, VentureBeat, and Digidayto ideate, produce, and edit sponsored content on computer vision, AI, advertising, and marketing.

GumGum

Editor In Chief

- Successfully relaunched <a href="http://MensJournal.com">MensJournal.com</a>, taking it from a basic WordPress blog to a responsive design site with 80-percent original, service-oriented content that is consistent with the voice and editorial caliber of the magazine, raising unique visitors (UVs) by 125 percent, year over year.* Edited, top-edited, wrote, and ran <a href="http://MensJournal.com">MensJournal.com</a>, the daily website of Men’s Journal magazine, which entailed assigning and editing 12-16 original stories and features every day in men's lifestyle categories such as Gear/Gadgets, Cars, Food/Drink, Travel/Adventure, Health/Fitness, Grooming, and Style. Also, repackaged content from the print magazine to run online.* Recruited, trained, managed, and mentored editors, producers, and writers to improve headline writing, editing and reporting skills, and best linking practices, taking into account SEO optimization, consistent voice, editorial depth, and the need to better engage visitors.* Developed, managed, and executed social media strategy and initiatives for <a href="http://MensJournal.com">MensJournal.com</a>, increasing social media referrals by 150 percent from relaunch.* Worked closely with internal audience development team to optimize SEO on the site both in terms of editorial strategies and content and on the developer level, resulting in a 181-percent improvement in search traffic, year over year.* Generated ideas and worked closely with sales team and clients such as Porsche, Land Rover, Gillette, L.L. Bean, Chanel, Florsheim, and Gallo to develop, manage, and execute branded entertainment projects and editorial content, including hubs, galleries, and video series. Wrangled talent (Ryan Lochte, Dhani Jones, Alec Baldwin), worked on scripts and creative direction, liaised with dev, and produced additional content (features, interviews, photo galleries) around videos.* Worked closely with dev and design teams on UX and UI enhancement for better user experiences, additional traffic, SEO optimization, and editorial consistency and integrity.

Wenner Media

Editorial Director, MensJournal.com

- Oversaw content team of editors, producers, videographers, and on-air talent for world’s largest professional video game (‘StarCraft 2,’ ‘Call of Duty’) league, which reaches hundreds of thousands of e-sports fans in more than 170 countries through live broadcasts of competitions and a wide array of original video and written content.• Directed and implemented daily editorial optimization of <a href="http://majorleaguegaming.com">majorleaguegaming.com</a> and MLG.TV, the league’s Brightcove-powered video-on-demand (VOD) site, to improve video views, audience engagement, and surfacing of thousands of clips. By the end of December 2011, VOD video views were up 177 percent from January 2011 and overall unique visitors were up 53 percent.• Worked daily and directly with video production team and video content creators to generate nonstop segments covering e-sports and gaming events (BlizzCon, E3), exclusive pro player and coach interviews, match coverage, game previews, gameplay highlight reels with viral potential, and live video talk shows streamed on Twitch.TV.• Led video coproduction efforts for original content collaborations with outside partners such as CBS Interactive, Revision3, IMG Worldwide, Activision Blizzard (Vivendi), and Twitch.TV. Managed relationships with outside video acquisition and syndication partners such as 5min Media, Blip.TV, <a href="http://CollegeHumor.com">CollegeHumor.com</a>, <a href="http://TeamLiquid.net">TeamLiquid.net</a>, YouTube, and Justin.TV. • Developed and produced original video programming for official MLG partners such as STRIDE Gum, NOS Energy Drink, BIC Razors, Sony, Parrot, Dr Pepper, Army National Guard, and others, ensuring each program surpassed promised video views.• Expanded social networking outreach, raising number of followers on MLG’s Facebook page from 75,000 to almost 200,000 and achieving company milestones such as first place on the front page of Reddit. Launched Google + and Raptr pages and drove Twitter promotions on MLG’s four different tweet feeds.

Major League Gaming

VP, Content

- Developed and launched -- and top-edited and wrote -- <a href="http://Switched.com">Switched.com</a>, the AOL News/Weblogs tech site that received approximately 16M page views and 9M Unique Visitors (UVs) per month. Switched was the second biggest driver of UVs to the AOL Tech Network, which also included Engadget, TUAW, and Download Squad. (<a href="http://switched.com/bloggers/tom-samiljan/)%E2%80%A2">switched.com/bloggers/tom-samiljan/)•</a> Drove organic traffic by initiating, developing and overseeing Switched’s social networking and viral outreach to Twitter (4,002 followers as of December 2009), Facebook, Tumblr, Digg and other sites. High points include wrangling 4,002 followers to <a href="http://twitter.com/switched">twitter.com/switched</a> feed and 6229 Diggs to <a href="http://switched.com/2008/11/14/why-you-should-never-try-to-steal-a-law-students-laptop/.%E2%80%A2">switched.com/2008/11/14/why-you-should-never-try-to-steal-a-law-students-laptop/.•</a> Oversaw major redesign of Switched in early 2009, working closely with designers, dev teams, and senior management; initiated and oversaw development of desktop widgets, custom e-mail service, and iPhone app.• Worked closely with <a href="http://AOL.com/Welcome">AOL.com/Welcome</a> Screen (front page of AOL) to develop hit features (“Twitter 101: Tips and Tricks,” “Celebrity BlackBerry Addicts,” “Are Your Gadgets Making You Sick?”) that drove traffic to Switched and other AOL sites.• Created more than two dozen editorial rubrics for everything from reviews and how-tos to celebrity interviews and video segments, some of which were picked up for sponsorship by advertisers such as Samsung, T-Mobile, Best Buy, and Sony; wrote headlines and decks for Switched front page, <a href="http://news.aol.com">news.aol.com</a> feed and daily AOL Tech News module on <a href="http://AOL.com">AOL.com</a>; developed style guide for Switched posts, features, and headlines, emphasizing the fusion of a distinct editorial voice with Search Engine Optimization (SEO) best practices.• Developed, produced, wrote, and appeared in video segments for weekly ‘Switched Show,’ as well as weekly podcast. Recruited and hired video producer to handle video production for AOL Tech sites. (<a href="http://switched.com/category/switched-video/">switched.com/category/switched-video/</a>)

Executive Producer

- Inaugurated column and wrote three daily articles, which focused on the latest consumer electronics products, trends, and how-tos. (<a href="http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/samiljan).%E2%80%A2">tech.yahoo.com/blogs/samiljan).•</a> Represented Yahoo! Tech on live television appearances (CNN, CNBC).

Yahoo! Inc.

Gadget Hound

- Oversaw all tech coverage -- usually more than 20 pages per month on TVs, iPods, cell phones, computers, MP3s, cameras, video games, and sites -- for the Condé Nast men’s shopping magazine and Web site.• Built and managed a four-person department, which involved creating new full-time positions, bringing in writers, and hiring everyone from assistants to senior editors.• Developed, assigned, edited, top-edited, and wrote feature stories, news, review roundups, Q&As, charticles, profiles, annual packages, and tutorials.• Wrangled products and celebrities for reviews and large-budget photo shoots.

Conde Nast

Tech Director, Cargo Magazine

Edited/wrote weekly music column and gadget- and technology-related articles for weekly magazine (<a href="http://nymag.com/nymag/author_samiljan/">nymag.com/nymag/author_samiljan/</a>)

New York Magazine

Contributing Writer

- Developed, assigned, edited and wrote Us Weekly’s “Internet” column, as well as technology-, celebrity- and style-related features and reviews for Rolling Stone and Men’s Journal (<a href="http://rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/category/gear/">rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/category/gear/</a>)

Editor

- Created, developed, assigned, edited and wrote tech and classical music sections for the launch and throughout the first four years of the magazine.• Wrote cover and front-of-book features on music (all genres), film, television, books, as well as regular story contributions to theater, travel, comedy, and food sections.

Time Out New York

Byte Me/Tech/Music Editor

Created and developed interactive technology and video games section for monthly pop culture magazine on CD-ROM.

Dennis Publishing

Games Editor, Blender

Researched and reviewed Web sites for series of ‘TV Guides’ for the Web by Michael Wolff ('Fire and Fury' and 'Burn Rate' author, Vanity Fair columnist, and <a href="http://newser.com">newser.com</a> founder).

Michael Wolff & Company

Writer, NetGuides

Edited and wrote news stories for Dutch national news agency’s English-language desk, sometimes adapting articles from Dutch to English.

ANP (Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau)

Editor/Writer

English Section Editor, Festival Daily newspaper (1994); Content Editor, Festival Web site (1995).

Tom Samiljan

Tom Samiljan