BLAIR HICKMAN 423-240-9322 http://blairhickman.net hickman.blair@gmail.

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EXPERIENCE Dowser Media, Senior Digital Editor New York, Feb. 11 Dec. 11 Created a suite of online products to define Solution Journalism: animated video explainer, text manifesto, casebook, how-to guides and curated Twitter lists. Directed online editorial strategy. 59% increase in unique visitors and 66% increase in pageviews in first month. Crafted social media strategy to engage a dual user base. Trained interns and part-time employees on social media best practices. Managed a team of eight writers, interns and part-time editorial and social media coordinators Negotiated partnerships with organizations like Echoing Green, Ashoka, Journey of Action and The Social Journal PBS Women, War and Peace Multimedia Assistant New York, Dec. 10-May 11 Managed social media accounts, conceived of and created Twitter relevant Twitter lists. Special focus on curating reporters on-the-ground in conflict zones. Produced text, interactive and multimedia blog content on daily basis. new tools like Ushahidi, Storify and ProPublicas Timeline Setter. Also produced an interactive Flash map and slideshow on the Bosnian conflict. Edited and uploaded weekly podcasts and blog posts on women, war and miscellaneous conflict Mediaite, Editorial Intern Wrote 3-4 daily posts on news and emerging media, with a focus on the online space January 10-April 10

Casseroles for Cancer, Co-founder April 09-July 09 Partnered with FOX61 WDSI to create and produce a series of webisodes and broadcast pieces documenting a cross country road trip, retracing route my mother took in the 1970s and serving food at ten Ronald McDonald Houses Created and executed blog and social media marketing strategy. In two and a half months, we secured promotional deals with FOX news, had 10,743 visits to our site and raised nearly $7,000 through grass-roots tactics. Organized logistics of 12,000 mile, cross-country trip and directed a team of three through fundraising, marketing and creative direction. Produced text and multimedia blog content on a weekly basis Freelance writing and photography: Jezebel (explainer on abortion), New York Daily News (photographs for liveblog of NYC marathon), Geekosystem, The Lost Girls (travel dispatches and book reviews), Patch (feature), The Chattanooga Pulse (features), Prospect: An Anthology of Creative Nonfiction (essay) Independent Social Media Consultant: Coached professionals and startups on how to sustain their own social media operations. Drafted editorial strategy and created social media accounts for most clients: Post Grad Apartments, Ignighter, Marc Blatte (author), Sophie Elgort (photographer) SKILLS Audio and video production, narrative storytelling, HTML/CSS, Basic Ruby, Java and Processing, Wordpress, Soundslides, Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, SEO, Google Analytics and extensive experience with social technology. Project management, training. Spanish. EDUCATION New York University, New York, NY M.A. in Digital Journalism and Web Innovation, Studio20 Major projects: Building a Better Explainer with ProPublica, Solution Journalism with Dowser Media Brown University, Providence, RI B.A. English, focus in Creative Nonfiction Finalist: Barbara Banks Brodsky Award for Excellence in Real World Writing Collegium Hieronymi Pragenesis, Prague, Czech Republic, Fall 2006

December 2011

Class of 2008