{"id":10632,"date":"2011-10-05T07:11:03","date_gmt":"2011-10-05T14:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.web-strategist.com\/blog\/?p=10632"},"modified":"2011-10-05T07:11:52","modified_gmt":"2011-10-05T14:11:52","slug":"people-on-the-move-in-the-social-business-industry-oct-5-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/05\/people-on-the-move-in-the-social-business-industry-oct-5-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"People on the Move in the Social Business Industry, Oct 5, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/business\/la-fi-social-media-jobs-20110929,0,6158114.story\">The LA Times features how employers are hiring social media professionals<\/a>, showcasing a sliver of how folks spend their time during the workday.<\/p>\n<p>The hires in the social business space continue to heat up, in fact the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.web-strategist.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/10\/spend-wisely-finally-an-investment-roadmap-for-social-business-buyers-altimeter-report\/\">market research data (read the report) shows that hiring is the top spend in 2011.<\/a> Expect there to be more hires over coming quarters.Both the submissions on this job announcement board, as well as\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/webstrategy.jobamatic.com\/a\/jbb\/find-jobs\">available social media positions at corporations<\/a> continue to pour in.  In this continued digest of job changes, I like to salute those that continue to join the industry in roles focused on social media,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.web-strategist.com\/blog\/category\/on-the-move\/\">see the archives<\/a>, which I&#8217;ve been tracking since Q4, 2007.<br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"potm-banner-2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.web-strategist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/potm-banner-2.jpg\" alt=\"potm-banner-2\" width=\"520\" height=\"150\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>People on the Move in the Social Business Industry:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scott Gulbransen\u00a0joins H&amp;R Block as Director of Social Media, hailing from Applebees social media program, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scottgulbransen.com\/\">read his blog, as he provides insight on the role<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dmlcentral.net\/people\">Jon\tBarilone\tjoins\tDigital Media &amp; Learning Research Hub\tas\tCommunity Manager<\/a>, where he leverages social media to initiate and maintain dialogue about the Digital Media &amp; Learning Research Hub and its mission.<\/li>\n<li>Mike\tBeauchamp\tjoins\tThe Golf Warehouse\tas\tCorporate Social Strategist\tDirect and manage all social initiatives for the company&#8217;s four brands.<\/li>\n<li>Erica\tKei\tfounds\tKei Consulting\tas\tFounder\tSocial media media marketing consultant based in San Francisco.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchsol.com\/news\/pressreleases\/09-13-11\/Intouch_Solutions_Appoints_New_Vice_President.aspx\">Jeff\tRisley\tjoins\tIntouch Solutions\tas\tVP, Social &amp; Emerging Media <\/a>with oversight of social and emerging media teams<\/li>\n<li>Brycie\tJones\tis promoted at\tOregon Health &amp; Science University\tas\tSocial Media Manager\tManaging the social media strategy for the institution and its academic, healthcare and research missions.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crestron.com\/about\/press_room\/press_releases\/show_release.asp?press_release_id=1660\">Jeffrey\tMack\tjoins\tCrestron<\/a> as\tSocial Media Marketing Manager\tExpand Crestron&#8217;s social footprint through increased engagement in established networks and entrance into new social channels.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bxbonline.com\/press\/pr_Sept-12-2011.php\">Tony\tLorenz\tfounds bXb Online<\/a> as\tFounder\tLaunched new company to help organizations to extend their face-to-face events with virtual and social media technologies.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cn.linkedin.com\/in\/peterdavison2010\">Peter Davison<\/a> joins\tLudvik+Partners\tas\tManaging Director of Emerging Markets\tBuilding up crowdsourced creative communities and new business opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Maura\tGinty\tis promoted at\tAutodesk\tas\tSenior Manager, Strategic Research &amp; Innovation\tIntegrating search, social, and other new digital programs.<\/li>\n<li>Daniel\tZucker\tjoins\tAutodesk\tas\tSocial Media Manager\tLead social media strategy, analytics, training and cross-company work.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jimgrayonline.com\/creativity\/press-release-for-the-new-gig\/\">Jim\tGray\tjoins\tIntegrity Music\tas\tDigital Strategist <\/a>will work closely with our digital team and artists to collaboratively create strategies<\/li>\n<li>Xavier\tJimenez\tjoins\tLithium Technologies\tas\tDirector, Product Management\tFocusing on product strategy alignment with social media innovation, customer analytics, and enterprise customer success at Lithium.<\/li>\n<li>Derek\tSawchuk\tjoins\t<a href=\"http:\/\/thinkpassenger.com\/\">Passenger<\/a> as\tSenior Community Strategist\tBusiness Development in Canada and Midwest, US.<\/li>\n<li>Jason\tButka\tjoins\t<a href=\"http:\/\/thinkpassenger.com\/\">Passenger<\/a> as\tSenior Community Strategist\tDevelop new clients by building proper strategy, expectations and structure for research, innovation and advocacy based online communities.<\/li>\n<li>Karen\tOBrien\tjoins\tWunderman\tas\tDirector, Social Media Practice\tJoining the Wunderman Seattle office to lead a Social Media Practice. \u00a0I&#8217;ve known Karen for many years now, she&#8217;s wonderful, congrats to the new team<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/AmitAvner\/status\/120870714302668800\">John\tSchneider\tjoins\tTaykey\tas\tSVP of Sales<\/a> Heading up sales at Taykey, a Sequoia Capital backed start-up.<\/li>\n<li>Sachin \tDevand\tjoins\t33Across\tas\tVice President of Platform Products\tHe is currently responsible for developing next generation advertising products for 33Across.<\/li>\n<li>Carine \tRoman\tjoins\t33Across\tas\tVice President of Operations\tHer responsibilities encompass analytics, media and sales operations, campaign optimization, and fulfillment.<\/li>\n<li>Pedro \tMejia\tjoins\t33Across\tas\tVice President of Finance\tIn his broad capacity as VP of Finance, Pedro oversees multiple facets of the organization, such as finance, facilities, and HR, while also providing commercial and strategic partnership to the executive team.<\/li>\n<li>Last but not least, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccalieb.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/19\/evolution-joining-the-altimeter-group\/\">Rebecca Lieb joins Altimeter Group<\/a> (where I&#8217;m an analyst) as our analyst focused on media, advertising, content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Submit a new hire:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/spreadsheets.google.com\/viewform?formkey=dEFtMXcwSXBfaGtkelFzMVVDbElxSVE6MA\">Submit a new hire that&#8217;s &#8216;on the move&#8217; with this easy-to-use online form<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Seeking a job?<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/webstrategy.jobamatic.com\/a\/jbb\/find-jobs?sb=1&amp;sbo=1\">See the Web Strategy Job Board<\/a>, which includes paid submissions from the top brands in the world.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.communityguy.com\/jobs\/\">Community Manager jobs<\/a> by Jake McKee<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialmediajobs.com\/\">Social Media Jobs<\/a> by Chris Heuer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplyhired.com\/a\/jobs\/list\/q-social+media\">Social Media jobs<\/a>, filtered by SimplyHired<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jobsinsocialmedia.com\/\">Social Media Job Network<\/a> by James Durbin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kommein.com\/50-places-to-find-social-media-jobs\/\">25 places to find social media<\/a> jobs by Deb Ng<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Additional Resources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/group.php?gid=3553055120\">Community Manager Facebook Group<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.web-strategist.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/25\/community-manager-appreciation-day-cmad-every-4th-monday-of-jan\/\">Community Manager Appreciation Day<\/a> (Every 4th Monday of Jan, yearly)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.web-strategist.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/30\/list-of-corporate-social-media-strategists-in-2010\/\">List of corporate web strategists and community managers<\/a> for 2010<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.altimetergroup.com\/?t=anon\">List of agencies and consultants <\/a>by Altimeter Group<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialmediaheadhunter.com\/\">Social Media Headhunter<\/a>: Career advice, job postings and services<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/jobs.newmediahire.com\/\">New Media Hire<\/a> community by Jim Long and team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please congratulate the new hires by leaving a comment below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The LA Times features how employers are hiring social media professionals, showcasing a sliver of how folks spend their time during the workday. The hires in the social business space continue to heat up, in fact the&nbsp;market research data (read the report) shows that hiring &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/05\/people-on-the-move-in-the-social-business-industry-oct-5-2011\/\" class=\"more-link\"><span>Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">People on the Move in the Social Business Industry, Oct 5, 2011<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[100,89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-career","category-on-the-move"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10632"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10632\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}