{"id":2831,"date":"2008-11-24T05:59:33","date_gmt":"2008-11-24T12:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.web-strategist.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/24\/people-on-the-move-in-the-social-media-industry-nov-24-2008\/"},"modified":"2008-11-26T05:57:30","modified_gmt":"2008-11-26T12:57:30","slug":"people-on-the-move-in-the-social-media-industry-nov-24-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/24\/people-on-the-move-in-the-social-media-industry-nov-24-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"People on the Move in the Social Media Industry: Nov 24, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"onthemove\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Despite there being many layoffs in the startup space. I’ve started this post series (see archives<\/a>) to recognize and congratulate folks who get promoted, move, or accept new exciting positions. Please help me congratulate the following folks:<\/p>\n

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  • Geoff Merrick joins Ripple6 in the new position of VP of Professional Services coming from Buzzhub. Ripple6 is growing & seeking others in the NYC learn more from their careers page<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  • Kris Hoet switches jobs within Microsoft and is now the Digital Media Communications Manager<\/a> for all Windows Consumer brands – PC, mobile and online – as well as MSN and Live Search in EMEA.<\/li>\n
  • MySpace Music to name Courtney Hol<\/a>t, a former MTV executive chief next week, this spells out a greater focus on media for MySpace rather than pure networking.\n<\/li>\n
  • Dave Giusti joins Freepath<\/a> in September as the myFreepath Community Manager. myFreepath is a network of people who exchange content (videos, audio, documents…you name it) through playlists created in Freepath.<\/li>\n
  • David Gillespie is now a digital strategist currently in Melbourne, Australia but relocating early January to Toronto, Ontario! He writes Creative Is Not A Departmen<\/a>t which has been named one of the top 50 marketing blogs in Australia and also one of the top 15 business blogs. I’m already building up my net work on the ground there through Twitter but every little bit helps!<\/li>\n
  • Marc Smith, formerly Senior Sociologist Researcher on Microsoft’s R&D team, has joined Telligent as Chief Social Scientist<\/a>. I can’t wait to meet you and talk shop, congrats Marc and team.<\/li>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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    How to connect with others (or get a job):<\/strong>
    \nSeveral people have been hired because of this blog post series, here’s how:<\/p>\n

    Submit an announcement<\/strong>
    \nIf you know folks that are moving up in the social media industry, leave a comment below, or if you’re feeling shy (it’s cool to self-nominate) send me an email. Please include a link to your announcement, and ensure you’re really living and breathing in the social media world –this is not a small aspect of your role.<\/p>\n

    Seeking Social Media Professionals?<\/strong>
    \nIf you’re seeking to connect with community advocates and community managers there are few resources<\/p>\n

    List of Enterprise Social Media Professionals<\/strong>
    \nThis list, which started with just 8 names continues to grow as folks submit to it.     List of Social Computing Strategists and Community Managers for Enterprise Corporations 2008 Social Media Professionals<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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  • See Web Strategy Jobs powered by Job o Matic<\/a> (Post a job there and be seen by these blog readers, fees pay for my hosting)<\/li>\n
  • Read Write Web also has job announcements in Jobwire<\/a>, although at a broader scope than my announcements<\/li>\n
  • Connect with others in the community manager group in Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n
  • Check out Jake McKee’s community portal for jobs<\/a><\/li>\n
  • See Chris Heuer’s Social Media Jobs<\/a><\/li>\n
  • SimplyHired<\/a> aggregates job listings, as does Indeed<\/a><\/li>\n
  • ForumOne Jobs<\/a> for Social Media and Community<\/li>\n
  • Teresa has a few jobs, some around community<\/a><\/li>\n
  • New Media hire has an extensive job database<\/a><\/li>\n
  • Social Media Headhunter<\/a><\/li>\n
  • Social media jobs<\/a><\/li>\n
  • Jobs in social media<\/a><\/li>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    Hiring? Leave a comment<\/strong>
    \nIf you’re seeking candidates in the social media industry, many of them are within arms reach, feel free to leave a link <\/em>to a job description (but not the whole job description, or I’ll delete it) <\/p>\n

    I’m seeking folks that are related to full time hands on social media strategy and community managers, to be on this list, so let me know if you see these folks, and please submit them –try to include links to announcements on blogs or on the wire. Also, I probably will not include executive management changes on this list at social media companies, as the list would go on and on, but you can feel free to express yourself in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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