{"id":6668,"date":"2010-03-27T09:50:50","date_gmt":"2010-03-27T16:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.web-strategist.com\/blog\/?p=6668"},"modified":"2010-03-27T09:50:50","modified_gmt":"2010-03-27T16:50:50","slug":"people-on-the-move-in-the-social-media-industry-march-27-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/27\/people-on-the-move-in-the-social-media-industry-march-27-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"People on the Move in the Social Media Industry: March 27, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5507\" 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\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s only been one month since my last &#8220;on the move&#8221; and the submissions are increasing in quantity. \u00a0There appears to be either a trend of a lot of job movement right now, or the notoriety of the on the move series is increasing. \u00a0I&#8217;m going to guess it&#8217;s a lot of the former and a little of the latter.<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to recognize the changes in the social media space, I&#8217;ve started this post series (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.web-strategist.com\/blog\/category\/on-the-move\/\">see archives<\/a>) to both track and congratulate folks who get promoted, move, or accept new exciting positions. Please help me congratulate the following folks:<\/p>\n<p>Also, my submission form has changed to a new URL, the former Google form was giving me problems, so <a href=\"http:\/\/spreadsheets.google.com\/viewform?formkey=dEFtMXcwSXBfaGtkelFzMVVDbElxSVE6MA\">please use this one going forward<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>First of all, big <a href=\"http:\/\/socialmediabeanbag.com\/component\/content\/article\/52\/1768-a-review-of-bazaarvoice-5-stars-for-employee-on-boarding-culture-people-products-executives-experience-and-opportunity.html\">shout out to BazaarVoice for their focus on human<\/a>, here&#8217;s how they describe their onboarding process. Booong.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Long time friend <a href=\"http:\/\/netbase.com\/blog\/?p=42\">Karl Long joins Netbase<\/a> as director of Social Strategy and Design.  He hails from Nokia, and is fanatical about cool tshirts.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ryankuder.posterous.com\/big-news-of-the-day-ive-got-a-new-job\">Ryan Kruder is now VP of Marketing for Biz360<\/a>, a social media monitoring and analytics company. Biz360 helps companies track who is saying what about their brand online and provides rich reporting to help make sense of the data.<\/li>\n<li>Laura Ramos, former colleague and analyst on the Groundswell team at Forrester <a href=\"http:\/\/b2bmarketingpost.com\/2010\/03\/12\/onto-my-next-big-thing-in-b2b-marketing\/\">now joins Xerox as VP of Industry Marketing<\/a>, congrats Laura, best wishes.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alumnifutures.com\/2010\/02\/time-for-a-change.html\">Andy Shaindlin hangs out his own shingle<\/a> and will be consulting on Ideas, Trends and New Directions in Higher Education, he leaves Cal-Tech.<\/li>\n<li>Dana Oshiro<a href=\"http:\/\/www.villagerswithpitchforks.com\/post\/429198098\/im-wearing-pants-and-an-additional-hat\">joins NetShelter as the Senior Social Media and Publishing Strategist<\/a>, where she&#8217;ll continue to lead conversations, publish great content. She&#8217;ll continue to work with Read Write Start, and is one of the famed RWW journalists.<\/li>\n<li>James Poulter leaves Ogilvy PR London to <a href=\"http:\/\/jamespoulter.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/11\/im-joining-biss-lancaster-a-new-direction\/\">join as Digital Director at Euro RSCG Biss Lancaster<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitoaster.com\/country-us\/thomasknoll\/about-to-become-community-architect-for-zappos-trying-to-finish-the-blog-post-hit-me-up-with-your-questions\/\">Thomas Knoll joins Zappos as a community manage<\/a>r, great way to continue to build community spirit.<\/li>\n<li>Jenny DeVaughn <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/cuGU7C\">joins Bernard HODES Group as Director<\/a>, Social Strategy\tJenny joined the vast HODES digital team and provides clients with first-hand knowledge of best practices in social recruiting, sourcing and communications.<\/li>\n<li>Steve Goldner joins Hachette Filipacchi Media as Director, Social Media. With a focus on Increasing traffic and advocates for HFM brand sites via strong relationships with users.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fastwonderblog.com\/2010\/02\/23\/joining-intel-as-community-manager-for-meego\">Dawn Foster join<\/a>s Intel as Community Manager for MeeGo.  She&#8217;ll be Intel&#8217;s community manager for the new MeeGo open source community.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.my.thearf.org\/assets\/pr-2009-09-16\">Lynne d Johnson  joins Advertising Research Foundation<\/a>, SVP Social Media\tguide members on how they can best utilize social media to gain insights and achieve their business objectives.<\/li>\n<li>Cosmin Ghiurau  joins Samsung Mobile\tStrategic Manager Social Media &amp; Emerging Technology.  Cosmin will be setting strategy and overseeing Social Media initiatives from a Digital Marketing standpoint for all Samsung Mobile USA.<\/li>\n<li>Katy\tBeale joins Poke as a Strategis focused on social media and digital insights &amp; strategies for global mobile technology brand<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"www.RelationshipEconomics.NET\">David Nour founds The Nour Group<\/a>, Inc. as a Managing Partner focused on Social Networking Strategist<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/techmktg.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/27\/joining-bazaarvoice\/\">Gerardo Dada joins Bazaarvoic<\/a>e as Sr. Director, Product Marketing, focused on Marketing Strategy, thought leadership, messaging<\/li>\n<li>Scott Levine  joins myYearbook asSenior Vice President of Business Development.  Levine will partner with virtual currency sites, application providers, and media companies to advance myYearbook&#8217;s vision of creating the best place to meet new people.<\/li>\n<li>Alyssa Gardina joins Razor as Social Media Strategist, she&#8217;ll be developing social media strategies for a variety of national clients.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scottgulbransen.com\/2010\/02\/23\/featured-articles\/movingon\/\">Scott Gulbransen joins Sony Online Entertainment<\/a> as Sr. Director of Global Public Relations &amp; Coprorate Communications, and will lead all aspects of global communications including social media duties for the communications group at SOE<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.appssavvy.com\/media\/PromotionsNewHiresPressReleaseFINAL.pdf\">Calvin Wong has been promoted<\/a> at appssavvy as Chief Operating Officer, he&#8217;ll be leader of operations at direct sales team for the social media space.<\/li>\n<li>Matt\tCeniceros\t joins Applied Materials asDirector, Global Media Relations. He&#8217;ll develop and execute traditional and social media strategy across the company&#8217;s diversified line of businesses and product categories.<\/li>\n<li>Jason Abrahams joins FFWD Brands\tPR\/Social Media Manager. Abrahams will play a role in strategy, message development and tactical execution of both traditional PR and social media for the agency&#8217;s key small business accounts.<\/li>\n<li>Jessica Paponetti  joins FFWD Brands asBrand Manager. Paponetti  will play a role in strategy, message development and tactical execution of both traditional PR and social media for the agency&#8217;s key small business accounts.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/edlee.ca\/2010\/03\/15\/joining-radar-ddb-as-director-social-media\/\">Ed Lee join<\/a>s Tribal DDB asDirector, Social Media. He will run the Radar DDB Toronto practice for Tribal DDB<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wearesocial.net\/blog\/2010\/03\/ciao-italia-social\/\">Stefano Maggi joins We Are Social<\/a>, Italy\tas Managing Partner. He will manage the Italian We Are Social, with Gabriele Cucinella and Ottavio Nava.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>How to connect with others (or get a job):<\/strong><br \/>\nSeveral people have been hired because of this blog post series, here&#8217;s how you can too:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Submit an announcement<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you know folks that are moving up in the social media industry, <a href=\"http:\/\/spreadsheets.google.com\/viewform?formkey=dEFtMXcwSXBfaGtkelFzMVVDbElxSVE6MA\">submit to this form<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Seeking Social Media Professionals?<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re seeking to connect with community advocates and community managers there are few resources<\/p>\n<p>This list, which started with just 8 names continues to grow as folks submit to it.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.web-strategist.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/20\/list-of-social-computing-strategists-and-community-managers-for-large-corporations-2008\/\">List of Social Computing Strategists and Community Managers for Enterprise Corporations 2008  Social Media Professionals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong> Job Resources in the Social Media and Web Industry<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/webstrategy.jobamatic.com\/a\/jbb\/find-jobs?sb=1&amp;sbo=1\">Web Strategy Jobs powered by Job o Matic<\/a> (Post a job there and be seen by these blog readers, these affiliate fees pay for my hosting)<\/li>\n<li>Read Write Web keeps announcements flowing at  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/jobwire\/\">Jobwire<\/a>, although is broader than just social media jobs<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/group.php?gid=3553055120\"><span style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: none;\">Facebook group for <\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/group.php?gid=3553055120\">community manager group in Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.communityguy.com\/jobs\/\">Jake McKee&#8217;s community portal for jobs<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Chris Heuer&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialmediajobs.com\/\">Social Media Jobs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplyhired.com\/a\/jobs\/list\/q-social+media\">SimplyHired<\/a> aggregates job listings, as does <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indeed.com\/jobs?q=social+media&amp;l=\">Indeed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forumonenetworks.com\/section\/jobs\/\">ForumOne Jobs<\/a> for Social Media and Community<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/teresacentric.com\/jobs\/\">Teresa has a few jobs, some around community<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newmediahire.com\/\">New Media hire has an extensive job database<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialmediaheadhunter.com\/\">Social Media Headhunter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialmediajobs.com\/\">Social media jobs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jobsinsocialmedia.com\/\">Jobs in social media<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.altimetergroup.com\/?t=anon\">Altimeter Group&#8217;s list of social media consultants and agencies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.web-strategist.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/30\/list-of-corporate-social-media-strategists-in-2010\/\">Social Media Strategists and Community Managers for 2010 <\/a><\/li>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Hiring? Leave a comment<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re seeking candidates in the social media industry, many of them are within arms reach, feel free to leave a <em>link <\/em>to a job description (but not the whole job description, please)<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&rsquo;s only been one month since my last &ldquo;on the move&rdquo; and the submissions are increasing in quantity. &nbsp;There appears to be either a trend of a lot of job movement right now, or the notoriety of the on the move series is increasing. &nbsp;I&rsquo;m &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/27\/people-on-the-move-in-the-social-media-industry-march-27-2010\/\" class=\"more-link\"><span>Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">People on the Move in the Social Media Industry: March 27, 2010<\/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-6668","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\/6668","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=6668"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6668\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}