Allison Linn
Director of communications, Global, AI and Innovation storytelling at Microsoft
- Role
- Director of Communications, Global, Ai and Innovation Storytelling at Microsoft
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Allison Linn
Content strategist, storyteller and communications director at Microsoft, responsible for overseeing global brand journalism about topics including AI, quantum computing, datacenter innovation and the work of our global customers and partners. Also responsible for overseeing our flagship property for communicating Microsoft’s top news and announcements. Previously Peabody Award-winning journalist with more than 15 years of reporting and editing experience for major news outlets including NBCNews, CNBC, TODAY Digital, the Wall Street Journal Europe, The Associated Press and others.
Experience
Director of Communications, Global, Ai and Innovation Storytelling
Nov 2021 — Present · Seattle, WA, US
I lead a team responsible for creating journalism-style articles, blog posts, videos, graphics and photography about the most interesting and innovative work Microsoft, its partners and its customers are doing around the world. My responsibilities include overseeing Microsoft’s original content strategy for AI and Innovation, Source EMEA, Source Asia and Source Latin America, as well as Microsoft’s flagship Official Microsoft Blog. Our team creates journalism-style content about the latest breakthroughs in areas such as AI, quantum computing, datacenter innovation and the work of our customers and partners in around the globe. My team also produces the Book of News, our compendium of top news for every major event, and Official Microsoft Blog, our platform for announcing top news, acquisitions and corporate partnerships. In addition, I lead a community of Microsoft’s global storytellers, providing resources, best practices and guidance on how to create world-class original corporate content.
Education
Northwestern University
BS, Medill School of Journalism
Skills
- Fluent in German
- Breaking News
- Storytelling
- Online Journalism
- News Writing
- Ap Style
- Newspaper
- Copy Editing
- Editorial
- Blogging
- Investigative Reporting
- Editing
- Business Journalism
- Headline Writing
- Newspapers
- Content Strategy
- Feature Articles
- Newsletters
- Books
- Publications
- Magazines
- Press Releases
- Fact-Checking
- Web Content
- Content Development
- Broadcast
- Content Management
- New Media
- Digital Journalism
- Business News
- Web Content Writing
- Ap Stylebook
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