Brendan Spiegel

Experience

1. Co-founder and Editorial Director

   Narratively, Inc

   Aug 2012 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Manage award-winning storytelling platform, production company and writing academy dedicated to unearthing and elevating extraordinary true stories. Oversee all editorial workflow for our flagship website, Narratively.com—named one of TIME’s 50 Best Websites and Columbia Journalism Review’s “best experiments in journalism.\"Shepherd all stories from pitch to publication, including personally editing thousands of longform feature stories, personal essays and spot news stories, while managing in-house editorial team and network of freelance writers, photographers, filmmakers and artists. Conceive and implement growth initiatives to build and nurture audience of newsletter subscribers. Create publishing partnerships with The Guardian, National Geographic, and other top-tier media outlets to reach millions of readers. Developed and launched successful paid subscriber program.Launched Narratively Creative, content studio providing premium human-centric storytelling services. Lead strategy and execution on collaborations with nonprofit partners including the Vera Institute of Justice, National Forest Foundation and Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; brand partners like Marriott Hotels and Tribeca Studios; and publication brand studios such as Washington Post Creative Group.Launched Narratively Studios, fostering collaborations with top Hollywood and global production partners to adapt, develop and produce TV, film and podcast projects inspired by Narratively\'s nonfiction stories.Launched Narratively Academy, online education platform for writing classes, workshops and critiques.

Skills

• Web Content
• Journalism
• Magazines
• Storytelling
• Editorial
• Press Releases
• Corporate Communications
• Crisis Communications
• Newspapers
• Public Relations
• Social Media
• Newsletters
• Publications
• Blogging
• Editing