Aaron Hicklin Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

New York

One Grand Books (named one of the 25 Best New Stores in the World by GQ) is a bookstore and website in which every bookshelf is handpicked by celebrated individuals from Pete Buttigieg and Tilda Swinton to Ta-Nehisi Coates and Phoebe Bridgers. One Grand launched a literary/arts festival in Narrowsburg in 2018, and has developed partnerships featuring salons and book curation with multiple brands like MoMA, Ron Dorff, Shinola, Cos, Blue Bottle Coffee, Hutton Brickyards in Kingston, Tourists… Show more One Grand Books (named one of the 25 Best New Stores in the World by GQ) is a bookstore and website in which every bookshelf is handpicked by celebrated individuals from Pete Buttigieg and Tilda Swinton to Ta-Nehisi Coates and Phoebe Bridgers. One Grand launched a literary/arts festival in Narrowsburg in 2018, and has developed partnerships featuring salons and book curation with multiple brands like MoMA, Ron Dorff, Shinola, Cos, Blue Bottle Coffee, Hutton Brickyards in Kingston, Tourists Hotel in North Adams, Mass., and the Arclight Cinema in Hollywood. Brand extensions include a literary magazine, Grand Journal, and a radio show and podcast, Shelf Life. Show less

Have written multiple profiles and cover stories for the Sunday magazine including Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Misty Copeland, Steve Buscemi, Paul Mescal, Laura Dern, Dr. Ruth, and Emily Blunt, as well as commentary pieces on Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders.

New York, New York, United States

Worked with a small by dynamic and creative team of editors to put together the biannual print publication of culture and fashion, with a primary focus on features and conversations with artists, musicians, actors, and designers.

Oversaw print magazine with 200,000 circ, as well as all digital, working collaboratively with a substantial team of editors and freelancers. Conceived, planned and executed content strategy, including booking most covers (from Beyonce to President Obama), and managed transition and growth of the brand under three separate owners, over 12 years. Grew digital site, out.com, from a standing start into one of the biggest LGBT website in the world with minimal resources, outpacing our nearest… Show more Oversaw print magazine with 200,000 circ, as well as all digital, working collaboratively with a substantial team of editors and freelancers. Conceived, planned and executed content strategy, including booking most covers (from Beyonce to President Obama), and managed transition and growth of the brand under three separate owners, over 12 years. Grew digital site, out.com, from a standing start into one of the biggest LGBT website in the world with minimal resources, outpacing our nearest competitor, Details, and rising to 9m monthly pages views in 2016. During my tenure, Out was a finalist, for the National Magazine Awards (in the "General Excellence" category), a first in the magazine's history, and won a GLAAD Award for Outstanding Magazine three years in a row. Show less

Brooklyn

An editorial agency based in Brooklyn, creating all digital and print content for Out magazine and Ladies Home Journal, as well as digital content BlackBook, and commercial clients with content needs, such as Hilton Hotels, and Alaska Airlines. Grand Editorial was sold to McCarthy Media in June 2017.

Edinburgh

Oversaw the weekend magazine, Spectrum, for Scotland's biggest-selling broadsheet newspaper.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Covered the war in Bosnia for The Scotsman as well as the Middle East peace process, for which I was a finalist for the Foreign Correspondent's Award in 1996.

Nieman Affiliate, Nieman Foundation For Journalism

Attended Nieman workshops and studied subjects in Harvard and at Harvard Kennedy School, including narrative non-fiction, playwriting.

Ba (Hons)