Andrew Kirell Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

• Assign and edit stories and live blogs across the breaking, national, tech, and international news desks.• Contribute and edit reporting for NBC News’ 2024 election Vote Watch coverage.

New York, United States

• Covered for a senior editor’s parental leave. Assigned, edited, and wrote features, stories, and columns for Vanity Fair’s digital sites covering politics, media, tech, and pop culture.

Greater New York City Area

• As senior editor of breaking news, led a team of 6 reporters and 2 editors and drove daily editorial coverage by assigning and editing thousands of stories prioritizing speed, accuracy, and differentiation. Made time-sensitive, collaborative decisions with the U.S., world, politics, entertainment, and social teams.• As senior media editor, oversaw a news team of 4 reporters and a dozen freelancers, breaking hundreds of hard-hitting stories about powerful figures at the intersection of… Show more • As senior editor of breaking news, led a team of 6 reporters and 2 editors and drove daily editorial coverage by assigning and editing thousands of stories prioritizing speed, accuracy, and differentiation. Made time-sensitive, collaborative decisions with the U.S., world, politics, entertainment, and social teams.• As senior media editor, oversaw a news team of 4 reporters and a dozen freelancers, breaking hundreds of hard-hitting stories about powerful figures at the intersection of media, politics, and entertainment.• Edited and assigned features for the Beast Travel vertical, cultivating a stable of 15+ freelancers to report on up-and-coming destinations, food trends, and unusual historical spots.• Oversaw the innovation, growth, and editing of Cheat Sheet, the Beast’s signature daily news curation product featuring brief, witty takes on the ten most interesting news stories of the day, earning a Digiday Award in 2018 for Best Email Newsletter. Show less

Greater New York City Area

• Managed a staff of 8 full-time writers. Conceived and implemented a site-wide editorial strategy, driving record year-over-year traffic growth (from 4.5 million unique readers to 7.2 million in one year).• Individually wrote or edited thousands of news articles, interviews, reviews, and opinion columns—with an emphasis on concise, voicey, and accurate reporting.• Publicly represented Mediaite via appearances on CNN, Fox News, NBC, HuffPost Live, Al Jazeera America, and in The… Show more • Managed a staff of 8 full-time writers. Conceived and implemented a site-wide editorial strategy, driving record year-over-year traffic growth (from 4.5 million unique readers to 7.2 million in one year).• Individually wrote or edited thousands of news articles, interviews, reviews, and opinion columns—with an emphasis on concise, voicey, and accurate reporting.• Publicly represented Mediaite via appearances on CNN, Fox News, NBC, HuffPost Live, Al Jazeera America, and in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Washington Post. Show less

Greater New York City Area

• Booked, produced, and wrote 2-4 segments per episode of a weekly news program, as well as one segment of a quarterly documentary special.• Managed the show’s digital properties, including the daily blog, Facebook, and Twitter posts.