Jeremy Gilbert is the Knight Chair in Digital Media Strategy for Northwestern University’s Medill School. A journalist with more than two decades of professional and academic experience, Gilbert most recently was Director of Strategic Initiatives at The Washington Post. His work and teaching focus on the content and revenue strategies of existing and emerging media companies. He explores the intersection of technology and media, examining how new tools and techniques will affect the creation, consumption and distribution of media.

To identify, create, and execute new digital storytelling experiences. Work with journalists, engineers, and advertising department, to develop ways to effectively fulfill the Post's journalistic mission while also delivering innovation for advertisers.

Works to craft exceptional editorial, mission-focused, and advertising digital storytelling for the web, tablets, smartphones and wearable computers. Oversees workflow for all editorial projects and serves as the team’s chief contact point with the Society's Advertising and Mission Programs. Liaises with advertising and development teams.Oversees homepage and content promotion.

Medill faculty member teaching graduate and undergraduates about media product design, including interactive storytelling, usability, human-centered design, web and print design tools and techniques. Also a member of Medill's administration team working on issues of integrating technology into the curriculum and designing more collaborative spaces for teaching. And a core faculty member at Northwestern's Segal Design Institute.