Jonathan Rabb Email & Phone Number

Watchtheyard.Com

CEO of WatchTheYard.com a website focusing on connecting Black college students involved in historically Black fraternities and sororities. With a monthly readership of over 1million users, this website has grown to become the authority in all matters related to Black greek life, the traditional dance of stepping, and issues facing Black college students.Howard University's newspaper has dubbed WatchTheYard.com "The biggest thing to happen to Black Greekdom since Spike Lee's 'School Daze.'"

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Clutch Inc. is a technology company dedicated to making the world a safer place. The companies first product is ClutchSOS, a V.I.P. safety assurance platform. ClutchSOS enables users to call upon Virtual witnesses to Intervene in emergencies and saves Proof (V.I.P.) of what occurred. The service is available to both consumers and businesses. Clutch is proud to be a member of the Lunar Startups 1st Cohort.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Leveraged digital trends, and research to develop more impactful digital marketing strategies that utilized smarter and more dynamic content and social integration.• Analyzed key engagement metrics, KPIs and social media data to create successful methods to engage audiences.• Used my skills in WordPress, CSS, and HTML to develop two new websites for the Kevin Frazier Productions and redesign another alongside the Vice President of the company.• Directed journalists by creating best practices for producing “shareable” content for social media platforms surrounding award shows and red carpet interviews.• Conducted exclusive in-studio interviews with actors, rappers, RnB singers, and comedians and produces “shareable” content which has contributed to the company’s YouTube channel reaching 75,000 subscribers and over 80,000,000 views

Berlin Area, Germany

• Worked in the planning, execution, maintenance and production of two of Germany’s twelve YouTube Original Channels (eNtR berlin, Trigger TV) giving me a very in-depth understanding of large-scale online programming• Interacted with MediaKraft, Central Europe’s largest online television channel and came to understand the business of social media tied to YouTube’s multi-channel networks from a European perspective• Assisted programming and production teams with sophisticated integration of social media into shows• Was an essential member of an UFA Lab team tasked with the implementation and creation a multi-channel restructuring and network pitch to YouTube/Google• Reviewed scripts and successfully pitched new formats to the creative director and editorial staff at “eNtR berlin” as well as Trigger.tv, Germany’s only web-based crime channel• Hosted both English and German language arts and entertainment pieces for eNtR berlin and conducted interviews with German rappers, actors, artists and creators

Berlin Area, Germany

For this grant, Jonathan did an internship residency at the UFA Lab in Berlin, a new media creative lab/incubator that focuses on growing and creating new forms of media including German YouTube Original Channels. As part of the grant he also did an internship residency at the Berlin School of Creative leadership, a global Executive MBA program that focuses on the creative industries.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Worked as a midwest host for Disney, the largest entertainment company in the world, to provide an unparalleled family friendly live-event experience that follow the Disney Brand.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Four years experience as a professional television host, hosting numerous shows and segments for The CW Twin Cities• Worked as an integral member of the Creative Services department in pitching commercials and transmedia-based campaigns to the sales department, finding new ways to develop a voice for the station online• Analyzed online video performance/social media, reporting findings to the head of the Creative Services • Conducted celebrity interviews both in-studio and via satellite and hosted various large-scale events for the station• Hosted the CW Twin Cities Beat, a nightlife segment for the Star Tribune newspaper and Vita.mn Magazine, developing a unique understanding of magazine-to-television programing

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Live In-Game Host for the Minnesota Swarm professional lacrosse team at the Xcel Energy Center. Responsibilities include:• Entertaining crowds of 10,000+ people during the games• Hosting the pre-game as well as half-time shows• Working with Swarm game producers to create fun, creative and interactive ways to present clients and in-game sponsorships during game breaks• Integrating Twitter and Facebook into the in-game experience• Interacting directly with the fan base and community to enhance the in-game experience and expand the presence of professional lacrosse in the state of Minnesota as well as Nationally

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Nieman Fellow, Business And Journalism

The Nieman Fellowship is a prestigious fellowship that brings journalists working around the world to Harvard University for two full.

Nieman Visiting Fellow // Nieman Foundation

My research is examines the ways in which minority-owned, local and niche news outlets and media platforms have been affected by loss.

B.A., German And International Relations

Activities and Societies: Global Issue's Honors Consortium, Page Scholar, Waller Scholar, USA Goes to Berlin DAAD Fellow, Phi Beta Kappa.

Journalism