Sam Martin Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas

As the firm-wide editorial director at Gensler I'm responsible for setting the editorial vision and direction of our content strategy across key channels, including Dialogue magazine, Design Forecast, the Gensler blog, and our social media platforms. My goal is to identify thought leadership opportunities that can drive the Gensler brand voice in the.

Austin, Texas, United States

Austin, Texas

Martin Content Studios is a consulting firm that helps clients establish strategic marketing plans with a focus on content and storytelling. Our mission is to help brands and business leaders tell their stories, raise awareness, and drive business through thought leadership. We assemble teams of experienced writers, technologists, filmmakers.

Austin, TX

- As part of the executive team, I was integral to establishing an effective leadership group, contributing to growth strategies, and presenting to the board of directors about marketing strategy.- Conceived of, created, and implemented the Hai Hospitality brand. - Created and executed a scalable and integrated marketing strategy to focus on Events, Social.

Austin, Texas

• Establish and execute a content and social media strategy as well as a business plan for multiple digital properties and a growing mobile audience for this award-winning 40-year-old monthly print magazine.
• After launching an online sponsor content program, I now work with brands to develop and publish branded content on texasmonthly.com.
• Grew audience from 250K uniques and 700K pageviews to 650K uniques and 1.6 million pageviews in 8 months.
• Online advertising revenue increased from $590K to $800K in the 2014 fiscal year.
• Led and executed the $400K redesign and development (in Drupal) of texasmonthly.com.
• Took part in the branding of TMBBQ and led the development of TMBBQ.com on a Wordpress CMS.

Austin, Texas

• Oversee frog’s global content strategy for marketing, including its thought leadership, social media efforts, websites, and media partnerships.
• Manage and direct a publishing team of four individuals based in San Francisco, Austin, and New York.
• Produce blogs, podcasts, video and other content for frog’s design mind media platform.
• Manage frog’s social media and produce internal and external digital newsletters.
• Play a key role in frog’s relationship with the TEDGlobal conference; managing editor of yearly program guide.
• Developed content partnerships with The Atlantic, GOOD, Fast Company, Fortune, Economic Observer, and PSFK.

• Manage and produce blogs, podcasts, social media, events, and print for the design mind media platform (a thought leadership and branded content outlet for frog desgin).
• Manage the publication and distribution of the design mind print magazine, including a staff of three editors, a graphic designer, and numerous contributors.
• Have edited and worked with world renown authors, artists, and business people such as Alain de Botton, Taryn Simon, Beth Comstock, Thandie Newton, and many others.

Austin, Texas

• Authored 10 books of non-fiction, including Manspace: A Primal Guide to Marking Your Territory.
• Ghost wrote A Fine Line: How Design Strategies are Shaping the Future of Business by Hartmut Esslinger.
• Wrote for magazines such as Dwell, Metropolis, Cosmopolitan, Parenting, and others.
• Wrote a one-hour television documentary about Whole Foods, Inc. that aired on CNBC.
• Won a silver medal from the Society of American Travel Writers for Lonely Planet’s 2004 USA Guide.
• Former member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors and the Author’s Guild.

New York

• Responsible for assigning, editing, and producing several columns and features for each monthly issue.
• Worked closely with the This Old House TV personalities to create stories.

New York

• Created and managed the green building column in the magazine, among much more.
• Architect and founding editor of the first motherearthnews.com website.

• Contributed two cover stories, 12 feature articles, and over 15 museum and gallery reviews.

French Language And Literature

Bachelor Of Arts, English