Nigel Smith Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

• Manage all assignments for a team of writers in the Movies and Theater sections of People.com• Edit and assign breaking news, features and enterprise stories on film and theater• Identify breaking and developing news that warrants reporting, and collaborate with writers to see thecoverage through• Direct and lead live coverage of award shows, including: the Oscars, the Golden Globes, the SAGAwards, the Tony Awards, the Critics’ Choice Awards, and the MTV Movie & TV Awards• Analyze traffic metrics using Google Analytics and Chartbeat to identify worthwhile follows. Keep up todate with SEO best practices• Write feature articles for PEOPLE magazine. Profile subjects have included: Helen Mirren, Cher, RyanReynolds, Anthony Hopkins, and Jennifer Hudson.• Organize and maintain the Movies and Theater editorial calendars• Serve as the direct contact for talent representatives and studio publicists• Make TV and Podcast appearances on behalf of PEOPLE on Good Morning America, Today, BBCNews, Access Hollywood, etc., including guest hosting PEOPLE Every Day podcast

Greater New York City Area

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Edited, assigned, and wrote for the entertainment and media site• Identified breaking news stories pertaining to the Hollywood industry and saw the coveragethrough• Managed all assignments for a writing team of 8 people• Collaborated with social media editors to effectively share stories on relevant platforms

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Wrote about film, music, TV, and theater as the only full-time, staff entertainment writer based in the U.S.• Wrote breaking news items, interviews, feature articles, film and TV reviews, and opinion columns for the website and the U.K. newspaper• Covered major film, theater and TV award shows and film festivals in-person, including the Oscars, the Golden Globes, the Grammy Awards, the Cannes Film Festival, the Sundance Film Festival, the Telluride Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival and SXSW

Greater New York City Area

• Edited, assigned, and wrote for the entertainment site• Engaged, supervised, and evaluated editorial staff, including writers, columnists, freelancers,and interns• Traveled the world to cover all major film festivals (including Cannes, Sundance, andToronto) in-person• Conducted hundreds of interviews, including Oprah Winfrey, Ryan Gosling, Kristen Stewart,David Lynch, and Anthony Hopkins• Moderated live discussions with talent on behalf of IndieWire for the Academy of MotionPictures Arts and Sciences, AOL Build, Apple, SAG and PGA• Conducted Premiere Radio Tours with stations across America on behalf of IndieWire• Produced interviews and video content for the IndieWire website• Organized and maintained the editorial calendar• Programmed the IndieWire home page, curated all areas on the website• Coordinated with other Web professionals, such as Web editors, designers, and developersto determine the best ways to present information online

Greater New York City Area

M.A., Arts Journalism

B.F.A., Theater Performance: Acting