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.

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.

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

Greater New York City Area

M.A., Arts Journalism

B.F.A., Theater Performance: Acting