Samuel Axon Email & Phone Number

Samuel Axon is a Brand Editorial Director at Condé Nast. He possess expertise in content strategy, blogging, digital media, content management, seo and 46 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "I worked directly under Samuel while he was the editorial director at CBS Interactive, overseeing my editorial work on the homepage of CBS.com across desktop, mobile and OTT platforms. I was impressed at his ability to see the big picture and set strategy as he stepped into a newly created position at CBS Interactive. Samuel has sharp organizational skills, strong writing insight and top ability to use organic editorial content and branded content to drive business goals and meet KPIs. With his keen knowledge into the psychology behind why people engage with online content, he helped me hone my headlines and captions to be more compelling while also allowing my own voice to shine through. I wholly appreciated that when he had edits for my writing, they were driven by objective data and experience and not ego. He has a knack for seeing the big picture in his role and the roles of those who work under him in how they can come together to drive a business’ success. He shepherded a reorganization within his department to help streamline processes that helped his editors and writers focus on what they do best while also opening up new opportunities for others on his team to use their skills in building product solutions for his editorial team. Samuel was receptive to listening to what I was interested in doing - when I said I wanted to write more, he gave me assignments and asked his senior editorial staff to do so as well. And as his direct report, I appreciated his feedback about how to grow in my role and his advocacy for upward mobility in my position. " and "Samuel and I worked very closely in our roles at CBS. As the editorial director for CBS.com, he and the team he led were integral to the social team's ability to effectively grow organic audience and drive referrals via compelling site content. He was my partner in crime when it came to tackling business goals and objectives on the daily. Samuel was also responsible for crafting sponsored editorial packages in pre-sales, ensuring that gallery and article content aligned with advertiser campaigns while staying on brand for shows on CBS. Once the packages sold through, he ensured that the pieces were delivered on time and hit all KPIs. I found Samuel was able to set strategy with a clear vision, but also able to pivot if the business required it. It was critical to have an editorial counterpart who was able to do this and mobilize a team against adjustments. He is a problem solver by nature and I could always count on him to devise smart solutions. While he was primarily overseeing a team of at least a dozen senior writers and content creators, Samuel had no problem rolling his sleeves up to write/edit/publish when demand exceeded resources. Samuel is also just a really great person, always wanting to do the right thing. I miss his calm energy and smart ideas. "

Listed skills include Content Strategy, Blogging, Digital Media, Content Management, and 47 others.

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