Stephen Merrill Email & Phone Number

San Rafael, CA, US

Head of editorial, art, product, and marketing divisions.

San Rafael, CA, US

Head of the editorial, media, and creative teams and also oversee media product development. Currently lead a 20+ person team—including editorial, social, art, video, newsletter, and user experience. Oversaw a reorganization/realignment of the media unit; established new editorial standards and processes; developed high-performing new content franchises.

California, CA, US

Boastable was a mobile publishing platform for travelers. I defined the product vision from the ground up with a small team. Users could publish your travel story to your private feed, or use our tools at any time to create cool trip announcements, track and share real-time travel statistics, and cross-publish your photos seamlessly to social networks like.

Hartford, Connecticut, US

Owned the product and media strategy for a startup in the health and wellness space. Hired and managed a 7-person team of creatives and developers to prototype, test, and build a responsive web-to-mobile product. Identified and reached media licensing agreements with several leading publishers in health and wellness, like Time, Inc., and Meredith. Aetna’s.

New York, US

Editor in Chief and GM with digital P&L responsibility. Owned the digital product road map including feature definition, development, and UX. Also headed editorial strategy and oversaw the editorial calendar. Added head count to the editorial team and streamlined the editorial operations—with a focus on establishing a distinct, compelling voice and.

Oversaw content and media product strategy/design as head of the editorial and media product teams. Identified new content opportunities, functionality upgrades, and design and UX requirements for a network of active sports websites. Managed departmental budget, establishing expense lines and cost-effective growth strategies. Vetted, signed, and managed.

Boulder, Colorado, US

Head of content strategy, editorial development, and media product design for Outside magazine, a 3-time National Magazine Award winner which was part of the Away Network (purchased by Orbitz/Cendant in 2004). Established editorial standards and processes, assigned and edited stories, and oversaw major product initiatives. Hired and managed a 15-person.

Atlanta, US

Worked with editors to select stories for publication on CNN.com. Created full asset-list for assigned stories: identified, produced, or assigned required audio, video, and photo resources. Fact-checked story elements to ensure reporting accuracy, and edited and wrote as needed.

West Hollywood, CA, US

Wrote cultural, hotel, travel, and event reviews for Atlanta’s CitySearch.com, and freelanced at various outlets in education curriculum and culture and news.