Victoria Fine Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Senior Advisor for open innovation program development and communication strategy at U.S. Census Open Innovation Labs, which trailblazes open government and access to data through cross-sector collaboration, user-centered design, and technology. Founding Advisor of StatVenturesStatVentures is a the U.S. Census' first venture fund. We scout technology through collaborations with innovators outside government to ensure the U.S. Census Bureau provides quality data more efficiently, creatively, and effectively. StatVentures tests and funds cutting-edge technologies and ideas, while providing direct partnership and feedback from the Census Bureau to make government adoption of new approaches faster and easier. The StatVentures team has received a bronze medal, the highest honorary award at the U.S. Census, for organizational development. Head of The Opportunity Project (TOP) Advisor NetworkCurator and supporter of America's leading product, marketing and growth experts who advise the teams behind emerging technologies from The Opportunity Project. Head of CommunicationsLeading all efforts for Census Open Innovation Labs to connect to and communicate with a broad community of innovators.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

• Restructured decade-old media company; Tightened research focus to sustainability solutions, diversified revenue sources and increased circulation, while reducing production costs by 80%. • Fundraised $200,000+ during 2020 from diverse revenue sources including foundations, philanthropies, individuals and giving campaigns.• Supported leading philanthropic brands, such as The Bernard Van Leer Foundation, and their grantee cohorts with best-in-class global collaborative communication strategies and sustainability research. • As spokesperson for the company, built and managed significant global reach and publishing partnerships, averaging 100M+ UVs/release in 30+ languages and countries.• Expanded research partnerships with leading global academic and philanthropic organizations to maximize mutual funding opportunities during grant-making cycles.• Built research team and global database to highlight effective and unconventional sustainability solutions for COVID-19, used at Northwestern University and impact investment firms. • Decreased yearly overhead costs by 34% (over $135,000) while improving remote office culture.• Evolved hiring practices to achieve majority POC, international and women-led team.

• Supported senior leaders with strategy, training and service delivery and reports in social impact-driven recruitment, flexible management, digital content, audience growth and analytics.• Served as a Senior Strategist at U.S. Census Open Innovation Lab, focused on building coalitions with creatives and community organizers in undercounted communities to combat disinformation. • Won a Webby Award for transmedia campaign on non-renewable energy disasters and three Gold Bulldog Awards for Best Not-For-Profit Community Relations campaign.• Advised and implemented programs at Verizon Innovative Learning, Participant Media, Mitú, Downtown Los Angeles (DCBID), GOOD and new-to-market BIPOC startups and nonprofits.• Managed the Boehm Media Fellowship, which connects best-in-class media professionals to support impact entrepreneurs, investees, grant-making philanthropists, impact investors and their investees/grantees.

Brooklyn, Ny, Us

• Drove magazine’s senior editorial leadership decisions and project management, including revenue and platform expansion opportunities, while keeping strict deadline requirements.• Led growth strategy to help Slate UVs grow 40% in one year, through innovations in social media, email and emerging platforms, as well as organizational structure and efficiency. Delivered regular analytic and revenue reports and directly managed the social media team.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

• Early leader in an industry-changing company that earned several rounds of funding and was later acquired. A/B testing backend and editorial frontend created a viral machine that was used for research that advanced our understanding of what makes people take action on climate change, sustainability, and socially progressive issues. Accidentally invented clickbait.• Grew editorial product from 10M UVPM to 90M UVPM through innovative SEM tactics and editorial training.• Grew editorial team from 4 people to 40+ people, and matrix-managed 100 people. • Developed educational training for employees to build awareness of their own sense of privilege and counteract their inherent biases during writing and reporting.• Consulted with the Gates Foundation to set new language usage standards for climate change. • Crowned by Fast Company and TechCrunch as “fastest growing media company of all time.”

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

• Periodically led courses for undergraduate students in journalism, multimedia production, strategic communications and PR.

Calabasas, Ca, Us

• Built & co-ran award-winning community-based journalism organization across more than a dozen countries to train hundreds of aspiring journalists. Working in conjunction with the U.S. State Department, major international universities like USC Annenberg, and NGOs. Showcased cultural competence through stakeholder initiatives that were diverse, inclusive and focused primarily on underrepresented communities. • SXSW winner, speaker at UN, Listed by Fast Company as “most innovative company for local impact”.

Counterspill (www.counterspill.org) promotes awareness about the impact of non-renewable energy disasters through a living archive that combines best-in-class reporting, research, social media and community engagement.• Shaped the overall voice, tone and design of the site.• Designed innovative ways to engage audiences and compel people to take action, including guerilla transmedia campaign and viral videos.• Managed the creation and maintenance of a living archive about the effects of non-renewable energy disasters.

Modern Overland (www.modernoverland.com) is a new kind of travel guidebook company, with historically rich, adventurous content geared toward tech savvy travelers who want to explore close to the ground with maximum social impact.• Managed creation of new travel guide company that promotes socially responsible and sustainable travel with a focus on mobile technologies.• Edited South Africa edition, managed contributing writers, created style guide & brand strategy.• Wrote and reported for book, solely responsible for coverage of several regions.• Redesigned www.ModernOverland.com website and produced promotional video.

New York City, Ny, Us

• Founded Impact & Education sections, including building editorial team and community-led blogger partnerships, forging a deep network with industry leaders writing on social innovation.• Personal reporting raised more than $50,000 within the first six months for individuals in need by researching, reporting and following up on community-led stories of social injustice.Huffington Post Impact & Education were co-sponsored by CAUSECAST, a philanthropic social media hub, of which I was also the Managing Editor.

Chantilly, Virginia, Us

• Defined and managed a variety of cause-related editorial properties that compel people to take action, discover new ways to give back and promote corporate social responsibility.• Developed cutting-edge techniques and philosophies to merge "activist journalism" and traditional journalism to do good while maintaining the highest level of journalistic ethics in the industry.• Advised and consulted leading mainstream publications on their new media CSR and nonprofit reporting.

Washington, Dc, Us

• Shaped and presented tutorials for Iraqi government officials and local NGOs on media and constituent communication best practices to promote democracy in southern Iraq.

Basel, Baselstadt, Ch

• Developed strategies and managed projects for internal and external communications representing more than 150 countries.• Wrote and edited English-version news materials for internal/external distribution, including employee magazine.• Managed website development and redesign.

Us

• Researched and wrote “Fundamental Talent,” a primer book for top-level CEO succession planning and leadership development.• Interviewed CEOs, executives and HR professionals at Fortune 500 companies around the United States.• In Fall 2008, researched and edited planned sequel, featuring management success story profiles of American CEOs.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Edited graphics and content on as-needed basis for daily newspaper.• Worked as full-time staff writer (on internship basis) & later as freelance writer on both assignments and enterprise articles.• Covered entertainment, news and sports

Haarlem, Noord Holland, Nl

Internet source for expatriates in the Netherlands, Germany, France, Belgium and Spain (www.expatica.com).• Wrote articles for HR section of website of this English-language news & information.• Developed articles on topics ranging from biometric technology to case studies for global management.

Master Of Science - Ms, Journalism - New Media Storytelling

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Journalism, International Studies, French

Political Science, International Relations