Chris Johnson

Current

SVP, Programming & Product Strategy at UGO Entertainment

Past

President & Chief Operating Officer at Modelinia
Vice President, Content & Business Development at Hearst Magazines
Senior Director at IAC Search & Media (Ask.com)

Executive Director, Research and Learn at America Online
Chief Integration Ranger at America Online
Director, Community at America Online
VP-Content and Editorial Director at Student Net Publishing
Online Producer at Washington Post

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Education

Dartmouth College
Sidwell Friends School

Recommended

1 person has recommended Chris

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Online Media

Websites

Chris Johnson’s Summary

I build and operate content-driven, mass-market consumer web sites.

Chris Johnson’s Specialties:

Business development, social networking, community management, product development, information architecture, digital content, editorial, syndication, video production

Chris Johnson’s Experience

SVP, Programming & Product Strategy

UGO Entertainment

(Online Media industry)

November 2009 — Present (2 months)
President & Chief Operating Officer

Modelinia

(Privately Held; Entertainment industry)

July 2009 — November 2009 (5 months)
Vice President, Content & Business Development

Hearst Magazines

(Privately Held; Publishing industry)

September 2006 — July 2009 (2 years 11 months)
Senior Director

IAC Search & Media (Ask.com)

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IACI; Online Media industry)

August 2005 — October 2006 (1 year 3 months)

Led IAC/InterActiveCorp's portal partnerships business, which powered private-label portals and search products to partners such as Dell, Sony, Best Western and DirecTV.
Executive Director, Research and Learn

America Online

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TWX; Online Media industry)

November 2003 — August 2005 (1 year 10 months)

Provided business and content leadership for AOL's community and reference/learning channels. Developed business and operating plans, executed content licensing partnerships, and headed product development.
Chief Integration Ranger

America Online

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TWX; Internet industry)

November 2002 — November 2003 (1 year 1 month)

Organized and led a 90-member, matrixed cross-divisional group that identified, launched and optimized more than 500 new integration points for social networking, search and subscription products.
Director, Community

America Online

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; TWX; Internet industry)

August 1998 — March 2003 (4 years 8 months)

Created new programming that spotlighted content created by AOL’s 25 million users. Devised, developed and marketed new social networking products.
VP-Content and Editorial Director

Student Net Publishing

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)

August 1997 — August 1998 (1 year 1 month)

Managed content acquisition, product development and the user experience for Student.com, a start-up company focused on the college student market funded by The Washington Post, USWest and MediaOne.
Online Producer

Washington Post

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; WPO; Online Media industry)

September 1994 — August 1997 (3 years )

Founding team member of the Washington Post's web site and online service. Developed and implemented content offerings designed to increase click-through and usage of key features and sections of the award-winning Digital Ink online service and WashingtonPost.com.

Chris Johnson’s Education

Dartmouth College

BA , Classical Studies , 1990 — 1994

Activities and Societies:

Managing Editor, The Dartmouth (America's Oldest College Newspaper)
Sidwell Friends School

HS Diploma , September 1984 — June 1990