Social Media Manager at AMC Theatres
Kansas City, Missouri Area
- Current
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- Editor of Political Pulse at True/Slant
- Social Media Manager at AMC Theatres
- Founder/Editor at Donklephant.com
- Past
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- Senior Writer at AMC Theatres
- Communicatons Manager at kozoru, Inc.
- Copywriter at Muller + Company
- Writer at Freelance (Sole Proprietorship)
- Education
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- University of Missouri-Columbia
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Justin Gardner’s Summary
Currently, I'm planning and executing social strategies to offer more ways for guests to engage in conversations about AMC, movies and the moviegoing experience.
In addition to my job, I maintain a popular multi-partisan, political blog called Donklephant.com, which boasts a roster of over 20 authors and has received over 4.4M+ page views since July 2005. The site has also been highlighted on the New York Times, CNN, Real Clear Politics, Huffington Post, Yahoo Sites of the Day, Guardian UK, FiveThirtyEight, Rasmussen Reports, Media Bistro and many more.
From 2004 to 2006, I worked as a Communications Manager for kozoru, a startup that built a search technology that delivered answers to questions inside a wide array of IM clients. During that time, the company was profiled by Fast Company, Wired, San Jose Mercury News, CNET and BBC.
Before that, I was a Copywriter for Muller + Company, where my work was recognized by Creativity, AdWeek, Graphis, AIGA and garnered numerous industry awards, including several Best of Show Addy awards.
Justin Gardner’s Specialties:
Social media strategies, collaborative technology identification, blogging, editorial management, microtransactions, virtual worlds, new business strategies, creative writing, creative post-production, managing creative workflow, branding and identity, public relations and much, much more.
Justin Gardner’s Experience
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Editor of Political Pulse
True/Slant
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
June 2009 — Present (6 months)
I write on a semi-daily basis on Political Pulse, which covers a range of different issues inside and outside the beltway.
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Social Media Manager
AMC Theatres
(Privately Held; Entertainment industry)
April 2009 — Present (8 months)
I'm creating and developing strategies that leverage technologies to help people engage in more conversations about movies and the moviegoing experience in external social spaces.
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Founder/Editor
Donklephant.com
(Internet industry)
July 2005 — Present (4 years 5 months)
I run the multi-partisan blog Donklephant. If you never been before, it's a site where everybody is welcome to come and have an open, honest debate about the news of the day. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't, but it's always interesting.
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Senior Writer
AMC Theatres
(Privately Held; Entertainment industry)
September 2006 — April 2009 (2 years 8 months)
Developed creative executions for marketing programs and promotions. Managed numerous vendor and internal relationships.
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Communicatons Manager
kozoru, Inc.
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2004 — September 2006 (2 years 4 months)
Responsible for developing the brand for a small technology startup and building buzz throughout the search space. The company was featured in the San Jose Mercury News, Business 2.0, SiliconBeat, Wired, CNET, BBC Online and many other technology focused publications and blogs.
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Copywriter
Muller + Company
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
October 2000 — June 2004 (3 years 9 months)
Wrote copy for numerous clients in a wide variety of industries including health care, sports apparel, theme park and restaurant.
While at the agency, won over 50 local, national and international awards for my work, including two Best of Show awards. Some of the publications that have featured my work include AdWeek Online, Creativity, Graphis and Communication Arts. -
Writer
Freelance (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Marketing and Advertising industry)
May 1999 — October 2000 (1 year 6 months)
Freelance work for various advertising agencies.
Justin Gardner’s Education
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University of Missouri-Columbia
BJ , Advertising, Minor: Philosophy , 1994 — 1999
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Justin Gardner’s Interests:
Commercial production, social media technology, screenwriting, video editing, blogging, politics, filmmaking
Justin Gardner’s Groups:
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Kansas City Interactive
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