Social Media Manager at AMC Theatres
Kansas City, Missouri Area
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- Social Media Manager at AMC Theatres
- Senior Writer/ Social Media Manager at AMC Theatres
- Founder/Editor at Donklephant.com (Self-employed)
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- 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, my position at AMC involves researching social and new media technologies and developing strategies for the company.
In addition to my job, I maintain a popular multi-partisan, political blog called Donklephant.com, which boasts a roster of over 20 authors, over 4M page views since July 2005 and has been highlighted on sites such as 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.
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, editorial management, new business strategies, writing, post-production, managing creative workflow, blogging, branding and identity, public relations
Justin Gardner’s Experience
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Social Media Manager
AMC Theatres
(Privately Held; Entertainment industry)
April 2009 — Present (4 months)
Create and implement strategies that leverage social technologies to help people engage in more conversations about movies and the moviegoing experience.
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Senior Writer/ Social Media Manager
AMC Theatres
(Privately Held; Entertainment industry)
September 2006 — Present (2 years 11 months)
Develop marketing concepts and social media strategies for the second largest theatrical exhibition company in the world.
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Founder/Editor
Donklephant.com (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)
July 2005 — Present (4 years 1 month)
Founder and editor of popular, non-partisan political blog, Donklephant.
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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. -
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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
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