Malik Singleton

Current

Blog Administrator at TIME Magazine's time.com
Information Manager at Pixod Interactive

Past

Writer at Black Enterprise Magazine, The Ave Magazine, Africana.com (Self-employed)
Editor, Producer at BlackPlanet.com
Producer at Community Connect Inc.

Web Producer at PC Magazine Online
Writer (Internship) at Pace University Business School Publication
Writer at VIBE Magazine, The Source Magazine (Self-employed)
Production Intern at Spier NY Ad Agency
Writer at LA Weekly Newspaper

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Education

Pace University
Morehouse College

Connections

123 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

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Malik Singleton’s Summary

Presently I do web production work though I'm shifting away from production, moving more into web development.

Malik Singleton’s Specialties:

Web programming, developing, editing, writing, reporting, interviewing, project management and production.

Malik Singleton’s Experience

Blog Administrator

TIME Magazine's time.com

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

September 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)

Presently I manage the self-hosted installations behind Time's blogs
I know WordPress and Movable Type like the back my hand
I scale, upgrade, integrate, fix, post and moderate blogs daily
I analyze reporting on blog traffic and activity
I write thorough documentation about all things blog related
I train bloggers in best practices and techniques
I train producers in blog tool content management
I also employ blog software to run other feedback-dependent site features
Information Manager

Pixod Interactive

(Online Media industry)

November 2004 — Present (5 years 1 month)

Handle the data-driven aspects of our projects and web development. Also manage production workflow for creative services studio plus communications and content development.
Writer
Black Enterprise Magazine, The Ave Magazine, Africana.com (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)

June 2002 — January 2005 (2 years 8 months)

Wrote news, op-ed, and feature stories for various publications.
Editor, Producer

BlackPlanet.com

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry)

July 2000 — August 2003 (3 years 2 months)

Produced promotional and informational content for popular, high-traffic web community, BlackPlanet.com.
Producer

Community Connect Inc.

(Online Media industry)

2000 — 2003 (3 years )
Web Producer

PC Magazine Online

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry)

August 1999 — July 2000 (1 year )

Produced consumer technology content for website of large, industry-leading computer magazine.
Writer (Internship)

Pace University Business School Publication

(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Writing and Editing industry)

January 1999 — August 1999 (8 months)

As grad student, interviewed and profiled New York business leaders for notable B-school publication, Lubin Business. (Internship: two semesters)
Writer
VIBE Magazine, The Source Magazine (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)

February 1997 — June 1999 (2 years 5 months)

Wrote album reviews for leading urban music publication (VIBE). Wrote lifestyle and culture stories for leading hip-hop music publication (The Source).
Production Intern

Spier NY Ad Agency

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)

July 1998 — December 1998 (6 months)

Produced promotional and editorial content for AOL book lover's community, Book Central, a division of Spier NY. Spier NY is an ad agency that serves the book publishing industry. (Internship: one semester)
Writer

LA Weekly Newspaper

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)

January 1996 — December 1997 (2 years )

Covered music stories, interviews, and reviews for Hollywood's largest alternative newspaper. Also assisted webmaster in building earliest version of laweekly.com. Also assisted sales department by coordinating account representatives and managers.

Malik Singleton’s Education

Pace University

MS , Publishing , June 1998 — May 2000

Studied business of both print and online publishing.
Morehouse College

BA , English major, Linguistics minor , 1991 — 1995

Additional Information

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Malik Singleton’s Groups:

WebProducers.org, Online News Association, Content Management Pros, Investigative Reporters & Editors, National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), Morehouse College Alumni Association, BBV-NYC,