St Albans, United Kingdom
- Current
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- Senior Social Media Consultant at Headshift
- Visiting Fellow at City University
- Past
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- Senior Producer / Senior Broadcast Journalist at BBC
- Executive Producer - Community at Granada Broadband
- Communities Evangelist at Talk Cast
- Community Evangelist at Talkcast Corporation
- Education
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- University of Hertfordshire
- University of Westminster
- University of Liverpool
- University of Essex
- Drake University
- Connections
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- Industry
- Online Media
- Websites
Robin Hamman’s Summary
Robin Hamman has over ten years experience devising, implementing and managing social media projects, particularly within the Broadcasting and Media sector.
Before joining Headshift as a Senior Social Media Consultant, Robin was a Senior Producer/Journalist with responsibility for the BBC's Blogs and a wide range of other social media projects. Robin was also previously an Executive Producer at Granada (ITV) and Communities Evangelist at Talkcast (mobile).
Robin is also a Non-Residential Fellow at Stanford's Center for Internet and Society and a Visiting Fellow in the Department of Journalism at City University, London. Robin blogs about the collision of social media and journalism, online community, blogging, citizen journalism and, sometimes, media law.
Robin's blog at http://www.cybersoc.com was recently named by the Press Gazette as one of the top "Journo Blogs" in the UK.
Robin Hamman’s Experience
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Senior Social Media Consultant
Headshift
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
July 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
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Visiting Fellow
City University
(Online Media industry)
2008 — Present (1 year)
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Senior Producer / Senior Broadcast Journalist
BBC
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BBC; Broadcast Media industry)
April 2001 — June 2008 (7 years 3 months)
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Executive Producer - Community
Granada Broadband
(Online Media industry)
2000 — 2002 (2 years)
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Communities Evangelist
Talk Cast
(Online Media industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year)
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Community Evangelist
Talkcast Corporation
(Online Media industry)
1999 — 1999 (less than a year)
Robin Hamman’s Education
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University of Hertfordshire
Pg Dip , Law , 2004 — 2006
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University of Westminster
Researcher , Hypermedia Research Centre , 1998 — 2001
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University of Liverpool
MPhil , Communication Studies , 1996 — 1999
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University of Essex
MA , Sociology , 1995 — 1996
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Drake University
BA , Secondary Education , 1991 — 1995
Additional Information
Robin Hamman’s Websites:
Robin Hamman’s Honors:
Non-Residential Fellow at Stanford University's Centre for Internet and Society: 2006-present
Visiting Fellow, City University London, College of Journalism: 2008 - present.
