Editorial Director at BankInfoSecurity.com
Greater Boston Area
Editorial Director at BankInfoSecurity.com
Greater Boston Area
Tom Field is an award-winning journalist with over 20 years experience in newspapers, magazines, books, events and electronic media. A veteran community journalist with extensive business/technology and international reporting experience, he has written news, sports, features, fiction and analysis for publications ranging from Editor & Publisher to Yankee Magazine, and he has held editorial management positions at weekly and daily newspapers, as well as a global business/technology magazine. An accomplished public speaker, Field has developed and moderated scores of podcasts, webcasts, roundtables and conferences, and he has appeared on C-SPAN, The History Channel and Travel Channel television programs. Field has won more than 25 regional and national journalism awards for writing, editing and community service, and his publications have been consistent “General Excellence” award-winners. His first book, “Secrets in the Shadows: The Art and Life of Gene Colan,” was published by TwoMorrows Books in 2005.
Extensive experience in creating and executing integrated media campaigns -- in print, online and live events.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)
August 2007 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Oversee start-up portal dedicated to information/education/careers related to security and compliance in the banking industry.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry)
March 2002 — August 2007 (5 years 6 months)
Executive Editor, overseeing writing, design and production of custom publications, webcasts, websites and live events for a range of global clients, including AT&T, BMC Software, HP, Intel, Microsoft, Oracle and Unisys. Responsibilities include creating custom content with a virtual editorial team, as well as meeting with prospective clients’ marketing teams to develop and sell new projects. Among accomplishments: Creation of ongoing multimedia content programs for AT&T, HP and Microsoft; development of integrated media campaigns (print, online, live events) for Intel, HP and Unisys; launch of new custom magazines for BMC Software, RSA Security and Microsoft; roll-out of CIO Custom Roundtables; general leadership of business unit, which over five years has transformed from print-centric to online-centric, and has paced CXO Media’s financial growth.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry)
March 1996 — March 2002 (6 years 1 month)
Started as Staff Writer, quickly promoted to Senior Writer, Senior Editor, and then Executive Editor. Responsibilities included writing and editing monthly features (for print and online) about emerging technologies and business trends at Fortune 500 companies; management of junior editorial staff; outreach to CIO readership through conference speaking engagements and regional roundtable discussions.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Newspapers industry)
December 1993 — December 1994 (1 year 1 month)
Served as Editor-in-Chief of small daily newspaper, supervising an editorial turnaround that increased circulation and resulted in “Business of the Year” recognition from the Chamber of Commerce and “Best Community Service” award from the New Mexico Press Association. Managed staff of writers, editors, photographers, production personnel and freelancers.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Newspapers industry)
March 1989 — September 1993 (4 years 7 months)
Hired as Staff Writer, quickly promoted to Assistant Editor, then Managing Editor of 20,000-circulation weekly newspaper published by Dow Jones Inc. Publication was a multiple award-winner for “General Excellence” and “Community Service.” I won state, regional and national honors for news, feature and editorial writing, as well as editing, design and community service. Managed staff of writers, editors, photographers, production personnel and freelancers.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)
May 1986 — March 1989 (2 years 11 months)
Hired as Staff Writer, quickly promoted to Sports Editor of award-winning weekly newspaper owned & edited by former Washington Post Editor JR Wiggins. Wrote, edited and designed award-winning sports section, supervising writers, photographers and production staff. Helped newspaper win state, regional and national recognition for “Community Service” and “General Excellence.”
Journalism, History 1984 — 1985
1982 — 1983
1981 — 1982
1977 — 1981