Andrew Mager

09/10/1984
2325 Bryant St. SF, CA 94110 USA
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Education

2003-2007 B.A. Communication (Electronic & Print Journalism), Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Experience

  1. Sept 2009 - Present Palo Alto, Ca.

    Ning, Inc.

    Web Developer
    • Work on the product and design team, creating mockups, fixing bugs, and optimizing code.
    • Research competitors and analyze the trends in the market, particularly related to UX and design.
  2. 2007 - 2009 San Francisco, Ca.

    CBS Interactive, Inc.

    Associate Technical Producer
    • Convert beautiful designs into semantic markup for MoneyWatch, BNET, ZDNet, and TechRepublic.
    • Lead code designer for SmartPlanet.
    • Utilize CSS, HTML, PHP, and Javascript superpowers to create layouts that work in all browsers using vi, Firebug, and Photoshop.
    • Build sponsored units for the marketing and sales team.
    • Write object-oriented Javascript classes using MooTools.
    • Implement a social media strategy using for MoneyWatch writers.
    • Help develop for the business unit.
    • Use Bugzilla and Rally for bug-tracking and agile software development.
    • Work with CBS corp business development team to foster entrepreneurial environment at the company.
    • Set up events and invite speakers to lecture us about interesting ideas outside of our walls.
    • Recruit and represent the company at college job fairs.
  3. Summer 2006 Bristol, Conn.

    ESPN.com (The Walt Disney Company)

    New Media Intern
    • Learned how the largest online sports website operates, and participated in the development of MyESPN and Community, two initiatives aimed at personal and social media.
    • Resolved bugs, optimized relational databases, and interacted with designers, engineers, editors, and producers in every department of ESPN.com New Media.
    • Embraced the advice of top-level executives from the The Walt Disney Company.
  4. 2005 - 2007 Blacksburg, Va.

    Planet Blacksburg

    Founder, Webmaster, Photographer
    • Develop and maintain a new student-run, online media operation featuring news, sports, media professional interviews, videos, and student portfolios at Virginia Tech.
    • Published over 600 articles, interviews and commentary.
  5. Spring 2007 Roanoke, Va.

    Hayes, Seay, Mattern & Mattern, Inc.

    Web Development
    • Transitioning hsmm.com from its current format to match their new parent company AECOM’s format.
    • Building an interactive map utility and designing web tutorials for IT employees.
  6. Fall 2005 Roanoke, Va.

    WSLS-TV NBC Channel 10 (Media General)

    New Media Intern
    • Published videos and updated the website with new content.
    • Learned how an old media organization works in a new media space.
    • Advised the news team on social media and how they could use Facebook and other mediums to connect to their audience.
  7. 2004 - 2007 Blacksburg, Va.

    ESPN Radio 1430 AM, FOX Radio AM 810, WUVT 90.7 FM

    • Produced a daily sport radio talk show, and took listener’s phone calls.
    • Gathered information and news for Blue Ridge Live, and developed it as an interactive radio blog.
  8. 2003 - 2004 Blacksburg, Va.

    Collegiate Times (Educational Media Company at Viginia Tech)

    Reporter, Web Editor, Photographer
    • Published over 25 print articles about engineering, technology, and psychology.
    • Produced web content on paper's website for nightly editions.

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