Jonathan Meyers

Jonathan Meyers

Television and Digital Producer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Sr. Director, Digital Strategy, The Wilderness Society

  • Education

    • Ithaca College

      1983 - 1987
      BS Park School of Communications

      Activities and Societies: Alpha Epsilon Rho Honor Communications Society Member Semester at Ithaca College London Centre, London, England Communications

    • American University

      1987 - 1989
      MA International Affairs

      Activities and Societies: Emphasis on International Relations Theory and Latin America. Semester at El Colegio de Mexico, Mexico DF International Affairs

  • Experience

    • Meyers Productions

      Jan 1988 - Apr 2003
      Television and Digital Producer

      Independent Television Producer/Digital Producer focusing on documentary and industrial videos & websites for a variety of clients including:Hedrick Smith Productions (PBS), The Learning Channel, US Agency for International Development (USAID), US Air Force TV, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, GVI Productions, Double R Productions, Global View Productions, Common Ground Productions.Recipient of Cable ACE award for Earthscape, produced for The Learning Channel.

    • MHI/Modus Interactive

      Jan 1999 - Oct 2001
      Senior Digital Producer

      Senior Online Producer for interactive agency. Lead Producer for web sites for variety of clients including PBS, Megisto Systems, Hughes Network Systems, AIPAC, and Celera Genomics.

    • AOL

      Apr 2003 - Aug 2009
      Digital Program Director, News, Money, Sports

      Digital Manager of other Project Managers. Expertise in the day-to-day management of large scale web based projects. Certified Scrum Master using industry standard Agile Techniques for product/program development. Responsibilities include: Budgeting, Advertising integration, Omniture/MMX integration, SOW creation, staff management, proposal writing, creative briefs, research and daily interaction with internal AOL customers. I-Phone application development, coordination with clients on back-end database solutions and content management publishing tools. Creation/Deployment of complex XML Driven Flash experiences. Experience working with development and QA teams based in Europe, India, Ireland and US locations. Leads PGM team of very high traffic user facing web sites, including AOL News, AOL Money, Daily Finance, Fanhouse.com and other AOL blogs. Responsible for launch of dozens of sites across entire AOL offerings. Show less

    • Perfect Sense Digital

      Aug 2009 - Apr 2010
      Digital Project Mgr/Exec Producer

      End to End Digital Strategy for variety of clients including Special Olympics and custom Health Sites with content from MediMedia appearing on AOL, MSN, Healthgrades and About.com.

    • The Pew Charitable Trusts

      Sept 2010 - Oct 2012
      Digital Manager, Pew Environment Group

      Manager for PEG Digital Presence. Launched new web site, newsletter and social media for PEG. Lead editorial director for site. Continuous editorial updates and product improvements including a variety of interactive elements and infographics. Managed multiple KW ad campaigns for Google and Facebook. Continuous SEO/SEM/Traffic analysis (WebTrends/GA) and general product improvements to web site. Work with external consultants on production of interactive elements for infographics and interactives.Interface with all levels of management in propelling digital strategy across entire Pew organization. Show less

    • The Wilderness Society

      Dec 2012 - now
      Sr. Director, Digital Strategy

      Manage Digital Strategy for The Wilderness Society and lead a team supporting entire digital presence. Outlets include:Wilderness.orgfacebook.com/TheWildernessSocietyinstagram.com/wildernesssocietyyoutube.com/user/WildernessSociety

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Scrumaster

      Agile Alliance
      May 2009
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Jonathan Meyers
      2020 Webby Nominee, Charitable Organizations Webby Awards May 2020 2020 Best Charitable Organization Website Nomineehttps://winners.webbyawards.com/#/winners/websites/general-websites/charitable-organizationsnon-profit
    • Awarded to Jonathan Meyers
      2010 EPPY Editor & Publisher Oct 2010 2010 EPPY Best Design of a Web Site with over 1 million unique monthly visitors for DailyFinance.com
    • Awarded to Jonathan Meyers
      National CableACE: Educational or Instructional Series National Cable Television Association Jan 1992 Producer for EarthScope: An International Environmental Series broadcast on The Learning Channel
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Consultant

      Issued by Global Zero
      Global ZeroAssociated with Jonathan Meyers