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E-mail: phillip.schwarzmann@gmail.com
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Work Experience
Nokia – Head of Social Media, North America (November 2011 – Present)
- Details coming soon…
Nokia – Communications Manager, Social Media (July 2009 – October 2011)
- Editor-in-Chief of Nokia’s official blog, Nokia Conversations. Took readership from 155,000 unqiues/ month to 958,000 unqiues/month in 1.5 years.
- Conversations becomes 4th most read Corporate Blog, 34th most read Tech Blog, 37th most read Gadget Blog, and 1st most read Nokia-focused Blog. (according to Technorati)
- Launched localized editions of Nokia Conversations in Latin America, Finland, and China.
- Headed up concepting, production, and launch of Nokia.com’s new Press Site.
- Active member of Social Media team during CEO transformation & Microsoft partnership.
- “Design by Community” campaign participated by 66,000 users, covered by A-list blogs
- Manages four-person virtual team and three-person agency.
- Manages Nokia’s SM channels. Tripled Twitter followers. Millions of YouTube views.
- Journalist, photographer, and videographer during Nokia-participated global events.
- Co-host of Nokia’s official podcast, reaching 10,000 listeners per week.
Nokia – Digital Marketing Manager, Games (January 2008 – June 2009)
- Headed up all global asset and campaign creation for “Games” (N-Gage) and previously “Internet and Applications” (WidSets, Download!, and Headlines).
- Personally managed million-euro marketing budgets with top international agencies.
- Project lead on “Open at Own Risk”, a digital viral campaign for Nokia Download!, visited by 100k+ consumers, creating so much buzz it was featured on Gizmodo.
- Owner of Services online channels such as nokia.com, nokia.mobi, and MyNokia.
- Executed digital ad buys and SEM at a global level.
Nokia – Online Marketing Specialist, S60 (January 2006 – December 2007)
- Headed the S60 Blogs, Nokia’s first public blogging platform. Took the readership from zero to 98,000 monthly visitors in two years.
- Served as S60’s Brand Evangelist representing S60 both online in Nokia’s own channels, as well as popular blogs/forums, and also offline in community events and trade shows.
- Utilized Web 2.0 technologies in online marketing activities and campaigns.
- Creator of “An Evening with S60”, a series of exclusive events for S60’s biggest enthusiasts.
Education
- Hereford High School, University Preparation (Fall 1993 – Spring 1997)
- University of Maryland UMBC, Computer Science (Fall 1997 – Fall 1998)
- Johns Hopkins University, Information Systems (Spring 2001- Fall 2001)
- University of Helsinki, Finnish Studies (Fall 2003 – Fall 2005)
Press
- I interviewed Nokia CEO Stephen Elop and Microsoft CEO Steve Balmer during Nokia-Microsoft partnership announcement.
- FST produces a TV segment on my podcast.
- My stand-up featured in Hufvudstadbladet.
- I was a guest on MTV3′s Markku’s Morning Comb during Eurovision 2007.
- Our campaign, Design by Community, covered on Engadget.
- Our campaign, Open at Own Risk, teased on Gizmodo.
- Our campaign, WidSets Pets, reviewed on Symbian-Freak.
Passions
Stand-up comedy, social media, mobile technology, Finnish culture, writing, dogs
Hobbies
Films, photography, American football. tennis, running, travel, cooking, science fiction, euro board games
My Keywords
Creative, ambitious, passionate, upbeat, sociable, international, unique, understanding
