Strategist at Mindset Digital. Former Director of Digital at WOSU Public Media (and general purpose public media revolutionary).
Big thinker about nonprofits, technology, journalism and particularly the intersection of the three. Spawn of an artist and an engineer (and it shows).
WordPress designer/developer. Lover of well-designed user experiences and compelling stories, effectively told. All-around (occasionally wannabe) geek.
Also (in no particular order): local food advocate, runner, climber, coffee drinker, photographer, bike rider, writer (but non-committal blogger), lover of the outdoors, dog person.
For more on my professional life, you can download my resume (PDF) or find me on LinkedIn.
My “Official” Bio
Adam Schweigert is a Strategist with Mindset Digital, a social media training and consulting firm based in Columbus, Ohio.
Previously he was the Director of Digital Media at WOSU Public Media where he lead WOSU’s online projects, programs and efforts to provide core and new media and emerging platforms including a redesign of wosu.org and the launch of a web presence for WOSU’s new classical music station Classical 101.
Before coming to WOSU, Adam served as Director of New Media (2009-2010) at Indiana Public Media in Bloomington, Indiana where he also held numerous other positions, including: Director of Multimedia Initiatives (2008-2010), Classical Music Director/Arts Bureau Chief (2005-2008) and Arts Reporter/Producer (2003-2005).
During his time at Indiana Public Media he directed online strategy, cross-platform content development and community engagement, creating and then serving as senior producer for several nationally distributed productions, including: Earth Eats, Kinsey Confidential, Muslim Voices and A Moment of Science.
Adam is also a co-founder of #pubmedia chat, a weekly twitter chat for public media professionals, was invited to speak on a panel about multi-platform content at the 2009 Public Radio Program Directors Conference and has served on the NPR Digital Advisory and Working Group and the PRX Public Radio Player Advisory Board.
He holds degrees in music composition, music theory and oboe performance from The Ohio State University and has pursued graduate study in music composition, electronic music and nonprofit management at Indiana University.
Apart from spending nearly all of his time at a computer attempting to predict the future, he also enjoys spending as much time as possible away from computers, especially: running, climbing, biking, backpacking, cooking (and eating) and reading.
Adam lives in Columbus, Ohio with his fiance Stephanie and his Siberian Husky, Sydney.
You can also follow his nearly every move on twitter (@aschweig).