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WRITING. EDITING.
DIGITAL STRATEGY.
ABOUT
Interviewing celebrities for Details.com
Judging a cooking contest
With spirits historian David Wondrich (at right)
Reporting a story about tea for Time Out New York
Summary
James Oliver Cury is an award-winning writer, editor and media strategist with extensive experience in digital and print publishing. He's helped build and revitalize brands with pioneering work in content creation, audience development, social media, community/influencer networks, and video—with a data-based approach that drives traffic, boosts engagement, garners press, and reveals new revenue streams.
Experience
As VP/Content at travel site ThePointsGuy.com, Cury created the brand's tentpole "TPG Reports," oversaw a soup-to-nuts redesign, built a 24/7 newsroom team, and doubled traffic from 2.5 to 5 million uniques. Prior to that, he was the digital director at Details.com (Condé Nast) where he oversaw digital, mobile, and editorial strategy across all platforms. While there, he increased traffic tenfold, quadrupled the pace of content creation, and expanded syndication with third-party companies like Buzzfeed, Liquor.com, and Equinox. He also created dozens of new video series and launched the Style Syndicate, a wholly independent influencer network/community hosting content from the world's top men's style bloggers—which provided a platform for all kinds of sponsored content.
Before Details, Cury was the shelter-sites web director at Hearst Digital, where he guided the transformation of GoodHousekeeping.com, HouseBeautiful.com, and CountryLiving.com. Before Hearst, he was executive editor of Epicurious.com and led the editorial team to numerous awards, including a James Beard, Webby, MIN, NY Emmy, OMMA, and MPA. He also helped launch the “Epi-Log” blog and contributed to the development of the site's iPhone app, which has been downloaded more than 10 million times. Cury was the food/restaurant editor at Time Out New York and senior editor at Playboy.com.
Get all the details in the "Case Studies" section.
Notable Achievements
Cury has been a judge at the Culinary Institute of America, the Jack Daniels World Barbecue Championship, and the Food Network's "Iron Chef" show. He's written for dozens of magazines and websites including Travel & Leisure, Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, Maxim, Men's Journal, SPIN, PC World, Wired News, and The New York Times. He is also the author of "The Playboy Guide to Bachelor Parties" (Simon & Schuster).
WRITING
Travel Biometrics: Speedy Security at Your Fingertips


Home Tour: Director Doug Liman Unveils His Tribeca Penthouse
Where to Dine and Shop at New York's Hudson Square

Flight Review: Norwegian Air to Edinburgh from SWF Airport
Hotel Review: Faena in Miami Beach
The Best Chefs and Restaurants in the USA: James Beard Award Winners
Airbnb Now Offers "Trips," City Guides, and Restaurant Reviews

5 Things that Prove the Pumpkin-Flavor Trends Has Gone Too Far (syndicated to Yahoo)
The 6 Weirdest Rules in Professional Barbecue (syndicated to Yahoo)
Video produced: March Fashion Cover Story / Behind the Scenes


Flick & Click (movie and corresponding website review, weekly column)
On the Next Wave of Website Advertising
How the MPAA Polices Hollywood Movie Sites

Robert Moog Q&A
Profile: The Lunachicks
Profile: Quincy Jones
Profile: Willie Nelson
Profile: They Might Be Giants
Column: David Bowie and Music Security Formats

24 Hours in the Meatpacking District
Drinking $5 Wines with Kevin Zraly
Tasting the World's Strongest Beer, Wine and Spirits

Misc.
Bloomberg: Nine Secret Menu Dishes to Ask for Now
The James Beard Awards 2015 Program Guide: Then and Now
Renaissance Hotels Magazine: Blue Ribbon's Deep, Delicious Roots
PC World: Online Shopping Tips
Wired: Putting a Price on Webcasts
Men's Journal: Scary Eats (with Tarantula Recipe)
Time Out Music: Backstage with Turbonegro
Seven-Fifty Daily: Bartenders Spill on Their Nights from Hell
News, reviews, features, cover stories, and other writing from print and online magazines.
DIGITAL STRATEGY
& CONSULTING
SERVICES

Data/Analysis
Google Analytics
Metrics/Reporting
SEO: Tech & Edit
Reach/Engagement
Segment Analysis
Social Media Analysis
Setting KPIs & OKRs

Content/Editorial
Writing/Editing/Blogging
Edit Calendars
Copyediting
Native/Sponsored Content
Affiliate Networks
Photography
Video
Presentations/Slideshows

Art/Design
Icons/Illos
Logos
Site Redesigns
Mobile/Web
Branding
Responsive Design
Social Media Templates
Photoshop

Audience Development
Social Media
Collabs/Partnerships
Influencer Networks
Communities/Groups
Syndication
Newsletters
Omnichannel Marketing
BRANDS












James Oliver Cury
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