Callie Schweitzer is the Director of Marketing and Communications at Vox Media, which publishes SB Nation, The Verge and Polygon. She is also an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Mashable, The Huffington Post, People magazine, The Daily Muse, L.A.’s Neon Tommy and more. NPR Media Correspondent David Folkenflik recently cited her as an example of the modern digital journalist. In October 2012, she was named to MinOnline’s 2012 People-to-Watch list for media up-and-comers under 30. She was named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in Media in December 2012. TIME magazine named her Twitter feed one of the world’s best in 2013. Business Insider named her one of the 30 Most Important Women in Tech Under 30 in 2013.

She was previously the Deputy Publisher of Talking Points Memo, overseeing the business, publishing and tech side of the company. She joined Talking Points Memo as the assistant to the publisher in June 2011 and was promoted to Deputy Publisher in January 2012. She was also responsible for project and digital product management of mobile, tablet, video and content partnerships, and increasing and maintaining audience growth.

She has a BA in journalism from the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. She graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa in May 2011.

Before joining TPM, Schweitzer worked as the Editor-in-Chief of Neon Tommy, Annenberg’s 24/7 online news site, which is the number one most trafficked online-only university publication in America. She also served as a staff writer and the senior news editor.

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