Hi folks,
I am happy to announce that I will be joining the Wikimedia Foundation's
Communications team as Movement Communications Manager for a period of six
months.
I have really enjoyed my work as product manager at WMF in the past 3 years,
leading the development of new tools like Notifications, Thanks, Beta Features,
Media Viewer and other multimedia products [1].
One of the lessons I learned during that time is that 'better communications'
are really important to make our movement more effective. I also think that
growing a 'culture of kindness' is key if we want to engage a broader community
[2]. I hope to support both of these goals in my new role.
Starting this week, I will be working with the communications team on the
Wikimedia blog and general WMF/movement communications. My focus for the blog
will include improving contributor workflow for community members and WMF
staff, and providing editorial guidance for contributors. I will also act as
the main contact point for authors submitting new blog posts, and shepherd the
publication process. Within movement communications, I will work to improve the
availability, distribution, and timeliness of communications from the WMF to
the broader community. I will also manage a range of movement communications
tasks previously handled by Tilman Bayer, who is transitioning to the WMF
Product team as Senior Analyst.
Going forward, senior engineer Gilles Dubuc will lead the multimedia team and
take on some of my responsibilities as product owner, until a new product
manager is assigned to that team. Please contact him directly with any
questions related to our multimedia work.
I’d like to thank all my colleagues on the multimedia and product teams -- as
well as our many community champions -- for being such wonderful collaborators
over the past few years. I am proud of what we accomplished together, and I
hope that the features we created can help many more people share knowledge
productively in years to come. Special thanks to Erik Moeller for his
thoughtful guidance throughout the past three years -- and for making this
transition possible.
I'm delighted to take on this new assignment, and look forward to more
collaborations with you all in the coming year.
Onward!
Fabrice Florin
Movement Communications Manager
Wikimedia Foundation
[1] Fabrice's user page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Fabrice_Florin_(WMF)
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Fabrice_Florin_(WMF)>
[2] 'A Culture of Kindness' blog post:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/23/a-culture-of-kindness/
<https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/23/a-culture-of-kindness/>
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