User:Mrsalkin/Miné R. Salkin

Miné R. Salkin (born in Toronto, Canada), is a Canadian journalist, digital marketer, multimedia producer, and writer. She has contributed articles on technology, culture, privacy and brand storytelling since 2007 to various publications internationally. She is the co-founder of Gauge Social, a lifestyle marketing brand, and is the Vice President of Marketing at Powered Labs, a software development company.

Early life
Salkin was born to Turkish parents who had immigrated to Canada. Her mother moved to Ontario from Ankara in the late 1960s, and her father moved in the early 1980s. Her father Omer is a retired engineer, and her mother Seylan is a business analyst. Salkin’s parents divorced in 1992. Salkin has a half-brother Ali, and a half-sister Sibella. Salkin was born in Toronto and grew up in White Rock, BC, a suburb of Vancouver.

Career Highlight
Salkin studied English Literature and Philosophy at the University of British Columbia’s School of Arts, graduating with a double major in 2008. From 2007 to 2010, Salkin began writing for Discorder Magazine, Vancouver’s longest-running independent music publication supported by CiTR-FM. In 2009 she was promoted to Under Review editor. She also freelanced articles and concert photography for Exclaim!  SPINearth, The Block, and other publications.

In 2010, Salkin graduated from the University of British Columbia’s School of Journalism with a master’s in journalism. Her thesis project took the form of a short documentary entitled Remixing Culture, an exploration of the connection between creativity and intellectual property laws. Remixing Culture was published by the University of Copenhagen’s online academic journal, AudioVisual Thinking. Her thesis was supervised by online news pioneer Alfred Hermida, a journalist from the BBC, author, and co-founder of the non-profit startup The Conversation Canada.

From 2010 to 2011, Salkin served as web editor for Bido Lito!, an emerging arts and culture publication in Liverpool, UK. From 2011 to 2013, Salkin worked in story production and research for documentary television series airing on TLC, Investigation Discovery, and Animal Planet.

Salkin has developed brand strategy and award-winning marketing campaigns for clients such as Budweiser, Bud Light, the Tampa Bay Lightning, Corona, Fireball Whiskey, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Florida Aquarium, and Magic Hat, with her partners at Gauge Social. In 2018, she became the Vice President of Marketing at Powered Labs, a software company serving companies in oil and gas and financial services sectors.

Her thought leadership in digital marketing and storytelling has been featured by marketing industry publications Skyword, MediaBistro , TechRadar , CIO , WordStream , American Express OpenForum, Jenningswire , FYDesigns , Linkdex , Business News Daily , Tech.Co , Vidooly , and more.

Her photography has been published in the Tampa Bay Times, and she has been featured by the Tampa Bay Business Journal's People on the Move.

Salkin has written for Engadget, VICE, The Globe & Mail, Metro Newspaper, Daily Xtra, SevenStreets, Liverpool Echo, The Tyee, and numerous other publications during her career.

Personal life
Salkin currently resides in the United States. She is a member of the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, and the Professional Society of Drone Journalists.