Departing from Viddler
After about 10 months at the internet start-up Viddler, I have decided to move on to something that better suits me. I am moving back into the media business with a company named Journal Register Company. I am very excited for this transition and to get back to something I never knew I enjoyed so much until I left it, the news.
Viddler is full of great people, smart people and they have developed a great product and I have no doubts they will be around for years. Personally, it just wasn’t fulfilling. I didn’t find myself growing like I would have liked to, really pushing the envelope of what I know I am capable of. Some of this is my fault, just lack of passion for this particular business; but all-in-all I am extremely happy that I took the chance to try something new and meet a lot of great people along the way. My last day at Viddler with be March 12th and I start JRC on the 15th.
This is actually quite comical because about 6 years ago I started at Tribune Company on March 15th as well. Must be something magical about this date. Maybe it’s destiny, uh, maybe not; just coincidence?
It was a decision I have been thinking about for a while and I was presented an opportunity to work with some great folks down at JRC. I will have the pleasure once again working with Dan Sarko, who I used to work with while I was at Tribune Company. It will be a challenging position trying to move a traditionally slow moving company into the digital age; setting up new processes, new systems, streamlining production from print to web, etc. These are not unfamiliar things to me, but they are challenging tasks to coordinate for multiple markets and multiple newsrooms. Truthfully, that really excites me.
I as a person am borderline OCD, I love organization; It’s what I do best. I love figuring out complicated problems that no one else really wants to get involved with. I like finding the three pieces to the 10 year-old puzzle that nobody can find.
All-in-all Viddler was a great place to work but my heart, passion and dedication belongs somewhere else.
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It was great working with you, Jeff—best of luck with the Tribune Company. You should definitely pay Viddler HQ a visit when I’m in town later in March.
Thanks Andrew, I am going to try to. I know I miss you coming in by a week. Have fun and make sure you get some good food if I don’t see you.
I am actually moving onto Journal Register Company, I used to work for Tribune Company before Viddler. Kind of confusing I know.
Take care, I will be watching your git repos
Ack, I did read your post right the first time, but I apparently wasn’t paying attention when I wrote my comment
Anyway, good luck and cheers.
Ha, no worries. This is starting to sound like our skype chats. Thanks again.
It sounds like a good move Jeff- totally understand about needing to rearrange things to be most productive. You will however be missed! Hope to see you ’round.
Thanks Todd, it was a pleasure working with you as well. I learned a lot working with you smart folks. Hope to work with you guys on something again some day.