I currently work at Medium, where I'm the VP of Content.
I was previously at BuzzFeed. I started in 2007 as the site's second editor, and then in 2012 became its first editorial director, leading the team who made lists & quizzes a thing. After a brief stint helping launch YouTube Nation in 2014, I returned to lead BuzzFeed's international expansion, launching offices in the U.K., Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, India, Canada, Mexico, Spain and Japan. You can always see more of my FASCINATING work history on LinkedIn.
In my past life as a journalist, I wrote for Salon.com, Der Spiegel, Details, LA Weekly, Intro, and the East Bay Express. In 2004, I was a Fulbright grant recipient in Berlin, and in 2003 I graduated from NYU's Cultural Reporting & Critism program.
At the moment, I'm blogging over at scottlamb.blog which you can follow or sign up for emails over on ye olde Medium dot com.
Also occasionally on Threads & LinkedIn.
— Founded Post Office Box
— Launched BuzzFeed Japan
— Worked at Salon.com
— Received a Fulbright Young Professional Journalist grant
— Studied at NYU Department of Journalism
— Played with We Are Scientists
For inquires, you can reach me at scott(at)medium.com.
Thanks for stopping by. But seriously, just follow/subscribe to my blog, I promise you won't regret it.
— Scott, 2025