Christine Burkson

Christine Burkson has a long and varied work experience. Christine began their career in 2011 at Horizon NYC as a Marketing Writer and Social Media Specialist, where they pitched concepts for and created promotional materials, maintained social media platforms, and optimized the website. That same year, they also began working at Mashable as a List Editor and Features Writer. During their time at Mashable, they co-created the viral channel which became the most profitable and top traffic-driver at the company. In 2015, they moved to Yahoo as an Editor and Social Lead for Yahoo Makers, where they created a compelling social strategy and grew the Facebook audience by 25%. In 2016, they joined The Daily Dot as a Creative Strategist, where they established an attention-grabbing content strategy and developed and executed sponsored campaigns for various brands. Most recently, in 2021, Christine began working at Huckleberry Labs as the Director of Content.

Christine Burkson graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Media Studies.