Hi, Fabrice!
Congratulations with the new responsibilities, hope that this transition
will make all stakeholders satisfied :)
And special thanks to Tilman who did a lot in his previous position: thank
you, Tilman!
Best regards,
Linar
2015-01-07 22:00 GMT+03:00 Fabrice Florin <fflorin(a)wikimedia.org>rg>:
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)
[2] 'A Culture of Kindness' blog post:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/23/a-culture-of-kindness/
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