Megan Newcome

Content strategist at the intersection of art, culture, and creative technology.

 
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Specialties & Skills

 

  • Digital Brand Strategy

  • Digital Communications

  • Content Strategy

  • Brand Storytelling

  • Editorial Strategy

  • Social Media Strategy

  • Integrated Marketing

  • Paid Media & SEM

  • Creative Brand Partnerships

  • Events Programming
     

Résumé

Now based in Los Angeles, I am a creative and versatile content strategist and digital communications leader with 15+ years of experience across the art, film, and music sectors. I specialize in practices that focus on digital storytelling, community collaboration, and creative partnerships in industries that merge art, culture, technology, and commerce.

 

Experience

Getty / Los Angeles
Content Strategy & Editorial Manager, Getty Research Institute
May 2020 - Present

Phillips / New York
Director of Digital Strategy
Nov 2011 - Jun 2019

Paddles On! / New York & London
Co-Organizer & Producer
Oct 2013 - July 2014

Christie’s / New York
Digital Content Manager
Feb 2007 - Nov 2011

RES Media Group / New York
Public Relations Manager
Mar 2005 - Sep 2006

Quiet & Loud PR / New York
Founder & Publicist
Oct 2002 - Jan 2007

Warp Records / New York
Regional Publicist
Mar 2002 - Feb 2003

 

Education

B.A. English, Honors
Film Theory Concentration
University of Florida

Certification
Digital Marketing Analytics
MIT Sloan Executive Education

 

Select Press Mentions

Artsy / What You Need to Know about Collecting Virtual-Reality Art

Artnet / Is There a Market for Digital Art?

The Art Newspaper / Artsy and the Rise of the Matchmaker Market

Fast Company / How A Bunch Of Data Geeks Charmed The Art World—And Modernized It

Artsy / How the World’s Biggest Auction Houses Are Adapting to the Digital Market

New York Times / On Screen and On the Block

DAZED / Just How Do You Sell Digital Art in the 21st Century?

Artnet / Is Digital Art the Next Big Thing in Contemporary Art

NPR: All Tech Considered / If the Internet if Your Canvas, You Paint in Ones and Zeros

WIRED / An Art Breakthrough: $90,000 for YouTube Video, Animated GIF, and Other Internet Experiments

Hyperallergic / Will an Auction Help Convince People There’s a Market for New Media Art?

Wall Street Journal / Auction House Enters the Digital Age

 

Select Public Speaking

Going Digital: Art, Data & the Market
Panelist / CADAF (Contemporary and Digital Art Fair)
New York 2019

Online Brand and Digital Media
Panelist / Global Auction House Summit,
London 2019

Creating a Social Media Strategy that Works
Moderator / APAA (Association of Professional Art Advisors)
New York 2017

Social Media: Impact on Discovery and Engagement with Art and Collectibles
Panelist / Global Auction House Summit
Boston 2017

Breaking the Frame: Women, Art & Disruption
Presenter / Innovation Enterprise Women in Strategy Summit
New York 2017

Art App: A New Medium
Panelist / Creative Tech Week
New York 2016

Thinking Outside the [White] Box
Panelist / Gray Area Festival
San Francisco 2015

Hacking the Auction House
Presenter / Innovation Enterprise Digital Strategy Innovation Summit
San Francisco 2015

Bringing Digital Art to the Auction House
Panelist / UNPAINTED Art Fair
Munich 2014

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Content Projects

 
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Wearable Art: In the Studio With Ana Khouri

The sculptor and jewelry designer’s studio is a meeting place for objects that befit the designer’s ethereal spirit but tactile execution.

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A Singular Vision: Chef Fredrik Berselius of Aska

On the heels of a whirlwind book tour, the Swedish-born, New York-based chef chooses his favorite design pieces at Phillips.

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Space, Landscape and Light: Looking at Los Angeles Now

Voices from LA’s art community on its rich cultural legacy and what makes it a dynamic place for artists working here today.

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There’s Always a New Story to Tell: The Phillips Difference

Team members from around the globe reflect on the qualities and experiences that set Phillips apart.

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Artist, Icon, Inspiration: Whoopi Goldberg

The cultural icon shares how her experience as a woman artist informs her philosophy as an art collector.

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Neon Spark: A Conversation with Artist Faye Wei Wei

The British painter on her first work in neon commissioned for the British Council of Hong Kong’s SPARK Festival.

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Phillips x Daata Editions: In the Studio with Jeremy Couillard

The digital artist talks about his Phillips-commissioned work which mixes 3D animation, poetry, and video games.

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In the Name of Beauty: Design Legend Stefan Sagmeister

Coinciding with the release of Sagmeister & Walsh: Beauty, the renowned graphic designer selects his favorite artworks at Phillips. 

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Luminous Reality: Behind the Scenes at Atelier Cruz-Diez

Phillips visited the studio of Carlos Cruz-Diez to talk with the 95-year old artist about his enduring legacy and still-evolving practice. 

Contact

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