Intellex Acquires Expert by Big Village

We're thrilled to announce that Intellex has acquired Expert by Big Village, effective March 22, 2024. This strategic move enhances our capabilities and strengthens our commitment to delivering exceptional solutions to our customers.

Stay tuned for more updates on how this acquisition will benefit our clients and experts.

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Expert Details

Home Improvement and Smart Home Technology

ID: 735438 New York, USA

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Expert is an experienced thought leader and content specialist on remodeling, real estate, and products for the home. In March 2017, he became Home Expert & Smart Home Strategist for HomeAdvisor, the IAC-owned operator of the largest home services marketplace across the globe. His responsibilities include creating digital content on remodeling, design, and smart home technology, as well as interfacing with media, industry, and consumers in a spokesperson role. Before joining HomeAdvisor, Expert was a Multimedia Content Specialist at Consumer Reports, where he worked from 2007-2017, leading deep-dive investigations, collaborating on video series, connecting with audiences through various social media channels, and more. He also worked as an editor at Martha Stewart, Home, and This Old House. Each position gave him special insights into his subject area, as well as into the rapid transformation of the media landscape.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1999 Degree: MA Subject: Comparative Literature Institution: University College London
Year: 1996 Degree: BA Subject: English Institution: University of Vermont

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2017 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Home Expert & Smart Home Strategist Department: Communications
Responsibilities:
Create syndicated content, provide interviews to external print/digital/broadcast journalists, and deliver talks and presentations on a range of home-related topics.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2007 to 2017 Employer: (Undisclosed) Title: Multimedia Content Specialist Department: Editorial
Responsibilities:
Wrote, edited, and produced content covering the housing industry and home products for Consumer Reports website and magazine. Promoted content across all social media channels. Conducted mission-based investigative reporting, including a probe into laundry detergent pod poisonings and an expose of fire risks surrounding defective appliances. Act as CR spokesperson on the Today Show, Fox News, Wall Street Journal online, weekly satellite tours, and more.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2005 to 2007 Employer: Martha Stewart Living Title: Senior Associate Editor Department: Editorial
Responsibilities:
Edited feature and front-of-book articles on various lifestyle topics, including design and decorating, collecting and antiques, food, gardening, and entertainment. Produced letters page (Ask Martha). Served as editorial point person for print/online integration. Made appearances on the Martha Stewart satellite radio channel, providing expertise on such topics as flooring materials and home security.

Career Accomplishments

Awards / Recognition
Bronze Bruss Real Estate Book Award, National Association of Real Estate Editors
Received for The Just Right Home, the home-finding guide co-authored with Marianne Cusato.
Platinum Award for Best Individual Entry, National Association of Real Estate Editors
Received for an investigation into appliance fires written for Consumer Reports.

Additional Experience

Other Relevant Experience
New York Edge
Board Member, Chair of Communications Committee
The mission of this New York City-based non-profit is to help bridge the opportunity gap among under-served students by providing programs designed to improve academic performance, health and wellness, self-confidence, character and attitudes for success in life.

Fields of Expertise

residential housing, smart house

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