Andrew Hickey

I have over seven years experience in social media marketing and digital marketing. I am a highly motivated person with excellent communication skills.

I have worked on social media management for top brands in travel to increase awareness, drive web traffic, support marketing initiatives, develop the brand and increase conversions.

Before working full-time in social media marketing, I ran a successful travel blog called 'The Brooklyn Nomad' which allowed me to partner with many top travel brands, tourism boards and airlines. I sold my blog in the winter of 2012 to focus full-time on social media marketing and consulting.

Since the fall of 2008 I have continuously worked in the travel industry.

Some highlights include:

* Worked on social campaigns for such travel brands as South African Airways, Visit Britain, CheapOair, Air New Zealand, G Adventures, Montreal Tourism, Fiji Tourism, Marriott and Visit Jordan.

* Grew G Adventures Facebook presence from 30,000 to over 1,000,000 'likes' in two years. Also helped make it one of the more engaged Facebook pages in travel.

* Spoke at TBEX (travel bloggers conference), Social Media Week and hosted numerous webinars on social media.

* Interviewed by National Geographic, Travelocity, Wall Street Journal, Where I've Been, and BBC Travel.

* Written articles for AOL Travel, Huffington Post and other media outlets.

* Featured on Fox News Channel travel segments.

Specialties: editing, writing, marketing, social media, digital media, social media marketing, social media consulting, travel, digital marketing.