Jason Avant

I'm an experienced content strategy specialist and online writer, with nine years of combined freelance and full-time experience. I'm currently serving as Manager, Content Marketing at Frequence, the only all-in-one digital advertising automation platform. Since 2006 I've been a paid social media consultant, helping brands develop a social media presence and advising them on how to effectively grow their online communities and work with bloggers. I've spoken on brands, blogging and social media at the 2009 PRSA International Conference, the 2011 and 2012 South By Southwest Conferences, and the 2012 and 2013 Dad 2.0 Summits. I've worked on the corporate side as a social media and communications manager for Life Technologies and Intrexon, two of the world's pre-eminent biotechnology companies, and as a content marketing specialist for eDriving.com, a driving informatics and training provider.

I've had a number of other content-focused roles, beginning over 15 years ago as the founder and managing editor of DadCentric, an award-winning and popular website for fathers. Recognized by Parents Magazine as Editor's Choice For 2011's Best Dad Blog and selected by Babble.com as 2011's Best Group Dad Blog, the site and I have been featured on ABCNews.com, BusinessWeek.com, USA Today, Time.com, CNN.com, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and the CBS Evening News. In addition, I was a Featured Contributor at Man of The House.com, a site for men that's been the subject of feature articles in Ad Age and The New York Times. I was a feature writer for Victory Motorcycles' corporate blog, and was a contributor to RideApart.com and RevZilla's Common Tread blog, where my focus was on motorcycle industry news. I've been a project editor for Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown website, and a contributor to Roads and Kingdoms, a James Beard Award-winning food and travel site. I continue to do freelance writing and editing work.