Something big happened this week, and it’s got me feeling kinda goofy. Not only did I get a new job, I’m about to embark on a new career! After more than 12 years (and 3 1/2 at my current job) I will be a journalist no more, jumping to the other side of the media fence.
Starting March 31, I will be working in the NYC office of corporate communications for CB Richard Ellis, the largest commercial real estate company in the world, with my focus specifically on the NYC metro area.
So whaSomething big happened this week, and it’s got me feeling kinda goofy. Not only did I get a new job, I’m about to embark on a new career! After more than 12 years (and 3 1/2 at my current job) I will be a journalist no more, jumping to the other side of the media fence.
Starting March 31, I will be working in the NYC office of corporate communications for CB Richard Ellis, the largest commercial real estate company in the world, with my focus specifically on the NYC metro area.
So what does this mean? Well, instead of being the editor on the phone who talks to a company’s middle man to set up interviews, I’ll be the middle man! If a real estate reporter wants to talk to a broker at CB Richard Ellis in NYC, they’ll call me, and I’ll set it up. [i]The Wall Street Journal[/i], [i]The New York Times[/i], [i]The NY Post and Daily News.[/i] Plus all the local trade magazines. And I’ll be writing press releases, and getting brokers to speak on panels, and a bunch of other things that I probably haven’t thought of yet.
I’ve been thinking about a move like this for quite some time, and circumstances unfolded such that this was just the right place and the right time. It’s a big move in a lot of ways. I’ll be leaving some really good people, and I’ll be leaving behind a career I’ve spent more than a decade cultivating. Although, because I’ll be on the other side of the media fence, I’ll still be in touch with a lot of the people I work with now, so that’s kinda fun.
This just happened on Tuesday, so I’m still just getting used to the idea, still a little stunned by it. I’m sure I’ll have lots more to say about this over time, but for now, I’m thinking about the end of one phase of my life and the beginning of another.
