“Nicole is a kind, thoughtful and creative innovator — she takes good ideas and makes them great, lights up every day convos with the intrigue and wide-eyed inspiration that leads to next big things.”

Nicole is a new media producer, writer, DJ and all-around geek, passionate about creating compelling experiences through technology.

In a changing media landscape, she helps drive businesses forward by making connections, crafting strategy, and creating online outreach in innovative ways.

Nicole currently works at Mobile Roadie as head of VIP Client/Partner Relations. At Mobile Roadie, she handles partner relations and helps produce innovative apps for high-level clientele like the Staples Center, LA Kings, and San Diego Zoo.

Prior, she worked at Yahoo! Music as Interactive Director of Partner Relations. At Yahoo!, she worked closely with content providers to secure features and exclusive material for the site. She programmed audio & video content for the site’s 300+ music channels and oversaw social media strategy for the entertainment vertical.

Nicole served as Senior Interactive Producer at KCRW, broadcasting at kcrw.com and from 89.9 fm in Los Angeles, CA. While at KCRW, she handled content management and page buildouts for kcrw.com.  She oversaw social media initiatives leading to over 30,000 friends, followers, and fans of the station.

As an Associate Producer at the now-defunct Ten Music, Nicole worked with major advertising agencies to produce original music for brands like Grey Goose, Oil of Olay, DirecTV, Mercedes, John Frieda and the NHL. She worked with top-tier music producers including the original Black Eyed Peas, The Transcenders, RedCola, and The Rondo Brothers, and secured indie bands for online branding campaigns alongside cutting-edge interactive shops like Hello Design.

As a writer she contributes to Indie Shuffle, Seen All Over, Yahoo’s As Heard On, and Laist. She’s worked with The Daily Swarm, a directory of music news sources and headlines; Flavorpill, a daily guide to quality cultural events in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Miami, and London; and Made This For You, a place to discuss, collaborate and implement various design solutions for social change.

As a radio personality, Nicole hosted and grew the Revolutions radio program airing on WERS Boston. She began in radio with a 4-6am on-air stint at WBGU, shortly thereafter taking a position as show host and Production Coordinator for ohio.fm – one of the first college radio stations to stream online. She landed at KCRW in Santa Monica, CA in 2004 where she worked with DJ, Music Supervisor and cultural tastemaker Garth Trinidad on his evening music program for 2 years.

Today, she hosts a show on Moheak Radio on Wednesday evenings at 6pm Pacific along with KCHUNG radio Sunday nights at 7pm Pacific. She DJs under the name Stranger Danger at various venues around LA including The Greek Theatre, The Hammer Museum, the Cooper Design Space, and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, with a residency the third Saturday of the month at Blipsy’s Barcade.

She volunteers with Inside Out Writers and is writing a book about social media theory.

Nicole holds a B.A. in Information Communication Processes from Ohio State University and an M.A. in New Media from Emerson College.

contact: me at nicolecifani dot com

12/27/11: updated bio in progress.