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About Us

Our Story

Founded in 2003, Simpler Media Group (SMG) is a B2B publisher and information services provider delivering career-advancing content, networking and recognition to its professional communities.

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Beginnings

SMG’s flagship publication, CMSWire, was launched by Brice Dunwoodie back in 2003.

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SF Office Opened

January 2011 marked the opening of SMG’s first San Francisco office and an important step in the company’s evolution.

2011
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Reworked

The SMG team launched the Reworked community just days after a global pandemic dramatically and permanently shifted the future of work.

2020
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VKTR

One year after the release of ChatGPT, SMG launched VKTR, dedicated to covering the business enterprise of AI.

2023
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Our Communities

SMG’s mission is to advance the careers of our members through high impact knowledge, networking and recognition.

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SMG Culture

Balance, Diversity, Serendipity.

Core values sit at the center of our hiring and team building practices.

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Our Team

Anastasia Palonik
Anastasia Palonik
Sr. Campaigns Manager
Based in Poland, Anastasia focuses on the flawless execution of SMG’s performance marketing campaigns.
Andie Burjek
Andie Burjek
Editor
Based in Chicago, Andie is a freelance editor supporting the SMG editorial team.
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Andrew Macaulay
SVP of Sales
Based in Boston, Andrew leads SMG’s Sales team and owns our Eastern sales region, including EMEA.
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Andrew Zolotukhin
Sr. Software Engineer
Based in Ukraine, Andrew is a senior software engineer and marketing technologist with more than 15 years of experience.
Ann Dalsin, Esquire
Ann Dalsin, Esq.
Corporate Counsel
Based in San Francisco, Ann serves as SMG’s corporate counsel and as advisor to the CEO.
April Owens
April Owens
Finance & Operations Manager
Based in Kansas City, April keeps SMG’s operational and financial ducks in a row.
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Aron Chorley
Marketing Associate
Based in the UK, Aron assists SMG’s Field Marketing team with all around event marketing efforts and creative requirements.
Brenda Farias
Brenda Farias
Senior Event Operations Manager
Based in sunny Phoenix, AZ, Brenda creates organized beauty from unruly chaos, managing event, speaker, platform and client logistics.

Open Jobs

We have the following positions open:

Freelance Journalists

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Recent News View all

Siobhan Fagan
Sep 2024

Reworked Editor-in-Chief Siobhan Fagan Recognized Among the Top 50 Women Leaders in Media for 2024

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Aug 2024

Simpler Media Group Promotes Dom Nicastro to Editor-in-Chief of CMSWire.com

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Jul 2024

Reworked Releases the 2024 State of the Digital Workplace Report

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Accreditations

Simpler Media group is an approved provider of credits through both the HR Certification Institute (HCI) and the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM).

Our events that are approved for credits through HRCI and SHRM will be clearly labeled and may include CMSWire webinars, Reworked webinars, our virtual conferences, and our Digital Workplace Experience conference.

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Brand Guidelines

Consistent Identity, Unified Voice.

Discover the essential guidelines for maintaining our brand’s integrity and coherence.

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