What Community Looks Like
Arts Journalism
Amanda began her career as a journalist, freelancing and editing for both national and international digital and print publications. As a lifelong aesthete, her beat was the arts and most notably contemporary and new media art. Challenging the role of the art critic, Amanda created a new media publication focused on artists driving the narrative around their work and community, Curate This. Today, her journalistic spirit lives on in her approach to public relations, community engagement, and content production. For additional examples of published work please inquire.
Published Writing
The digital underground is ready for its closeup, Broadstreet Review
Events
Amanda has hosted, curated, and produced dozens of online and in-person events. A favorite of her's being the PHL Innovation Picnic, the largest outdoor event dedicated to the tech community in Philadelphia. Amanda raised over $100,000 in sponsorship support, thousands of dollars for non-profits and managed a team of twenty(+) including volunteers and partnering organizations.
Video Production
Amanda V. Wagner established the first video production team for the City of Philadelphia. She directed and produced all dynamic content for Philadelphia's Philly311 Call Center and additional departments under the Managing Director's Office. Most notably, she created a mini-documentary about the Gurney Street Project for the federal Drug Enforcement Administration. The documentary focused on the heroin epidemic in Philadelphia.