Scott Smith is 37 years old and the Director of Digital Strategy for Chicago magazine. He grew up in the suburbs of Chicago before moving into the city proper in 1998. Scott cites his years attending college in Ohio as his most formative, and his years since, living in Chicago, as his most enriching. In that time, he’s worked as a tech support rep and a supervisor at a runaway youth hotline. He’s also written and edited for a variety of publications including Time Out Chicago, Chicagoist and Playboy.com and engaged in a public feud with ’80s rocker Richard Marx (which was later immortalized in a YouTube video).
Scott has been a commentator on Chicago Tonight, WGN Radio 720, and Filmspotting, a film review podcast. He’s also a semi-regular conference and classroom speaker on the topic of digital media.
In his spare time, Scott enjoys comic books (especially Superman), whiskey, video games, the oeuvres of Queen and The Faces and the Atlantic Rhythm and Blues boxed set.
Scott lives on the South Side in Beverly with his wife, Erin, and daughter, Abigail. This blog is a mix of his professional and personal interests. Follow his further exploits on Twitter and Tumblr.