Storyhunter

Glimmer, formerly known as Storyhunter, is the all-in-one creator management platform helping companies manage their creative freelancer workforce. The company is also a marketplace for video production services that matches brands and media companies with content creators using algorithms. Members can use the service to hire, manage, and pay freelance video producers globally.[1][2]

Overview

Glimmer was founded in 2012 by Jaron Gilinsky in Brooklyn, New York. Alex Ragir joined him as co-founder that same year.[3][4][5] Glimmer has raised more than $4.2m in venture financing from investors.[6]

Glimmer has grown from an independent network of video journalists to a technology platform serving Fortune 500 brands, media companies, and freelance content professionals worldwide.

In 2015, Glimmer launched unified video production marketplace and creator management platform, which today powers original video and media production globally. Glimmer’s Creator Management Platform organizes creator teams, messaging, project management, online contracts, and global payments in one central dashboard for the world’s leading media companies and brands.

In 2017, Glimmer and UNESCO launched a campaign "We Are the Media" at UNESCO’s World Press Freedom Day conference in Jakarta, Indonesia.[7]

Partnerships

Glimmer has media partnerships with Yahoo and AOL[8][9] Glimmer works with CNN, Time, National Geographic, Group 9 Media, the Weather Channel, Instagram, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Airbnb.[10]

References

  1. ^ "A New Generation of Correspondents Hustles for Work with the Help of the Web". Nieman Foundation. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  2. ^ "New milestones for freelance video journalism platform | Media news". www.journalism.co.uk. 2013-08-09. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  3. ^ "Glimmer Venture Capital and Private Equity Financings". www.vcnewsdaily.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  4. ^ Feifer, Jason (2017-07-31). "How Do You Keep Buyers and Sellers Inside Your Marketplace? (Podcast)". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  5. ^ "Glimmer - CB Insights". www.cbinsights.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  6. ^ "Glimmer raises $1.3 million for global talent market for video journalists". VentureBeat. 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  7. ^ "'We Are the Media' Says This Global Group of Journalists in New Campaign From Glimmer and UNESCO". www.adweek.com. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  8. ^ "News Video on the Web: A Growing, if Uncertain, Part of News" (PDF). Pew Research Center.
  9. ^ Horgan, Richard (August 20, 2013). "Video Journalism Startup Adds AOL Channel". www.adweek.com. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  10. ^ Hasse, Javier (2017-04-24). "Meet The Startup Behind The Video Content You See On NatGeo, CNN, NBC, Discovery And Others". Benzinga. Retrieved 2020-05-20.