Director, Region 6 (Gulf)

John Nixon

Austin, Texas

Email: gulf@nagw.org

John Nixon's marketing-communications experience has taken him from big cities to small towns and everywhere inbetween. John's worked in a variety of public sector communication roles, each with a unique influence on the Web. 

While in New York City, John worked for several non-profit agencies where he assisted with web design/content management, in addition to general webmaster duties. Back in his homestate of North Carolina, John participated in the redesign of two local government websites and served as webmaster for the City of Burlington, NC.

Now in Austin, John works closely with 13-client departments on corporate marketing-communications strategies, as well as writing copy for the Web, analyzing online consumer trends and planning social media marketing campaigns incollaboration with City's content management team.

John's professional focus remains on improving public sector communications through outreach that addresses organizational missions in creative and innovative ways. He has a dual, bachelor of science degree from Appalachian State University in Electronic Media/Broadcasting with a concentration in Production and in Music Industy Studies with a concentration in Management, in addition to his minor of General Business. John also has a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha with a concentration in Public Management. In 2009, he completed the Municipal Administration certificate program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

In his spare time, John likes to keep track of emerging technologies, go surf fishing, work on his 1974 CJ5 and spend time playing with his daughter.