Nickolaus Hines

Multimedia projects

I've taken multimedia and print packages from ideation to publication, with a hand in the writing, editing, design, and promotion.

Expedia Magazine

100 Years, 100 Stories on Route 66

  • Led copy direction for the places and stories featured
  • Assigned or wrote, and edited, all 100 stories and the destination copy
  • Sourced talent and negotiated talent contracts for the editorial and sponsored sections
  • Conducted audio interviews over Riverside and edited them into short clips for the page
  • Led project management and deadlines for all copy and audio across the package
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Matador Network

Matador Network Travel Awards

  • Started Matador Network's annual travel awards and created the concept, procedure, design, and categories for both the expert picks and readers' choice awards
  • Wrote, assigned, and edited all of the copy
  • Handled layout, design, and photos
  • Created the method for sourcing and ranking the readers' choice section
2024 awards 2025 awards

Matador Network

100 Years of the Great American Road Trip on Route 66

  • Oversaw the edit and content direction
  • Designed the page
  • Designed the AI integration that pairs narrative storytelling with trip planning through GuideGeek, Matador's AI trip planner
  • Wrote the individual prompts for each AI integration to guide readers to interactive trip-planning elements
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Denver Life Magazine

Beyond the Plate: The Chefs Issue

  • Interviewed four chefs for four profiles and created the sidebars that run throughout the print feature
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