Jacob Schmitt
About Jacob Schmitt
Jacob Schmitt is a Senior Technical Content Marketing Manager at CircleCI, where he produces technical content and manages a pipeline of tutorials and industry commentary. With over a decade of experience in content creation, he has worked with various media companies and currently holds multiple editorial roles.
Work at CircleCI
Jacob Schmitt has been serving as the Senior Technical Content Marketing Manager at CircleCI since 2021. In this role, he collaborates closely with the developer relations and product marketing teams to produce technical content for CircleCI's blog. His responsibilities include managing a pipeline of technical tutorials, feature announcements, and industry commentary. Schmitt specializes in creating educational content that simplifies complex technical subjects, making it accessible to diverse audiences. His work contributes to enhancing the understanding of continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) practices within the software development community.
Education and Expertise
Jacob Schmitt holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Oregon, where he studied from 2001 to 2005. He furthered his education by obtaining a Master of Arts in English from Portland State University, completing his studies between 2006 and 2008. With over a decade of experience, he specializes in producing educational content that addresses complex technical topics. His expertise includes creating tutorials on continuous integration for machine learning and content related to CI/CD with AWS SageMaker.
Background in Content Creation
Prior to his role at CircleCI, Jacob Schmitt worked at Blue Chalk Media as a Scriptwriter for seven months in 2019. He also held positions at Thomas Riggs & Company, where he served as Research Editor from 2012 to 2014 and Assistant Managing Editor from 2014 to 2019. Schmitt has a strong background in content creation, having contributed to various projects, including a blog post on AI adoption for software. His diverse experiences have equipped him with skills in managing and editing content across different platforms.
Current Positions and Responsibilities
In addition to his role at CircleCI, Jacob Schmitt is currently an Editor at KEPOS MEDIA since 2019 and a Copy Editor at Digital Trends since 2021. He has also been working as a Tutorial Editor at Real Python since 2020. In these positions, he continues to leverage his expertise in content production and editing to create high-quality educational materials and articles. His multifaceted roles demonstrate his commitment to advancing knowledge in technical subjects and enhancing content quality across various media.