Fredrik Mandal is an experienced Norwegian journalist and digital media innovator with a decade of professional experience spanning reporting, news editing and digital development at Trønder-Avisa. He has repeatedly bridged editorial vision and product development—serving as head of future, editor of digital development and news editor—after co-founding Smart-Media AS in 2005 where he led as CEO and CTO. His academic background in political science, social economics, journalism and Spanish gives him a multidisciplinary perspective on audience behavior, business development and content strategy. Known for turning newsroom insights into digital initiatives, he combines hands-on editorial craft with a strong grasp of web development and media business models. Based in Norway, he brings practical entrepreneurial experience to legacy media transformation and innovation.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Journalism, Journalism at Høgskolen i Bodø
Spanish, Spanish at University of South-Eastern Norway
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Social economics, Social economics at Universitetet i Bergen (UiB)
Allmenne, økonomiske og administrative fag, Allmenne, økonomiske og administrative fag at Steinkjer VGS
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