Koen Smeets
Redactieraad at NRC
Randstad, Netherlands
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Top SchoolKoen Smeets is a seasoned journalist and digital design leader with 15 years of experience steering the transformation of traditional newsrooms into cross‑media storytellers. Currently chair of the Redactieraad and coordinator of NRC Weekend, he combines editorial judgment with hands‑on experience in interaction design, frontend development and project coordination. At NRC he built and led multidisciplinary teams—writers, data journalists, designers, developers and engagement specialists—to produce innovative online journalism and products. Trained in arts and media management, he has a long history of advising on online strategy and creating digital publications and learning environments across cultural and institutional clients. Known as a bridge‑builder between legacy media and online futures, he often spots opportunities to repurpose editorial craft into immersive digital formats.
14 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Kunst- en Media Management, Kunst- en Media Management at HKU (Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht)Lerarenopleiding Nederlands/Maatschappijleer, Lerarenopleiding Nederlands/Maatschappijleer at Fontys University of Applied SciencesHAVO, HAVO at Strabrecht College
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Floppy/traeder
Jun 2011 - Jun 2011
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