I’m a seasoned Digital Director with diverse experience in publishing, the arts, and technology.

Robert Lanham is the Director of Digital Platforms & Experience at the New York Philharmonic,
The renowned symphony orchestra which performs at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center.

Responsibilities at the New York Philharmonic

• • Primary stakeholder for website, online ticketing, and related digital platforms.
  • Develop and execute comprehensive digital strategies.
  • Oversee site architecture, usability, SEO, and Tessitura integration.
  • Manage workflows and tasks using JIRA, Notion, Kanban, and related tools.
  • Leverage analytics (GA4, Looker) to derive actionable insights.
  • Oversee departmental budget.
  • Implement security protocols, privacy regulations, and compliance standards.
  • Manage digital agencies contracted for online development.
  • Lead and mentor the digital team.

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Robert Lanham is the Founding Editor of FREEwilliamsburg:

FREEwilliamsburg is New York culture site whose influence has been noted in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Slate, among others. The website was established in 1999 by Robert Lanham, its founder, editor, and director.

FREEwilliamsburg was the first publication to cover the growing arts community of Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

New York magazine calls FREEwilliamsburg “an essential New York blog.”

FREEwilliamsburg was established in 1999 by Robert Lanham, the founder, editor, and director of the site. FREEwilliamsburg was the first publication to cover the growing arts community of Williamsburg, Brooklyn and is the parent site of The Hipster Handbook. Since its inception as a Geocities site, the site has featured the writing and creative talent of dozens of individuals including Bret Nicely, Brian Ries, Lisa Baldini, Elizabeth Brady, Alexander Laurence, J. Stefan Cole, Dave Thomas, Cindy Price, and countless others and has featured interviews with artists and bands including Jonathan Lethem, The Flaming Lips, LCD Soundsystem, and Bret Easton Ellis. The website has been mentioned in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Slate, The New York Observer, among others, and was recently called “an essential New York blog” by New York magazine.

Visit freewilliamsburg.com

Robert Lanham’s writing has appeared in The New York Times, Salon, The Washington Post, Vice, Playboy, TimeOut, The Awl, and McSweeney’s, among others. He has been a guest on CNN and NPR to discuss his work. His books include the satirical tomes The Hipster Handbook, Food Court Druids, Cherohonkees, and other Creatures Unique the Republic, and The Sinner’s Guide to the Evangelical Right. Lanham is the founder and editor of FREEwilliamsburg.com—a trendsetting publication that’s been mentioned in New York magazine, Bon Appetit, The Boston Globe, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, and many more. Originally from Richmond, Virginia, Lanham moved to Brooklyn in 1996.

Books | Articles

Praise for Robert Lanham

“The Margaret Mead of the North American Weirdo.”
— Neal Pollack

Garrison Keillor Discusses Lanham’s Work on The Writer’s Almanac

Praise for Lanham’s The Hipster Handbook

“Thorough and thoroughly entertaining… what The Preppie Handbook did for whale belts and synonyms for vomiting, The Hipster Handbook accomplishes for this generation’s stylistic and linguistic signs and signifiers.” [read the review]
— The New York Times

“Wonderful and frighteningly accurate.”
— Gawker

“Describes everything cool—the slang, the dress code, the career path, greetings and (of course) taste in music kids from the Inner Mission to Williamsburg ascribe to—in pitch-perfect detail… Gently teasing and hilarious.”
— Philadelphia Weekly

The Hipster Handbook is so comprehensive and so well-done that only a poseur could criticize it without tongue in cheek.”
— Slate

“The Official Preppy Handbook for people who wear Atari T-shirts.”
— Esquire

“Your official guide to the language, culture and style of hipsters young and old.”
— The Los Angeles Times

Praise for The Sinner’s Guide to the Evangelical Right:

“Like all great satire, the book is cerebral, irreverent and
hilarious, while also edifying… Lanham keeps the humor sharp throughout.”
— Publisher’s Weekly

“Not only is this an important book, it’s a funny book.”
— Marc Maron, Host of The Marc Maron Show on Air America Radio

“This book should lay at the lifeless feet of your corpse as a silent, yet
powerful and all encompassing explanation as to why you took your own life.”
— David Cross, Comedian and star of Arrested Development and Mr. Show

“A handbook for coping with bible thumpers…. When considering the power and influence evangelical Christians wield in this country, you have to laugh to keep from crying. Robert Lanham… understands this well and offers much needed, totally biased comic relief.”
— Village Voice

Praise for Lanham’s Food Court Druids

“[Lanham] looks beyond mere politics, mining the vast area between NPR and NASCAR to sweepingly and hilariously generalize about many groups of everyday people… funny [and] eerily accurate.” [read the article]
— The Washington Post

“Hilariously accurate descriptions of co-workers, family members, friends and other acquaintances that almost every American has encountered.”
— Publisher’s Weekly

“This book is a riot.”
— Cleveland Plain Dealer