Commerce Director at Valnet · Charlotte, NC
Justin Duino
I lead commerce and brand partnerships for five tech publications that reach more than 30 million readers a month. I came up as a reporter and editor, and for fun, I'm a photographer and home chef.
14+
years in tech media
30M+
monthly readers across five publications
1B+
pageviews on my articles
$2M+
a year in licensing and partnerships
About
I've worked in tech media for more than 14 years. As Commerce Director at Valnet, I run commerce and partnership strategy for How-To Geek, XDA, Android Police, Pocket-lint, and MakeUseOf. Most of that work is building revenue programs that fit inside of and support editorial, from multi-brand sponsored campaigns and newsletter integrations to six-figure licensing deals, with brands like Samsung, Google, Apple, Logitech, and Anker.
Before Valnet, I spent four years at LifeSavvy Media. There, I started as a Technical Editor on How-To Geek, became Managing Editor and then Director of SEO, and went on to found the reviews department across How-To Geek, Review Geek, and LifeSavvy. Earlier, I edited and ran social for Android Authority, and my bylines go back to 9to5Google, 9to5Mac, Phandroid, and Android Central.
I've explained tech stories on CBS News and BBC World News, and I studied journalism and communications at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Writing
Author pages from the outlets I've written for. Muck Rack collects most of it in one place.
cuterie
Household meal planning
Plan the week's dinners from your own recipe library, and cuterie moves the leftovers to the next day's lunch for you. Paste a link from a recipe site, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, or Pinterest and it pulls out the ingredients and steps. The shopping list fills itself in, sorted by aisle, and stays in sync for everyone in the house.
No ads, no tracking, and your data isn't for sale.
Photography
I shoot as @jaduino, and new work goes to Instagram first.