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PUBLICATIONS Citysearch.com/InterActiveCorp 8833 W Sunset Blvd + West Hollywood + CA + 90069 + (310) 360-4552 • Manage, program and edit four major markets in the United States. • Manage 10 freelancers with a relatively small, fluctuating budget while exceeding all editorial goals. • Write weekly front page column tailored for Philadelphia which has doubled in unique users with almost every installment. • Create contests and generate community strategies. • Oversee a core list of Editors-at-Large in Philadelphia which have been used to create original content in the form of round ups and briefs. • Contribute to several in-house committees including the sweepstakes team, voice guide and in its early conception, the newsletter team. • Conceptualized the “New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas” sweepstakes which proved to be the most successful user content initiative in Citysearch’s 10-year history. POPLife Magazine 65 Pine Ave + Long Beach + CA + 90802 + (562) 495-8084 Managing Editor: Jul 2005-Present • Oversee the shape, theme and direction of each issue with my team of editors, designers, photographers and writers. • Spokesperson for print, radio and Internet interview requests by national media outlets (such as KPFK and the Los Angeles Times.) • Write several articles per issue including the ongoing case study which follows the restoration of a 1954 ranch-style home designed by Cliff May. • Establish presence at trade and design shows by organizing booths, media relations (new and traditional) and promotional giveaways. • Plan and manage a $10,000-per-issue budget. Read my POPLife samples here. titmouse Long Beach + California I created Titmouse as a monthly pop culture publication while I was in college. In it's beginning, it was crudely cut and paste affair produced in my apartment. After a couple of years it gained notoriety and in 1996, I obtained a deal with a distributor which enabled me to make a far more polished titmouse available to major markets in the United States, Japan and the United Kingdom. titmouse, which covers art, music, entertainment and sociopolitical issues is now published quarterly. PREVIOUS PUBLICATIONS AOL/Time-Warner/CityGuide.com 1351 4th Street + Santa Monica + CA + 90401 + (310) 979-5620 Food Editor: Mar 2002-Apr 2005 • Critiqued restaurants for CityGuide’s Los Angeles and Orange County edition. Read my CityGuide.com Restaurant & Bar review samples here. Events and Music Editor: Feb 2002-Apr 2005 • Covered arts, entertainment and special events for the Los Angeles and Orange County editions of CityGuide. Read my CityGuide.com Events samples here. Read my CityGuide.com Music Venue review samples here. Contributing Photographer: May 2002-Apr 2005 • Photographed for the Los Angeles and Orange County edition of CityGuide--these photographs accompanied my pieces as well as articles of other writers on the staff. Malibu Monthly Magazine P.O. Box 2446 + Malibu + CA + 90265 + (310) 282-8369 Contributing Editor: Jun 2003-May2005 • Wrote articles on restaurants, hotels, spas, film and fashion. • Managed each piece from conception to conclusion including photo shoots and layout. Read my Malibu Monthly samples here. OC Weekly 151 Kalmus Dr, H-150 + Costa Mesa + CA + 92626 + (714) 708-8400 Contributing Writer: Nov 1995-Aug 2001 • Arranged and conducted interviews with local and national personalities as well as reported on timely local news. Subjects covered encompass everything from entertainment, music and fashion to food, art and politics. Columnist: May 1996-Jul 1999 • Wrote two weekly columns: “Boy About Town” and “Spin City.” • Regular guest on local radio and television shows as well as a participant on panels for media events held around Orange County. • Assigned staff photographers for my columns and managed each piece’s design and layout. Calendar Editor: Dec 1995-May 1996 • Coordinated and edited the calendar listings. • Assigned and edited freelancer copy, weekly budget and was the liaison between public relations firms and the publication. DrKoop.com/DrDrew.com 1437 7th Street + 3rd Floor + Santa Monica + California + 90401 Contributing Editor: May 2001 - Jan 2003 I researched and wrote features on subjects ranging on everything from health and medicine to psychology and sex with a light tone aimed toward high school and college students while still keeping the content educational and informative. This site exists, but no longer has an editorial department. Synge.com 151 Kalmus Dr, D-200 + Costa Mesa + CA + 92626 Content Producer: Feb 2000-Feb 2001 • Wrote three to four articles per day on celebrity interviews, product reviews, features and editorials. • Formatted, packaged and uploaded content online via in-house software. • Wrote copy for Synge’s print and radio advertising campaigns. Project Manager: Aug 2000-Feb 2001 • In addition to keeping all of my duties as a content producer, I also managed several in-house creative teams that supported Synge’s B2B clients regarding all aspects of its outsourced content. Orange County Register 625 N Grand Ave + Santa Ana + CA + 92701 + (714) 796-7791 Contributing Editor: Feb 1999-Nov 2001 • Arranged and conducted interviews with local and national personalities for the arts and entertainment section focusing on music, art, food and design. Angeleno Magazine 5670 Wilshire Blvd + Los Angeles + CA + 90036 + (323) 930-9400 Contributing Editor: October 1999-April 2002 • Wrote features and cover articles about the Los Angeles art and design scene. Contributing Writer: Dec 2001 - Oct 2002 I covered the Los Angeles music scene -- arranging and conducting interviews with local and national musicians for feature articles. This alternative weekly newspaper no longer exists. OrangeVoice.com 253 North Glassell + Suite 7 + Orange + California + 92866 Editor-in-Chief: Mar 1999 - Dec 2000 While I was with OrangeVoice, I was in charge of the site’s entire editorial direction, content and voice. I also coordinated the site’s promotional concerts with local venues and radio stations as well as their marketing campaigns. OrangeVoice focused exclusively on Orange County art, entertainment, fashion, and politics. OCNow.com 2381 Morse Avenue + Irvine, California + 92614 + 949-623-2023 Contributing Editor: May 1998 - Feb 1999 As a contributing editor for OCNow.com, I used to update their entertainment calendar by compiling weekly packages of local events such as concerts, art exhibits and special event listings. When major musicians and bands came into town for concerts, I would produce and arrange taped interviews and performances with said performers, shoot the segment, edit the film and upload the clips on the site -- at the time, this was pretty new for the Internet. Persuasion Records P.O. Box 133 + Anaheim + California + 92815 Contributor: Jul 1998 - Oct 1998 I wrote press releases and liner notes for this independent distribution and record company. I also had a hand in their marketing and public relations campaigns. Strength Magazine 5050 Section Avenue + Cincinnati + Ohio + 45212 Contributing Editor: May 1998 - Oct 2000 I began as a record and product reviewer for Strength and eventually moved on to feature articles. I covered fashion and music for this skateboard culture magazine. AtHand.com/SmartPages.com 7 North Fair Oaks Avenue + Pasadena + California + 91103 Calendar Editor, Orange County: Nov 1997-Jun 1999 I began writing for AtHand.com in late 1997 as a contributor for their nightlife section -- clubs and nightspots mostly. From there, my coverage for them expanded to include concerts, art exhibits, and restaurants. My top priority at AtHand was to shape their budding Orange County arts and entertainment channel. EDUCATION California State University, Fullerton Bachelor of Arts, English Literature University of California, Irvine Selected creative writing courses. References and further details regarding this resume available on request. |
