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Social media and web consulting, copywriting and research
Spork Media (6/10 – present)
Principle in a startup that creates social media campaigns for restaurants and bars. Develop strategy, perform monitoring and analytics, and write web site copy and blog posts.
Knewton, Inc (3/09 – 11/09)
Developed social media strategy for innovative online education startup. Worked with tech team to redesign company blog and authored posts. Wrote company Twitter posts and developed company-wide Twitter outreach strategy. Wrote and copyedited web site copy, press articles and other PR materials and curricula.
Resource Generation (12/09 – present)
Maintain and update web site; advise on web strategy.
Indian Culinary Center (3/08 – present)
Built web site and developed class registration and payment system. Consulted on internet PR and outreach. Initiated a discount program for group registrations. Presently redesigning web site as a WordPress blog.
Berit Anderson Tutoring (1/09 – present)
Consulted on social media marketing and web outreach.
General writing
Computer Technology (2007 – 2008)
Researched and co-wrote a Lexis-Nexis publication on computer hardware, software and programming languages for attorneys specializing in related fields of law.
B&H Photo Video (1/09 – 3/09)
Wrote catalog copy for professional and consumer audio equipment.
Personal blog (2006 – present)
Focus on electronic music history and production. Created a diagram of songs sampling Michael Jackson that has been viewed over 110,000 times, and has appeared on the MTV and VH1 blogs, MSNBC’s Clicked, Rachel Maddow’s Map Room and on Michael Jackson’s official site. Was featured as a panelist by the Copyright Society of America on remixes, mashups and fan fiction.
Cold Technology, Hot Beats (2007 – present)
Mass-market non-fiction book proposal on history, social impact and technical aspects of electronic music and sampling culture. Represented by Molly Lyons, Delbourgo & Associates.
Government and nonprofits
Computer Resource Center program (1997 – 2001)
Was a founding employee and eventually director of an initiative by City of New York/Parks & Recreation to open public-access computer labs in all five boroughs of New York City. Oversaw setup, staffing, technical support and activity schedules. Designed and taught classes on web and graphic design, job skills, and afterschool programs for children.
American Museum Of The Moving Image (2001 – 2004)
As a museum educator, led tours and gave demonstrations of video and film editing, sound design, animation and other technical aspects of film and television production. Developed and presented a historical overview of the moving image and its cultural impact to school groups.
Music
- Score and record music for film, video, theater and dance.
- Record and produce electronic dance music, singer-songwriters and musical theater artists.
- Teach guitar, music theory and production lessons to private students.
Graphic design
As part of above jobs and on a freelance basis, designed information graphics and publicity materials using using Photoshop, Illustrator and Omnigraffle. See my design portfolio.
Volunteer work
Fovea Exhibitions (5/10 – present)
Consult pro bono for nonprofit photojournalism web site and exhibition space.
New York Cares (4/10 – present)
Tutored children in math; conducted English conversation with recent immigrants.
Education
Amherst College (1993 – 1997)
Major: Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought.
Graduated cum laude with departmental distinction.
New York University School Of Continuing And Professional Studies (6/10 – present)
Currently enrolled in Professional Certificate In Web Development program.
