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RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
MAY 2006 – PRESENT
Evan Denbaum: Editor + Writer (a division of Intention Creations, Inc.)
San Francisco Bay Area
President/copywriter
* Editor and copywriter who specializes in making promotional materials and
Web site copy as clear, professional and powerful as possible.
* Grammar expert who proofreads with precise attention to detail
* Content consultant for companies in transition and Web site revamps
* Interviewer, ghostwriter and book editor for individuals with “a story to tell”
* “Ghostblogger” for company blogs and newsletters, removing all the hassle.
JULY 2004 – MAY 2006
World Wrestling Entertainment (formerly WWF) Stamford, CT
Content Editor
* Feature and recap writer for RAW Magazine, SmackDown Magazine and
WWE.com — frequently interviewing celebrity-status wrestlers for online
publication
* Content editor for WWE.com’s vast array of sections — managing multimedia
content and leveraging copy to increase site dynamism and lengthen user stay
* Creator, writer and editor of WWE Fantasy (wrestling equivalent of fantasy
football), including devising the statistics-based scoring system and intricate rules structure
* During my tenure, WWE.com’s audience surged to 14 million unique visitors per month.
NOVEMBER 2002 – JULY 2004
The Connecticut Post Bridgeport, CT
Sports Copy Editor
* Nightly slot and section editor (newspaper circulation 85,000; four regional
editions)
* Duties required headline writing, the editing of all sports stories, design and
layout (in Quark) of the section’s front page and/or inside pages on extremely tight deadlines.
* Occasional columnist and game reporter
JULY 2000 – MAY 2001
The Sporting News St. Louis, MO
Associate Editor
* Content editor and feature writer for SportingNews.com and The Sporting News magazine (America’s oldest sports publication; circulation 700,000 with 3.98 million weekly readers)
* Scriptwriter of game previews for NHL broadcasters, each week covering 14
teams
* Full-time intern from April-July 2000; duties included editing online copy and
writing highlights for TSN’s Pro Football Guide (a 412-page book)
1998 – 1999
Flux Magazine Eugene, OR
Senior Editor
* Editor of all stories in the award-winning magazine
* Liaison between editorial staff and layout artists
* Served as associate editor from 1996-97, specializing in feature stories
1996 – 1998
Oregon Daily Emerald Eugene, OR
Reporter, Columnist (’96-’97);
Entertainment Editor
* Led an entertainment staff of two reporters, six photographers and an art
director
* Wrote, edited, paginated and designed the layouts (in Quark) for two sections of the award-winning daily newspaper
1993 – 1995
National Hockey League New York, NY
Summer Intern in Broadcasting and Hockey Operations (three internships)
* Youngest employee ever hired
* Coordinated projects with the broadcasting directors of all 26 NHL teams
EDUCATION
1995 – 1999
University of Oregon Eugene, OR
B.A., Journalism and Communication
Minor, English
AWARDS, HONORS
* The Dodd Scholarship, The Lucian Arant Award and Arant Scholarship, The
Pasero Scholarship
* School of Journalism/Communication Dean’s List, University Dean’s List, The
Kappa Tau Alpha Honors Society
* First Place: The Hartford Courant Newspaper in Education Competition
(Columnist); Second Place: Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association Collegiate Newspaper Contest (Best Section); National News Pacemaker Award, Gold Crown Award
SPECIAL SKILLS
* Adobe Photoshop, Acrobat Professional, Macromedia Contribute, Mediasurface Morello, WordPress, Quark XPress, Adobe Pagemaker, NewsEdit Pro, Microsoft Office, Powerpoint/Keynote, BBEdit, Frontpage, basic HTML coding, proficient working on Mac OS X and Windows platforms
* Expert knowledge of the Associated Press Stylebook
* Working knowledge of The Chicago Manual of Style
* Extensive fantasy sports and video game play-testing/conceptualization
experience
* Creative writing tutor (students grade 4-12)
Need more? Published work samples are available upon request. Seen enough? Contact Evan now or call him at 510-842-3942.