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RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

MAY 2006 – PRESENT
Evan Denbaum: Editor + Writer    San Francisco Bay Area
Freelance editing and copywriting services

• 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"

Bay Area clients include:
Anita Medal Photography; Berkeley, Calif.

Annthology: Design by Ann Benoit; Berkeley

DeYoe Wealth Management; Berkeley

Evolutionaryethics.com by S. E. Bromberg

FMS Projects, Inc.; Piedmont, Calif.

Food & Beverage International magazine; Santa Rosa, Calif.

Hampton & Associates; Oakland, Calif.

Lifemark Group: Chapel of the Chimes and Skylawn Properties; Oakland

Live Oak Studio; Berkeley

McKinley Painting; San Anselmo, Calif.

Montclair Veterinary Hospital; Oakland
MVH Pet & Wildlife Fund; Oakland

MoveEasy Physical Therapy; Berkeley
Nectar Consulting, Inc.; Hayward, Calif.
O'Ollie Entertainment, Inc.; Kensington, Calif.
Roadspring Grief Support; Berkeley

East Coast clients include:

Blocklevel Information Architecture; Greenwich, Conn.

Daria Musk Trio (DM3); Newtown, Conn.

Frank C. Lionetti Design, Inc.; Old Greenwich, Conn.

Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich

The Option Institute International Learning & Training Center; Sheffield, Mass.
Whitby School; Greenwich

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