Erin English

Crested Butte, CO USA
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Professional Experience

My passion for writing goes back to elementary school, when I first laid my hands on a copy of Louise Fitzhugh’s novel Harriet the Spy. I read the book cover-to-cover in a matter of days, and acquired my own spiral-bound notebook to jot down observations about people and places. My love for storytelling has never waned. In the last 20 years, I have worked as a technology reporter, television producer, freelance writer, and marketing professional in the nonprofit sector. I have a special interest in writing about outdoor pursuits (especially hiking, biking and skiing on the Western Slope of Colorado), adventure activities for adults and children with disabilities, home/design/architecture, and travel. I currently reside in a remote ski town with a population of roughly 3,000. I freelance part-time (writing and marketing consulting), and otherwise spend my days keeping up with a precocious two-year-old boy.

Expertise

Coordinator
7 Years
Producer (television)
5 Years
Writer
17 Years

Specialty

Outdoors
4 Years
Technology
6 Years
Other, Specify
4 Years

Industries


Broadcasting - Ent - Cable (National)
5 Years
Nonprofit
8 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

20 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

The Elk Mountain Real Estate Review (6-10), Colorado Homes & Lifestyles (6-10), Denver Life Magazine (1-2), Crested Butte Magazine (6-10), Powder (3-5), Gunnison Country Times (1-2)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Adaptive Sports Center (6-10), Center for Restorative Practices (6-10), Flatiron Sports (3-5), Gunnison Valley Health Foundation (1-2)

Other Work History

Marketing Director, Adaptive Sports Center (4 years) Communications Coordinator, Eco-Cycle (3 years) Producer, TechTV's "Internet Tonight" (3 years) Writer/Production Assistant, "The Site" on MSNBC (1 year) Reporter, Edittech International (2 years) Past freelance video production work: TiVo, CNET Media Productions, Oxygen Media, Premier Retail Networks Past freelance writing assignments: Dirt Rag, Bicycle Times, Mountain Flyer, Sports 'n Spokes, NSAA Journal, digitalFOTO, San Francisco Downtown

Equipment

MacBook, Canon PowerShot G15 digital camera, iPhone

Awards

Northern California Emmy Award, Best Entertainment Program, “Movies Online” (2000)

Showcase

Travel Writing

Sports

Home & Design

Brochure

Copy created for an Adaptive Sports Center sponsorship brochure.