Jeff Wilser
So I'm actually nomadic. I sold all my stuff and I'm now traveling the world, hopping from one country to the next, indefinitely. Yet I'm 100% able to collaborate with US-based clients, wherever you are. | New York, NY
http://www.jeffwilser.com10 Years Experience
Professional Experience
Book author. Freelance writer. Full-time traveler. Jeff Wilser is the author of six books, including one that nabbed an Amazon award for "Best Book of the Month" in both Non-Fiction and Humor. His work has appeared in print or online at New York magazine, TIME, Condé Nast Traveler, GQ, Esquire, Glamour, Cosmo, and Bon Appétit. He is also a “digital nomad”; he sold all his stuff, left New York, and now travels the world, indefinitely, while writing books and knocking out exciting projects like the one you have in mind…
Expertise
- Book Author 3 Years
- Editor 7 Years
- Writer 10 Years
Specialty
- Books & Literature 10 Years
- Lifestyle 7 Years
- Travel 5 Years
Industries
- Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines 10 Years
- Book publishing - all 10 Years
- Online/new media 10 Years
Media Client List (# Assignments Last 2 Yrs)
- GQ(10+)
- MTV(10+)
- ThePlunge.com(10+)
- Chicago Tribune(6-10)
- VH1(10+)
- Miami Herald(6-10)
- LA Times(6-10)
- Glamour(3-5)
- Mental_Floss(10+)
Corporate Client List (# Assignments Last 2 Yrs)
- Scholastic Inc.(10+)
Other work history
Extensive media experience. (Morning shows, radio interviews, TV.)
Technical skills
Photoshop, basic html, mastery of fantasy football software.
Unions
AvantGuild
Computer skills
Joomla, Movable Type, Word, Wordpress, Excel, HTML, Powerpoint, Access, all that kinda stuff.
Equipment
Photoshop, Sony Alpha 6000 mirrorless camera, laptop, pens, some paper clips.
Awards
Amazon "Best Book of the Month" in both Non-Fiction and Humor, for "The Good News About What's Bad for You...and the Bad News About What's Good for You."
General
The Man Cave Book
(HarperCollins 5/1/2011)
Clearly the most substantive book published in 2011. A best-seller in Amazon's Interior Design... briefly beating out Martha Stewart, who still hasn't sent me a Christmas card.
The 10 Ways That Men Text Women
(New York Magazine - The Cut 6/18/2013)
Piece that went viral for The Cut. Years later, still in heavy rotation on the site...
Alexander Hamilton's Guide to Life
(Crown Publishing (Random House) 9/18/2017)
A mix of history, humor, and pop culture about America's favorite Founding Father...
The Good News About What's Bad for You..and the Bad News About What's Good for You
(Flatiron (Macmillan Publishers) 12/8/2015)
A mix of health and humor, it was named by Amazon as a "Best Book of the Month" in both humor and non-fiction.
The Book of Joe: The Life, Wit, and (Sometimes Accidental) Wisdom of Joe Biden
(Crown Publishing (Random House) 10/5/2017)
The aviators. The Obama bromance. The ice cream cones. It's all there: the first pop biography of America's favorite Vice President.
Alexander Hamilton's Guide to the Caribbean
(Condé Nast Traveler 9/10/2016)
In the name of research, I traveled to the Caribbean to follow in the footsteps of Alexander Hamilton. (A tough gig.)