Jon Paul Buchmeyer

New York, USA
Website: http://abcityblog.com

Professional Experience

Award-winning writer and content producer for Poptimistic.com, covering travel, food, lifestyle, and technology. Contributor to Bon Appetit and Conde Nast Traveler, and author of the hilarious memoir "Alphabet City: My So-Called Sitcom Life" about life as a gay Mary Tyler Moore in NYC. As a freelancer, I've pulled secrets out of Whole Foods Market CEO John Mackey, crept through Mexico City cemeteries for Dia de los Muertos, driven a Mercedes around the Florida panhandle, harvested organic sweet potatoes with Jamaican farmers, and reviewed nearly a hundred hotels, restaurants, spas and nightclubs around the globe.

Expertise

Book Author
3 Years
Content Editor (online)
3 Years
Writer
10 Years

Specialty

Food
10 Years
Lifestyle
10 Years
Travel
10 Years

Industries


Independent Feature Film
3 Years
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
10 Years
PR (firm) - Fortune 1000 corp. clients
15 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

10 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Conde Nast Traveler (6-10), Bon Appetit (3-5), DK Guides (1-2)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Conde Nast Traveler (3-5), The Economist (3-5), MICHELIN guides (1-2), Scientific American (1-2)

Other Work History

Author, "Alphabet City: My So-Called Sitcom Life;" acquired book tour sponsors Kimpton Hotels and Tanqueray.

Foreign Language Skills

Speak basic Spanish; understand fluent Spanish; some French

Computer Skills

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, WordPress, Tumblr, some HTML

Equipment

Laptop, Digital print camera, Flip cam

Work Permits & Visas

authorized to work in US

References

Dorinda Elliott, Deputy Editor, Cond Nast Traveler, dorinda_elliott@condenast.com Dana Dickey, Senior Editor, Bon Apptit, dana_dickey@bonappetit.com

Awards

Next Gen. Indie Book Awards, 2010Alphabet City ODwyers Award, 2006Hyatt campaign CIPRA Award, 1999Dockers campaign GLAAD Media Award, 1999Dockers campaign GLAAD Media Award, 2000GLSEN PSA

Showcase

General

Navigator: Austin, Texas
(Bon Appetit 2/1/2010)
A guide to Austin's farm-to-table restaurant movement.
Coasting: Florida Panhandle
(Conde Nast Traveler 6/1/2008)
Along the white sands of the Redneck Riviera, Jon Paul Buchmeyer retraces family memories in a Mercedes CLS550
Ghost Whirl: Mexico City
(Conde Nast Traveler 11/1/2004)
Graveside in Mexico City during Dia de los Muertos.
Tex and the City: Paris/Promises
(ABCityblog 5/13/2010)
ABCityblog's theatre review column featuring Promises, Promises starring Sean Hayes.
Peek-A-Blog: FromMe_ToYou
(ABCityblog 3/1/2010)
ABCityblog's popular column that goes behind-the-scenes with a respected blogger.
Conversation with John Mackey
(Conde Nast Traveler 12/1/2009)
Q&A with one of America's most fascinating—and controversial—CEOs.
Alphabet City: My So-Called Sitcom Life
(Book 3/1/2010)
Excerpt from humorous memoir about life as a gay Mary Tyler Moore. Episode 1: It Is Heavy, a mishap with Whoopi Goldberg's Oscar
Caribbean Goes Organic
(Bon Appetit 1/1/2011)
Pitched and covered trend in a feature story about Caribbean resorts working with local, organic farmers to source produce.