Jonathan Stern

Brooklyn, NY USA
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Professional Experience

I'm a Senior Editor turned Freelancer with about seven years of experience in the national magazine arena. As a product of the "lad mag" halcyon days, I'm your go-to writer for entertainment, gear, dining and spirits. In my first three years as Associate Editor at Stuff Magazine I informed what recent college grads should be consuming to lead more fulfilling lives, speaking directly to that oh-so coveted 18-34 demographic. I've been handed everything from interviews with celebs, to sports legends, to lingerie models. As a former Senior editor at Penthouse, I know what an assigning editor expects from freelance copy. With long-standing PR relationships in the entertainment, consumer electronic, and beverage worlds, I can find you the story and deliver it--no matter if it's 200 or 2000 words, an overnight deadline, or a month of grinding out research.

Expertise

Editor
5 Years
Writer
7 Years

Specialty

Entertainment
7 Years
Humor
7 Years
Music
7 Years

Industries


Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
5 Years
Newspaper - Local/Regional
3 Years
Online/new media
1 Year

Total Media Industry Experience

7 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Penthouse (6-10), Stuff (3-5), Conde Nast (1-2)

Other Work History

Working full-time freelance at Conde Nast doing web redesign for the past year.

Technical Skills

Adobe CS3, Wordpress, Ecto, Microsoft Office Suite, Interwoven Content Manager

Computer Skills

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Entourage, etc.), OS X, HTML, XML, Lexis-Nexis, TypePad

Equipment

My office is a MacBook Pro and an app laden iPhone 3G

References

Available upon request

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