Kristen Hall-Geisler

Portland, OR USA
8 Years Experience

Professional Experience

I've worked in automotive journalism as a writer and editor since 2002. Even within the auto writing niche, there are specialties, and I've written about exotic cars, alternative fuel cars, and where those two worlds collide: electric vehicle drag racing. I also write quite a bit about the Pacific Northwest, even if it isn't car-related. I just love where I live.

Expertise

Copy Editor 6 YearsEditor 5 YearsWriter 6 Years

Specialty

Automotive 8 YearsBusiness (general) 2 YearsTravel 2 Years

Industries

Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines 6 YearsMagazine - Local/Regional magazines 3 YearsNewspaper - National 3 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • Portland Monthly (6-10)
  • About.com (10+)
  • GoodGreenCars.com (10+)
  • HowStuffWorks.com (10+)
  • New York Times (10+)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • Author Solutions, Inc. (10+)
  • Publication Services (10+)

Associations

Northwest Automotive Press Association, American Society of Journalists and Authors, Willamette Writers

Technical Skills

Adobe Photoshop Elements

Foreign Language Skills

Intermediate French, basic Spanish

Unions

Freelancers Union

Computer Skills

Word, Excel, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Acrobat, Windows XP and Vista, HTML

Equipment

MS Office 2007, DSL connection, email, audio recorder, digital camera, copier/printer/scanner, Amazon Kindle

References

Norman Mayersohn, Editor, NY Times Autos, mayersohn@nytimes.com; Kasey Cordell, Portland Monthly, kcordell@portlandmonthlymag.com

Automotive

How a NASCAR Sponsorship Works
(HowStuffWorks.com 10/7/2026)
This is a good example of the kind of automotive reporting I do for HowStuffWorks.com, which is owned by Discovery.
An Electric Glide, at a Price
(New York Times 6/7/2009)
Profile of Brammo, an Ashland, Oregon-based company that released its first electric motorcycle in summer 2009.
Guide to Exotic Cars
(About.com 10/7/2026)
"In a nutshell" descriptions of exotic cars, from Lamborghini to Lotus, plus luxury marques like Maybach and Rolls-Royce. If it's crazy expensive and relatively rare, you can find a profile and pictures on my site.
Will Buying a Hybrid Really Pay Off?
(HowStuffWorks.com 10/7/2026)
Not only did I report and write this article, but I provided the images.

Northwest

Local Motion
(Oregon Business 12/1/2010)
Profile of Mark Frohnmayer, electric vehicle entrepreneur and sustainability wonk, who lives and works to improve his Eugene, Oregon, neighborhood.
Comics 101
(Portland Monthly 9/1/2008)
Dark Horse, the third largest comic book publisher in the country, is bestowing its archives on the founder's alma mater, Portland State University.

Editing

Farewell, My Beijing
(Publication Services 10/7/2026)
I performed the copy edit on this self-published book for Publication Services. The author, Chi Newman, published this memoir through Wheatmark Books.
Peter's Packets
(Publication Services 10/7/2026)
I performed the copy edit on this YA book by J. L. Sheerin for Publication Services, who contracted with the self-publishing house iUniverse.