Bryan Christian

917.686.4216 (mobile)

bryan@bryanchristian.com

http://www.bryanchristian.com

Seasoned producer and writer with hands-on experience overseeing large projects, managing production teams, and generating compelling interactive content in a variety of media environments.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Solid understanding of social media, mobile, blogging, e-commerce, and web publishing platforms Ability to create and maintain budgets and schedules for projects of all sizes Insightful thinker and attentive editor with constant awareness of business, media, and cultural trends

WORK HISTORY HIGHLIGHTS

PRODUCER/PROJECT MANAGER // Honest Design

June 2008 - Present

Coordinated the production of websites, mobile apps, banner campaigns, social networking programs, web videos, and commercials for clients such as Nintendo, Comcast, GE, Nike, Random House, UglyDolls, Disney/The Muppets, and Girl Scouts Managed communications between Honest team, freelancers, agencies, and clients through all phases of work Produced and maintained most client-facing documents including production schedules, wireframes, and budgets Collaborated directly with firm partners to craft proposals, formulate project strategies, and create copy decks

BLOGGER/BLOG MANAGER // Nerve.com

September 2007 May 2009

Posted 5x+ a day for Scanner, Nerve's main blog; founded and managed The Remote Island TV blog Scouted and hired team of writers for The Remote Island and gave them daily content assignments Analyzed traffic and link reports to maximize readership and reader relationships Reviewed movies, television, and music for both blogs and the regular Nerve.com site

SENIOR WEB PRODUCER // Cond Nast Digital

February 2003 June 2008

Managed daily production for sites such as vanityfair.com, newyorker.com, gq.com, and teenvogue.com Facilitated collaboration of magazine and digital teams in inaugural launch of vanityfair.com and gq.com Coordinated production of breaking news events and annual Oscar Night webcasts for vanityfair.com Trained producers and web editors in blogging, social networking, multimedia, and CMS developments Consulted with editorial staff and production teams to create original web features, site redesigns

MANAGING PRODUCTION EDITOR // WWD.com

February 2001 June 2001

Supervised WWD.com production staff; reported to Director of Technology Designed and constructed architecture and content for subscription-based, fashion industry web daily

EDITORIAL ASSISTANT // I.D. Magazine

September 1998 March 1999

Wrote and edited for Calendar section; wrote for Books section Special Assistant to editors of Annual Design Review and Interactive Media Design Review Winner: 1999 ASME National Magazine Award for General Excellence (Circulation Under 100,000)

EDUCATION
B.S.: Radio-Television-Film Honors, Screenwriting/Film Criticism B.A.: Plan II Liberal Arts Honors Program University of Texas at Austin (1997) University of Texas at Austin (1997)

ADDITIONAL PROJECTS
FREELANCE WRITER (2006-2008) CO-WRITER, CO-DIRECTOR (2006) DIRECTOR (2005) DESIGNER/WEB DEVELOPER (2005) CAMERAMAN, ASSISTANT PRODUCER (2005) DESIGNER/WEB DEVELOPER (2004) ASSISTANT PRODUCER (2004) CAMERAMAN (2001) Epicurious | epicurious.com; GenArt Pulse | genartpulse.com; Moon Metro guide "The Vlogger" (6 episode video series) | dabble.com "Warning" (short video) | Selected Entry: SloMo Video Festival The New Yorkers' Guide to Military Recruitment | counterrecruitmentguide.org "Pip" (DV documentary) | Award of Merit, Short Form Documentary, VISIONFEST 05 The People's Guide to the Republican National Convention | rncguide.com "See the Elephant" (multiscreen DV documentary) "Big Blue: NYC Handball" | Best Debut, N.Y. Expo Short Film and Video Festival

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