Very Experienced Humor Writer
Subject: Very Experienced Humor Writer
From: "Barrett Brown" <barriticus@gmail.com>
Date: 7/25/07, 14:54
To: job-381036368@craigslist.org

Sirs-

I'd like to be considered for the position. You'll find my resume pasted below; by way of a brief intro, though, I've written for National Lampoon, The Onion A.V. Club, Jest, and dozens of other publications.

Thanks,

Barrett Brown


BARRETT BROWN_______________________________________­­____


COPYWRITER/ FEATURE COLUMNIST/ CONTRIBUTING EDITOR/ BOOK AUTHOR


Published Work/ Freelance Media Experience


The Onion A/V Club


  1. Current, ongoing copywriting for The Onion's features department.


Anglesey Interactive, Inc.


  1. Current, ongoing copywriting of online marketing collateral (web text, press releases, etc.) in support of firm's "Riight.com" integrated search engine.


Organic Motion, Inc.


  1. Current, ongoing copywriting of both print and online marketing collateral, general marketing consultation for noted New York tech start-up.



Sterling and Ross Publishers

  1. Nonfiction book "Flock of Dodos: Behind Modern Creationism, Intelligent Design, and the Easter Bunny", political humor, authored in 2006, released in March 2007. Received praise from Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz, Rolling Stone, Skeptic, Air America Radio, Huffington Post, other sources.


Avacata

  1. Current, ongoing copywriting in 2007 for Dallas ad agency, researching and creating entertainment/dining/venue blurbs for clients' marketing collateral, including luxury resort real estate firm.


National Lampoon

  1. Occasional contributor; past features included "Pick-Up Lines That Don't Seem to Work," "Craig's Conspiracy Corner," "A Guide to Dealing with Housecats," more.


Evote.com

  1. Weekly columnist for political analysis site from October 2004 to November 2005

  2. Features included - - "JohnKerry.com is Web-Tastic!" "Politicos Should Heed the Perry Incident," "Hot Senate Races," "Hot House Races," "109th Congress - What They Really Wanted for Christmas," "Political New Year's Resolutions," "State of the Union 2005: Dreams and Ironies" "The Long Kiss Goodnight," "The Strange Case of Jeff Gannon," "Libby Indicted, Dems Excited," "The Best Little Decoy in Texas," "Faith of Our Fathers: A Mildly Mean-Spirited Review," "McClellan is No Fleischer," "A Response to Our Catholic Readers," "The Known Unknown," "Dr. Frist Prescribes Himself a Dose of Moderation," "Meet John Roberts," "2008 Preview," Roberts Confirmation Hearings Largely Bloodless," more.


AOL CityGuide

  1. Web content writer from Summer 2000 to December 2003 – Researched/ created content coverage of event and entertainment venues. Served as regional correspondent for Dallas, Austin, New Orleans, Houston and Little Rock markets.


Additional magazine work

  1. Ongoing, have contributed feature articles from serious political commentary to humor pieces to children's recreational activity coverage to fine dining overviews for outlets including business-to-business publication Pizza Today, D.C.-based public policy journal Toward Freedom, London-based public policy journal Free Life, humor magazine Jest, parenting publication Dallas Child, men's magazines Oui and Hustler, literary journal Swans, dozens more.



Additional writing projects

  1. Have written shopping/entertainment guides for Dallas Market Center publication Destination Dallas, created marketing copy for Verizon via Dallas ad agency Sullivan-Perkins, produced website copy for design firm NPCreate.com, provided public relations pieces for Texas energy company EBS and Dallas real estate firm Dunhill Partners, more.


Education

1999 - 2003 University of Texas at Austin, College of Communications