WRITING EXPERIENCE:
 
The Colbert Report -- Staff Writer
(Jan. 2006--Present

--I should really delete everything else on here.
--I'll do that once things slow down a bit at my comedy-writing job.
--Until then, stop reading right about now.
 
Freelance Writer/ Promo Writer
(June 2004--Dec. 2005)
--Wrote promos/material for television networks (clients: Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, MTV, ESPN Classic).
 
PleasureCaptains.com and LieGirls.com
(Sept.--Nov. 2004)
--Wrote and produced (and co-wrote/produced) two satirical political websites, which, together, have been visited by over half a million people.
--Created parody ads for both sites, as well as a parody "chatline."
--Press: CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, New York Daily News, "Good Morning America," "Topic A with Tina Brown," Newsweek.com, The New Republic Online, The Guardian (UK), The Times (UK), Air America's "Majority Report," Wonkette.com, and others.
 
Jest Magazine -- Contributing Writer
March 2003--2005)
  --Wrote humor pieces for Jest, a New York-based monthly with a circulation of 30,000.
 
Comedy Central -- Freelance Promo Writer
( Jan. 2004--May 2004)
 

--Wrote and co-produced a series of five-second "Next On" intros for all original Comedy Central programming.
--Worked with producers to develop concepts/copy for shoot-based show and sponsored promos.
--Wrote episodic and voiceover copy as needed.

 
TV Land -- Production Assistant
(July 2002 -- Jan. 2003)
 

--Wrote copy for several on-air promos and events, such as the "Holiday Vignettes" and "The Shows of Christmas Past" event, as well as voice-over credits.
--Worked as production assistant in TV Land Creative Department, helping producers create on-air promos.
--Produced maintenance content, such as "billboards" and voice-over credits, and revised existing spots.

   
 
The Brown Jug humor magazine -- Editor-in-Chief, Writer, Illustrator
(1998 -- May 2002)
 

--Served as editor-in-chief of Brown University's humor magazine for nearly two years; also as writer, artist, layout designer.
--Edited pieces for humor and grammar; illustrated four issue covers; redesigned website; communicated with printer and handled finances; ran weekly meetings.

   
 
"The Beasts of Funny" sketch comedy group -- Founder, Performer
(1999 -- May 2002)
  --Wrote, directed, and performed original sketch comedy.
--Co-founded the group, which has traveled to comedy festivals and continues to regularly perform to live crowds of hundreds of people. 		   
 
Nibblebox.com -- Writer/Producer
(2000)
  --Created, wrote, and directed an internet content program titled "Faking It" for a "new-media network" co-founded by "Swingers" director Doug Liman.    
 
AWARDS/HONORS/SCREENINGS:
 
"Danny Bot," 16-mm short film

-- Screened at Austin Film Festival, Coney Island Film Festival, and others.
-- Received Judges Award at "First Sundays" festival in Manhattan.
-- Viewed by over 35,000 people online at www.dannybot.com

 
2003 Disney Writing Fellowship Semifinalist
-- Screenplay selected as one of the top 40 out of 2,500 entries.
 
Capstone Thesis in Creative Writing
--Wrote a collection of short fiction, receiving Capstone Honors in Creative Writing from Brown University's Creative Writing department.
 
Recipient of Brown University's Weston Fine Arts Award
  --For Honors Thesis, "Sharks That Swim in Air," a feature-length screenplay.
 
EDUCATION:
 
Brown University, Providence, RI
B.A. in Art-Semiotics with Honors, May 2002
 
ADDITIONAL SKILLS:
 
  Experienced with Final Cut Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Pagemaker, and Dreamweaver.