Associate Producer at Beet.TV
Greater New York City Area
- Current
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- Associate Producer at Beet.TV
- Creator and Editor at Overheard in Pittsburgh
- Promotional Event Marketer at Self Employed (Self-employed)
- Past
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- Experimentation Proctor at Ohio University
- Associate Editor at Southeast Ohio Magazine
- Graduate Associate at Ohio University
- Education
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- Ohio University
- Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
- University of Pittsburgh
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Chris Griswold’s Experience
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Associate Producer
Beet.TV
(Media Production industry)
April 2009 — Present (4 months)
Researched and wrote blog entries pertaining to women's health and Internet business on video blog site.
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Creator and Editor
Overheard in Pittsburgh
(Entertainment industry)
2005 — Present (4 years)
Edited reader submissions; promoted site; marketed content to publishers.
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Promotional Event Marketer
Self Employed (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Writing and Editing industry)
2000 — Present (9 years)
Organized and managed product promotions and surveys; booked venues; scheduled and promoted events.
Brands included Rockstar Games, Nintendo, Glamour Magazine, Comcast, Health-EGrad.com, Coors, Winston-Salem, SurveyU. -
Experimentation Proctor
Ohio University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
March 2008 — November 2008 (9 months)
Administered communications experiments to voluntary participants under controlled conditions; maintained experimental data.
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Associate Editor
Southeast Ohio Magazine
(Media Production industry)
2008 — 2008 (less than a year)
Generated article ideas; wrote; edited; coached writers.
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Graduate Associate
Ohio University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
2007 — 2008 (1 year)
Managed and trained employees; scripted and coded computerized surveys; created marketing material for the Voinovich Center for Leadership and the E.W. Scripps Survey Center; conducted research.
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Financial Services Consultant
PNC Bank
(Public Company; PNC; Financial Services industry)
2007 — 2007 (less than a year)
Managed and created client accounts; promoted customer services.
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Associate Producer and Talent Director
Friday Nite Improvs
(Entertainment industry)
1999 — 2007 (8 years)
Recruited entertainers for talent showcase; taught improvisational acting classes; promoted weekly comedy show.
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Administrator
Wikipedia
(Non-Profit; Internet industry)
2006 — 2007 (1 year)
Created and coordinated programs; settled disputes; investigated, disciplined and blocked users; edited and deleted articles.
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Legal Clerk
Beranbaum, Menken, Ben-Asher & Bierman, LLP
(Law Practice industry)
2004 — 2004 (less than a year)
Investigated police misconduct at Republican National Convention; issued subpoenas; maintained large legal archive; transferred paper archives to digital files; transcribed depositions; filed document requests.
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Editor
The Pitt News
(Media Production industry)
1998 — 2002 (4 years)
Edited news and opinions sections; wrote news, features, reviews, and humor columns; managed and trained employees.
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Intern
Mattress Factory
(Museums and Institutions industry)
2001 — 2001 (less than a year)
Created promotional materials for world-renowned installation-art museum; planned and executed annual fundraiser.
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Intern
KDKA-TV2
(Media Production industry)
2000 — 2000 (less than a year)
Wrote and edited news segments for broadcast; assisted reporters with location shoots; interviewed subjects including Boy George and Jaromir Jagr.
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Intern
Venango Publishing
(Media Production industry)
1998 — 1998 (less than a year)
Wrote and reported news and features; photographry.
Chris Griswold’s Education
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Ohio University
MSJ , Journalism , 2007 — 2009
3.7 GPA
Classes included
advertising campaigns; advertising management; research methods; mass communications theory; mass communication law; online journalism ethics; advanced feature writing; biographic writing; online journalism practice; magazine research and development; magazine editing and production; and magazine editing practice.- Activities and Societies:
- Director, Black Sheep, Inc. improv group, Lost Flamingo Company theatre group; Comedy for the Masses, 48-Hour Shoot Out
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Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
Improvisational Comedy, Acting. 2004 — 2005
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University of Pittsburgh
Bachelor's of Arts , English, German, Film , 1997 — 2002
Classes included: science writing, advanced reporting, history of mass communication, television drama, masculinity in film
- Activities and Societies:
- Pitt News, Pitt Marching Band, Quo Vadis, Youth Empowerment Project, Friday Nite Improvs
Additional Information
Chris Griswold’s Websites:
Chris Griswold’s Interests:
Travel, gourmet cooking, theatre, blogs and blogging, Twitter, new technology, consumer psychology.
Chris Griswold’s Groups:
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OU Alumni (6,000+ members) -
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PodCamp Pittsburgh
Chris Griswold’s Honors:
• Two Keystone Press Awards for editorial writing.
• Best Pittsburgh Web site, City Paper Readers Poll.
Chris Griswold’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
