Erik Even

Current

Lead Copywriter at JDJournal.com

Past

Head Writer / Senior Editor at Global Gaming League
Assistant Editor / Copy Editor (Self-employed)
Web Producer at Norm Marshall & Associates

Web Designer at RealSelect, Inc.
User Interface Designer/Icon Artist - Contract at Commercial Programming Systems

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Education

University of California, Los Angeles

Recommended

7 people have recommended Erik

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64 connections

Industry

Writing and Editing

Websites

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Erik Even’s Summary

After ten years in web design, I have moved over into content production and writing full time. I have experience in entertainment marketing, copyediting, editorial management, online community management and graphic design.

I am an expert on gaming (both video games and traditional hobbyist gaming, such as RPGs and wargames) and an acknowledged online expert on geek culture -- sci-fi, anime, comics, etc.

Erik Even’s Specialties:

HTML, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator

Erik Even’s Experience

Lead Copywriter

JDJournal.com

(Internet industry)

September 2008 — Present (11 months)
Head Writer / Senior Editor

Global Gaming League

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Games industry)

September 2005 — April 2008 (2 years 8 months)

• Write and edit news & features for www.ggl.com and www.clanbase.com.
• Manage permanent staff of three off-site writers and various freelancers.
• Content developer for marketing micro-sites.
• Live-blogging and photo coverage of live events.
• Create and manage blogs
• Lead company-wide initiative to create GGLWire, a network of gaming-related blogs.
• Create editorial graphics in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Produce bimonthly email blast in Macromedia Dreamweaver.
• Contribute content to daily video show (www.epilepticgaming.com).
Assistant Editor / Copy Editor

Self-employed

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Publishing industry)

November 2001 — September 2003 (1 year 11 months)

Copy editing, basic research and test bank writing for various publishing projects. Clients were The McGraw-Hill Companies and ETC Inc. Subjects included physical and cultural anthropology, technical communications, and information management.
Web Producer

Norm Marshall & Associates

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Entertainment industry)

October 1998 — November 2001 (3 years 2 months)

• Designed and maintained web presence for entertainment marketing company; static and database-driven web sites.
• Developed internet-related entertainment marketing initiatives. Produced print materials and marketing collateral.
• Managed Graphics Arts department.
Web Designer

RealSelect, Inc.

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

June 1997 — October 1998 (1 year 5 months)

• Wrote content, created graphics elements for www.realtor.com, the nation’s largest realty web site.
• Worked in conjunction with site development and advertising sales teams; wrote advertising copy and web site reviews.
• Team member for $2 million site redesign launched in 1998.
User Interface Designer/Icon Artist - Contract

Commercial Programming Systems

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

1995 — 1997 (2 years)

Employed as contractor by CBS Group / Kaiser Permanente / Deloitte & Touche to design and implement user interface elements for proprietary software.