Erik Even

Erik Even

Lead Copywriter at JDJournal.com, EmploymentCrossroads.com

Greater Los Angeles Area

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
Education
  • University of California, Los Angeles
Connections
64 connections
Industry
Writing and Editing
Websites

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 2008Present (11 months)

  • Head Writer / Senior Editor

    Global Gaming League

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

    September 2005April 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 2001September 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 1998November 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 1997October 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)

    19951997 (2 years)

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


Erik Even’s Education

  • University of California, Los Angeles

    BA , Anthropology , 19911994


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Erik Even’s Groups:

  •    UCLA Alumni
  •    Gaming People - The Gaming People Expert Network (+8.000)
  •    Animation, Media & Entertainment
  •    The UCLA Alumni Group
  •    Fans of Digsby

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  • new ventures
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  • expertise requests
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