Christine Liu

Current

• Editor, Boston at Citysearch
• Designer / PR at Stil Distinctive Clothing
• Freelance lifestyle writer at cmliu

• Producer, Host, Engineer at sans serif on WMBR 88.1 FM
• Blogger, Producer, Designer at cmliu.com (Self-employed)

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Past

• Boston Contributor at go2 Media
• Lifestyle Editor at Boston's Weekly Dig
• Boston Style Correspondent at 80108 Media

• Associate Producer at 80108 Media
• Contributing Writer at Boston's Weekly Dig
• Assistant Editor at 02138 Magazine
• Freelance Designer at MIT Home Page
• Research Assistant / Graduate Student at MIT Media Laboratory
• Contributing Writer at decor8
• Producer, Garment Designer at Seamless: Computational Couture (v.2)
• Producer, Host, Engineer at sigtronica on WMBR 88.1 FM
• Producer, Garment Designer at Seamless: Computational Couture (v.1)
• Designer at Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations
• Visualization Intern at IBM Research

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Education

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Harvard University

Recommended

10 people have recommended Christine

Connections

364 connections

Industry

Writing and Editing

Websites

• My Website
• My Blog
• My Portfolio

Christine Liu’s Summary

Christine M. Liu is mighty in media.
Her motivation is to support creative types creatively.

- Writing: focus on fashion, food, drink, and lifestyle feature journalism.

- Media production: diverse and extensive experience in print and web layout design, print publishing, graphic design, identity design, and radio.

- Curatorial: grassroots / non-profit production of large-scale fashion events in Boston.

Christine Liu’s Specialties:

Editor at a alternative weekly newspaper with 65,000 readers.

Clips in print and online publications, including: Daily Candy Boston, Boston Globe, Boston Magazine, Boston's Weekly Dig, Beer Advocate Magazine

Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, QuarkXpress, Python, CSS, HTML, Microsoft Office, Win/Mac/Unix.

Christine Liu’s Experience

• Editor, Boston

  Citysearch

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Internet industry)

  December 2008 — Present (8 months)

• Designer / PR

  Stil Distinctive Clothing

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Apparel & Fashion industry)

  September 2006 — Present (2 years 11 months)

  I work with Betty Riaz, owner of Stil, who has three boutiques in Boston: Newbury St, the Mall at Chestnut Hill, and Natick Collection. She specializes in Scandinavian and Danish designers, and it's high-end, niche retail. I did sales for about a month, mostly so I could complexify my love of fashion with actual behind-the-scenes work, and I now do design consulting work with her on media outreach, email blasts, material production, and design projects for the store and associated events.

• Freelance lifestyle writer

  cmliu

  (Privately Held; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)

  September 2006 — Present (2 years 11 months)

  Lifestyle writing contributions to various print and online publications such as Daily Candy Boston, Beer Advocate magazine, decor8, and the Jewish Advocate.

• Producer, Host, Engineer

  sans serif on WMBR 88.1 FM

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  October 2005 — Present (3 years 10 months)

  - Produced and hosted weekly radio show on WMBR 88.1FM, which stimulated the Boston-area electronic and experimental music community through promotion of local artists and independent record labels.
  - Proposed and coordinated on-air interviews with independent artists and musicians.
  - Designed website interface, and managed incoming correspondence from show listeners.
  - http://sansserifmusic.org

• Blogger, Producer, Designer

  cmliu.com (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)

  April 2002 — Present (7 years 4 months)

  - Wrote extensive personal essays on fashion, technology, culture, art, music, travel, and food.
  - Portrayed life in Cambridge through thoughtful criticism, photo essays, and creative storytelling.
  - http://cmliu.com

• Boston Contributor

  go2 Media

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Writing and Editing industry)

  October 2007 — December 2008 (1 year 3 months)

  Founded in 1999, go2 Media is revolutionizing the ways consumers interact with their mobile devices and marketers connect with their audiences. Using an everyday mobile phone, the go2 Media mobile broadcast network enables users to easily and instantly access desired information such as turn-by-turn directions, movies, business listings, news, weather conditions and more!

• Lifestyle Editor

  Boston's Weekly Dig

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

  May 2007 — December 2008 (1 year 8 months)

  I'm responsible for the 'Department of Commerce' section of the newsweekly, which includes Boston-centric content on commerce, food, drink, and lifestyle. This includes interviews, restaurant reviews, fashion shoots, and lifestyle events.
  
  I directly coordinate themed editorial issues, most directly the seasonal dining and style issues, as well as significant contributions to commerce-heavy issues like the green issue, the bicycle issue, eats + drinks fall preview, etc.
  
  I also write for other parts of the book, including content for arts, music, and film; as well as blog on weeklydig.com.

• Boston Style Correspondent

  80108 Media

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Writing and Editing industry)

  May 2007 — October 2007 (6 months)

  80108 provides 'thumbcast' channels over text message to phones of subscribers. The programming is city-centric and specific to interest.
  
  I'm the Boston fashion correspondent, which entails producing three informative, timely, entertaining text messages (with multi-part format) per week. These messages are delivered to subscribers according to their delivery preferences.
  
  Read current and archived thumbcasts at http://www.80108.com/thumbcasts/boston-style

• Associate Producer

  80108 Media

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

  September 2006 — May 2007 (9 months)

  I consult at 80108 in developing the product, designing the user interaction experience, establishing writer resources, and publishing the Boston and national style micro-channels. 80108 is a mobile media company aimed at sending localized, specialized, insider info to subscribers on their cellphones via text message. It's a large national network, with clusters of passionate writers in each major metropolitan area (Boston, New York, Philly, SF, DC, etc), covering scenes such as style/fashion, indie rock, parenting, green living, lesbian/gay, arts/theatre, sports, food/drink, dog-owners, etc. Micro-channel subscribers receive interactive insider knowledge mixed with passion, wit, and editorial voice.

• Contributing Writer

  Boston's Weekly Dig

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

  September 2006 — May 2007 (9 months)

  I'm the primary style / commerce writer for the Boston's Weekly Dig (the region's alt-weekly newspaper), each week highlighting new or noteworthy stores, services, scenes, and a shopping style guide. I've also written for their food, drink, and Dig Awards coverage. I champion local designers and business-owners, and with my 6-year familiarity with Boston I try to situate each featured story within the general context of the city's character and history.

• Assistant Editor

  02138 Magazine

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

  November 2006 — February 2007 (4 months)

  As part-time assistant editor for 02138 (an independent bi-monthly featuring Harvard alumni), I researched, corresponded, and culled compelling alumni for features, interviews, and photos. I overhauled and brought focus to the Passions (lifestyle, commerce) section of the magazine, as well as infuse new concepts for other sections and features. I also developed a plan for an extended Style / Fashion section and a styled spread / shopping guide, with not only interesting alumni as models but also featuring the work of alumni fashion and industrial designers. Writing, fact-checking, InCopy.

• Freelance Designer

  MIT Home Page

  (Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Higher Education industry)

  May 2005 — December 2006 (1 year 8 months)

  The MIT (web.mit.edu) home page is great because the graphic changes everyday! I produce layouts that creatively incorporate 'MIT' in the design, either by commission or from my own artistic contributions.

• Research Assistant / Graduate Student

  MIT Media Laboratory

  (Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Design industry)

  September 2004 — August 2006 (2 years)

  - M.S. in Media Arts and Sciences, received August 2006.
  - Research Assistant in Sociable Media Group with advisor Judith Donath.
  - Designing fashion objects embodied with technology.
  - Framework in sociology and signaling theory.
  - http://smg.media.mit.edu

• Contributing Writer

  decor8

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)

  February 2006 — August 2006 (7 months)

  - Authored articles featuring modern designers, retail stores, local events, and online works.
  - Wrote innovative pieces through web-based research, tailored interviews, and Boston-based knowledge.
  - http://decor8.blogspot.com

• Producer, Garment Designer

  Seamless: Computational Couture (v.2)

  (Partnership; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)

  November 2005 — February 2006 (4 months)

  - Conceptualized, directed, and managed two fashion shows, each selling out 200+ seats.
  - Collaborated with the Museum of Science, Boston for an on-site, high-profile, future-fashion runway event.
  - Curated works from 26 designers nationwide; managed personnel of 10 crew members and 13 models.
  - Coordinated publicity and media press: featured in I.D. Magazine, the Boston Globe, the Boston Herald,
  CNN.com, the Associated Press, CNET.com, Forbes.com, Beyond Tomorrow TV, Odyssey magazine.
  - http://seamless.sigtronica.org

• Producer, Host, Engineer

  sigtronica on WMBR 88.1 FM

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  November 2004 — October 2005 (1 year)

  - Co-produced and co-hosted weekly radio show on WMBR 88.1FM, which stimulated the Boston-area electronic and experimental music community through promotion of local artists and independent record labels.
  - Designed website interface, and managed incoming correspondence from show listeners.
  - http://sigtronica.org

• Producer, Garment Designer

  Seamless: Computational Couture (v.1)

  (Partnership; 1-10 employees; Media Production industry)

  March 2005 — May 2005 (3 months)

  - Conceptualized, directed, and managed two fashion shows, each selling out 200+ seats.
  - Collaborated with the Museum of Science, Boston for an on-site, high-profile, future-fashion runway event.
  - Curated works from 26 designers nationwide; managed personnel of 10 crew members and 13 models.
  - Coordinated publicity and media press: featured in I.D. Magazine, the Boston Globe, the Boston Herald,
  CNN.com, the Associated Press, CNET.com, Forbes.com, Beyond Tomorrow TV, Odyssey magazine.
  - http://seamless.sigtronica.org/2005

• Designer

  Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)

  September 2003 — August 2004 (1 year)

  - Collaborated with a staff of 30 Harvard students to coordinate HPAIR 2004, which emerged as the largest annual Harvard event in Asia and the largest student conference in the Asia-Pacific region.
  - Coordinated production of all printed materials for four-day conference at the Jin Mao Tower.
  - Redeveloped HPAIR’s identity design, imparting graphic professionalism to the organization.
  - http://hpair.org

• Visualization Intern

  IBM Research

  (Public Company; IBM; Computer Software industry)

  June 2002 — August 2002 (3 months)

  - Structured new visualization methods for email clients, improving display of data information.
  - Collaborated on work with mentor and team of IBM Collaborative User Experience interns.
  - Conducted conference presentations of project progress and updates to research workgroup.
  - http://www.research.ibm.com/cambridge

Christine Liu’s Education

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Masters , Media Arts and Sciences , 2004 — 2006

  Activities and Societies:

  Mediawomen

• Harvard University

  A.B. , Applied Mathematics , 2000 — 2004

  Activities and Societies:

  Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra, The Harvard Advocate, Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations, Intramural Crew

Additional Information

Christine Liu’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog
• My Portfolio

Christine Liu’s Interests:

design, writing, photography, gastronomy, fashion, new media, electronica, sustainability, architecture, travel, running, knitting, creating

Christine Liu’s Groups:

Harvard Pierian Sodality

•    ThoseinMedia
•    WMBR
•    MIT Media Lab Alumni

Christine Liu’s Honors:

MIT Council for the Arts Grant, 2005; Kirkland House Art Award, Harvard University, 2004; Gates Millennium Scholarship, 2000-2004

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