Real Estate Years Experience

Harmon Leon

415-***-**** • ************@*****.***

Highly skilled writer/editor with innovative ideas that grab attention

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QUALIFICATION SUMMARY

-Over 10 years experience working with major publications/websites.

-Well-established web presence and master at SEO.

-Specialist in hitting deadlines and supervising an editorial team.

-Ability to brainstorm and clearly communicate ideas with clients and staff.

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EXPERIENCE

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF/DENNIS PUBLISHING 1/11 - Present

Producing compelling web content, videos, and photos. Bringing on a team of

freelancers; shaping the site to add personality. Developing special marketing

projects to increase ad revenue. Successfully executing SEO strategies to drive

in 50% more traffic.

CONTRIBUTING EDITOR 1/98--Present

Esquire, Wired, Details, Stuff, Maxim, Penthouse, ESPN, National

Geographic Traveler, Might, and Cosmopolitan. Ability to deliver unique

stories that connect with readers.

BLOGGER/WEB PRODUCER 2/04 Present

Huffinton Post, SF Chronicle, Wired, Playboy, AOL Asylum, Crave, Wall

Street Oasis, and AOL Real Estate. Specialist in creating innovative content

that increases traffic and builds brand awareness.

SENIOR EDITOR 1/00-11/06

National Lampoon, Future Publishing, and SF Weekly. Developing strong site

concepts, editing, writing, assigning stories and overseeing art direction and

photo editing.

PR/SOCIAL MEDIA 3/08-Present

Spike TV, PokerStars, Razorfish, Montreal Board of Tourism. Placing stories

in major publications/sites with over 1 million in readership. Utilizing SEO

and SMM to increase traffic to client’s sites.

AUTHOR 11/02- Present

National Lampoon’s Road Trip USA, The Harmon Chronicles, Republican

Like Me, The Infiltrator, and The American Dream. Independent Publisher’s

Award recipient and Booksense 76’s top humor pick.

VIDEO PRODUCER 5/98-Present

Current TV, FX, Fox Family Channel, VH1, National Lampoon, and Strike

TV. Managing all aspects of production; from conception to producing and

editing. Films have appeared at SXSW, Newport, Edinburgh, and Maryland

Film Festivals

PHOTOGRAPHER 1/98 present

Playboy, Esquire, Maxim, Penthouse, SF Weekly, Wired, SF Chronicle,

Huffington Post, and AOL Asylum. Delivering compelling images that tell

a unique story.

NEWSPAPERS AND RADIO 1/98- present

The London Guardian, San Francisco Chronicle,, NPR’s This American

Life, The San Jose Metro, The Dallas Met, Sacramento News & Review,

The San Francisco Wave and The San Luis Obispo New Times.

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SKILLS

Adobe: Photoshop CS4, After Effects CS5

Microsoft: Word, PowerPoint, Excel

Other: Final Cut Pro, HTML, CSS, WordPress, Drupal, GarageBand,

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EDUCATION

University of Minnesota--BA in Journalism

UCLA Summer Television Workshop

Minneapolis College of Art and Design-Video production

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AWARDS

2004 California Press Association award in the lifestyle category

2003 Independent Publisher’s Award for humor (The Harmon Chronicles)

2008 Levi/Strauss Top 100 Visionaries of San Francisco

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ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

STAND-UP COMEDIAN

Performing in clubs and colleges around the world. Has appeared at

the Adelaide and Melbourne Festival in Australia, the Edinburgh Festival

in Scotland and the Montreal Comedy Festival.

ACTOR

Appeared on the Howard Stern Show, Last Call with Carson Daly, Spike TV’s 1000 Ways to Die, Penn &Teller’s Showtime series, and the BBC.

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