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Media & Culture Projects

SKILLS

Proficient with online content management systems, including cPanel, WordPress, MovableType, Blogger and custom systems; videography and editing with iMovie and Final Cut Pro; audio recording and editing with Digidesign Pro Tools; basic HTML; basic competence with Adobe Creative Suite; digital photography; adept with social networking and the dissemination of media through social recommendation sites, list servs, blogs, photo streams, podcasts, and video blogs.

MEDIA AND CULTURE EXPERIENCE

EDITOR AND PRODUCER OF NAKEDCITY.COM - March 2008-August 2008
VILLAGE VOICE MEDIA, New York, NY

  • Write twenty five blog posts a week about human sexuality, including news, research, media criticism, interviews, and pieces about sexuality and culture in New York and beyond
  • Concept, produce, shoot and edit one 3 minute video piece per week profiling a person or event
  • Manage freelance writers, assign articles, edit column

VIDEOBLOG HOST AND EDITOR - November 2007-Present
LIVEGIRLREVIEW.COM, New York, NY

  • Host, shoot, and edit twice-monthly videoblog episodes
  • Cultivate relationships with publishers and distributors of sex media and prouducts
  • Promote and distribute video online

CURATOR May 2007-April 2008
ARENA STUDIOS, New York, NY

  • Demimonde: The Art of Molly Crabapple. February 8 - April 4, 2008.
  • Modified Eros: A Photographic Celebration of Body Modification. November 9, 2007 - January 18, 2008.
  • Sex Worker Visions II & One Dildo Under Nation. May 1, 2007 - July 18, 2007.
  • Articles: Juztapoz, Velvetpark Magazine, NY Press, Eros Zine, Needled, Fleshbot

AUTHOR - June 2007
NAKED ON THE INTERNET: HOOKUPS, DOWNLOADS, AND CASHING IN ON INTERNET SEXPLORATION. Seal Press. A cultural analysis of female sexuality and the Internet, interwoven with the stories of 80 different women.

DIRECTOR & PRODUCER - February 2007
THE BI APPLE (ADULT FEATURE FILM)

  • Award: “Hottest Bisexual Sex Scene” at the Good For Her Feminist Porn Awards. June 2, 2007
  • Nominated: “Best Bisexual Release” at the Gay Video News Awards. February 16, 2008
  • Articles: Oprah Magazine (July 2007, not online) * NY Press
  • Reviews: Blowfish * Porn Movies For Women * Hot Movies for Her
  • Screenings: C*lick Me Internet Porn Festival - Amsterdam, June 2007 * New Filmmakers Series - Anthology Film Archives, NYC, July 2007 * Berlin Porn Film Festival - Eiszeit & Kant Kino, Berlin, October 2007 * CineKink Film Festival - New York, March 2008 * Frameline GLBT Film Festival - San Francisco, June 2007
  • Watch: Trailer

EXECUTIVE EDITOR - January 2005-January 2008
$PREAD MAGAZINE, New York, NY

  • Conduct outreach to sex workers and encourage participation in $pread and written expression of experiences in the sex industry, assist inexperienced writers through writing and revision
  • Organize events including fashion shows, readings and performances, art exhibitions, support group socials and political rallies
  • Do public relations including pitching local and national media outlets and representing $pread in media interviews

ASSISTANT CURATOR - October 2002-August 2003
HEAD RESEARCHER - November 2001-October 2002
MUSEUM OF SEX, New York, NY

  • Managed the research, development, writing, editing and production of exhibition text for inaugural exhibition NYC Sex: How New York City Transformed Sex in America
  • Researched, wrote, and implemented the walking tour “Street Walking: Commercial Sex in the Tenderloin,” which received positive reviews in USA Today, CityInfo Magazine and appeared on Canadian Sex TV
  • Curated video installations “1001 Nights: NYC Sex Now” at the Museum of Sex and “Historic Burlesque” at the First Annual New York Burlesque Festival