Résumé

NEVIN MARTELL

nevinmartell@gmail.com

EXPERIENCE


Freelance Writer

• Author: Looking For Calvin & Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and His Revolutionary Comic Strip Continuum Press, October 2009

• Author: Standing Small: A Celebration of 30 Years of the LEGO Minifigure DK, October 2009

• Author: Dave Matthews Band: Music for the People Simon & Schuster’s Pocket Books, July 2004

• Author: Beck: The Art of Mutation Simon & Schuster’s Pocket Books, July 2001

• Contributing Editor Filter magazine 2003-present

• Book contributor: VH1: 100 Greatest Albums (2003), Shecky’s Bar, Club & Lounge Guide (2003)

• Features/reviews: CMJ Monthly, Outburn, Giant, Flaunt, Paste (1997-present)

• Online content: RollingStone.com (2000-03), Guardian.co.uk (2010), RodaleMusic.com (2001-03), ArtistDirect.com (2004)

• Copywriting: Rodale (2002-03), Warner Music (2000-03), Sony Music (2004-present), Universal Music (1997-present), Brushfire Records (2007-present), Icon Freelance Associates (2010), Shea Yeleen International (2010)


Story House Productions Washington, DC    02/08 – 05/10

Development Producer and Writer

• Wrote and researched television and film proposals for a wide variety of cable networks

• Generated full show concepts with 360-degree transmedia plans

• Found characters and talent for shows

• Produced sizzle reels for new show concepts and talent

• Created specialized programming as directed by cable client mandates


Creative Differences Washington, DC    07/06 – 01/08

Director of Development

• Wrote and researched over 50 development proposals for a wide variety of cable networks

• Generated concepts that moved into development at Animal Planet and Discovery Studios

• Found characters and talent for shows

• Pitched networks on show concepts and talent

• Served as AP and/or Field Producer on Time Warp (Discovery), Prehistoric Predators: Megalodon (NG), My Kid’s A… (TLC), Jane Goodall’s Heroes (AP), Sharks: Are They Hunting Us and others

WSYR Syracuse, NY   1/06 – 7/06

Cameraman and editor

• Worked as videographer and editor at Syracuse’s #1 station


GetMusic/RollingStone.com New York, NY   2/00 – 6/02

Senior Producer/On-air host

• Booked talent including artists such as Michael Jackson, Eminem, Destiny’s Child and blink-182

• Produced and hosted live online events and video interviews two to five times a week

• Booked, produced, wrote and hosted The E-coustic Sessions, an interview/acoustic performance online program featuring Alicia Keys, Sugar Ray, Nickelback, and others

• Hired 10-person production teams and coordinated their duties

• Coordinated scheduling of events with all partners, including record labels, management and artists


SonicNet (A division of MTVinteractive) New York, NY   4/98 – 2/00
Producer

• Produced SonicNet/Yahoo! online chats with artists including Mariah Carey and DMX, as well as NetAid, The Tibetan Freedom Concert, The Warped Tour and others

• Hired 10+ person production teams and coordinated their duties

• Coordinated scheduling of events with partners such as Yahoo!, record labels, management and artists


Atlantic Records New York, NY   7/97 – 10/98

Executive Assistant, New Media


EDUCATION

Syracuse University, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications Syracuse, NY
Masters, Broadcast Journalism, August 2006

Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY
Bachelor of Arts, English, May 1997