Résumé
Josey Duncan Lee
joseyATjoseyduncanDOTcom
EXPERIENCE
Landor Associates (a WPP company)
Marketing manager and staff writer
2008—present
- 2008 Atticus Award winner (out of all WPP staff under 30)
- Writing, editing articles and managing editorial for landor.com, including our monthly thematic homepage feature and newsletter, On Deck
- Supervising Landor blog: editing, prepping, publishing colleagues’ posts, sourcing imagery
- Promoting content, active monitoring, and engaging with fans and followers over Landor’s official social media channels (Facebook and Twitter)
- Tracking landor.com traffic with Google Analytics
The Alcohol Enthusiast
Founder and editor-in-chief
2010—present
- Writing and editing tongue-in-cheek blog about booze, bars and the drinker’s lifestyle, including:
- Attending and reporting on classes and events
- Reporting on cocktail history and developing recipes
- Creating and editing “An Enthusiasts’ Guide to…” happy hour, weddings, camping, hangovers, etc.
- Creating, planning and executing events
Ode magazine
Permalancer
2008
- Wrote feature and front-of-book articles about international cultural and environmental topics. (One feature picked up by Huffington Post)
- Wrote marketing copy for new consumer shopping site
Reed alumni magazine
Assistant editor
2006—2007
- Wrote and edited copy and provided fact-checking
- Conducted interviews and reported about on- and off-campus events
Willamette Week
Freelance writer/editorial intern (music section)
2006—2007
- Reviews, previews, and profiles of local and touring acts for print and web
- Reviewed local dive bars
Culinate
Freelance writer
2005
- Wrote “Midnight Oil,” article about eating well in college for online food publication
AWARDS
Atticus Award (2008)
Winning essay published in WPP’s Atticus journal and on warc.com, a subscription-based site
The annual awards honor original thinking in communications services.
EDUCATION
Reed College
Bachelor’s Degree: English and creative writing
Graduated 2006
- Senior thesis: Collection of short fiction, “In This House Where We Were Both Outsiders”
- DJ for Reed College Radio (KRRC 97.9 fm)
References available upon request