Brandon Specktor Email & Phone Number

Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

I write and report daily stories about science, history, and life's little mysteries for LiveScience.com. I also write and star in short segments for the site's video franchises, Strange News Snapshot and Life's Little Mysteries.

Greater New York City Area

-Conceptualizes, writes and edits monthly science features, lifestyle cover stories, and trivia columns for 15MM print readers-Assigns print columns and generates daily post ideas for award-winning freelance writers and staff contributors-Creates science, service, and humor content for rd.com, persistently featured by partner sites Mental Floss, Huffington.

New York

* Wrote daily science, humor, and lifestyle posts for RD.com, optimizing content for search and social media performance* Wrote July 2015 cover story, “Extraordinary America,” and June 2016 cover story, “How to Survive Anything” for Reader's Digest magazine* Produced print content for digital distribution, editing copy and headlines to meet traffic goals

Greater New York City Area

• When the national nostalgia/Americana magazine Reminisce came under the wing of the Reader's Digest editorial department, I stepped up to a features editing role that included:
• Editing features, cover packages, and FOB sections
• Introducing and managing a new multimedia feature called 'The Reminisce Interview'
• Assigning and editing diverse BOB sections including the monthly cartoon and crossword puzzle
• Photo researching and curating caption information on hundreds of unique UGC images
• Communicating directly with readers to collect oral histories and fact-check stories

Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

I wrote and illustrated humor content for the nerdy, hyper-literate teenagers of Barnes&Noble's SparkLife community, including quizzes, book and movie reviews, and rhyming poetry about Game of Thrones.

Wrote daily music news posts about the animals who followed Ke$ha home.

Wrote daily news, album reviews, concert coverage and features for print and online editions of CMJ.

New York, NY

Pitched stories, interviewed musicians and wrote blog posts for SPIN.com

Remote

Wrote brief, creative blog posts for small businesses and entrepreneurs looking for an SEO boost.

Tucson, AZ

Managed a staff of 12 talented arts reporters to pitch, produce and publish the thrice-weekly arts section of the Univeristy of Arizona's SPJ award-winning, student-run paper.

Tucson, AZ

Pitched, researched, and wrote news and feature stories about Tucson's art and entertainment culture.Clips available at:http://azstarnet.com/search/?l=50&sd=desc&s=start_time&f=html&byline=Brandon%20Specktor%20For%20The%20Arizona%20Daily%20Star

Tucson, Arizona

I liaised with authors and the Acquiring Editor to prepare manuscripts for publication across a variety of lists, including astronomy, fiction, Chicano studies, Western history, and photography.