Brian Welk Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

• Write 5-6 stories/day as sole film team member as part of morning shift
• Responsible for breaking news covering casting, trailer debuts, new projects, schedule changes and more
• Write slideshow galleries, researched trend and analysis pieces, box office, feature interviews and obituaries
• Interview and profile awards contenders for magazine stories and for online features
• Write and report in-depth news and analysis articles for premium WrapPro section of website
• Attended and reported on Golden Globes, Emmys and Oscars for past three years from press room

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

• Reported on live events and screenings by writing magazine style features
• Pitched and wrote galleries, commentary and features; regularly achieved top performing traffic on website
• Maintained PowerGrid Database, updating credits, images and data for premium subscription service
• Performed administrative duties including answering phones, office upkeep and errands

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Write blog news articles for The Wrap's PowerGrid, a database charting the ups and downs of players within the entertainment industry. - Maintain database portion of PowerGrid- Write articles and galleries on film and pop culture for The Wrap- Perform office duties including answering phones, greeting guests, passing out mail, etc.

• Recorded 150+ episode film news podcasts discussing film news and trends
• Reviewed new films and Interviewed guest writers and critics on wide variety of film and business topics

Popoptiq (formerly Sound On Sight)

• Film and News Editor for Pop Culture blog with 500K+ readership covering film, TV, comic books and games. View at popoptiq.com
• Established PopOptiq’s news section, maintaining blog with daily news briefs, grew traffic and digital presence
• Edited film features and news writing from staff of 10+ freelance writers, copy editing and pitching articles
• Monitored social media channels and trade outlets for news updates, reported coverage from film festivals
• Wrote movie reviews on new releases and classic films, celebrity interviews, opinion features on news trends

Greater Chicago Area

Wrote film reviews, think pieces and list features for Chicago based music and film website

Romeoville, IL

• Internet based radio show and podcast on IT, Business and Thought Leadership
• Produced 70+ weekly radio shows focused on IT and Business, writing questions, scripts and blog posts
• Collaborated with marketing, production, show host and CEO to plan coverage and secure guests
• Researched and led editorial planning for content marketing campaigns with HP, Siemens and Bosch
• Edited written work of a dozen top-level executives in $1 billion+ companies as volunteer bloggers
• Created and curated email newsletter that grew traffic and engaged audience

Bloomington, Indiana Area

• Weekly pop culture and local nightlife guide for Bloomington, IN as part of leading, award winning, independent student newspaper
• Supervised work of 30+ staff writers as Editor of IDS WEEKEND, weekly entertainment section
• Fact checked, copy edited and conceived cover story features related to local news and pop culture trends
• Served as primary film critic and bi-weekly film columnist; wrote about film, TV, concerts, and nightlife
• Reported on IU Cinema, writing news previews and long-form profiles on filmmakers and cinema director

Bloomington, Indiana Area

World Renown Art House Cinema in Bloomington, IN+ Profiled celebrities, producers and Oscar winning filmmakers for A1 feature stories+ Reported on hard news previews of Home Movie Day, a silent film world premiere and guest lectures+ Composed long-form profiles on IU Cinema director, student composers and filmmakers

Chicago, IL

• Chicago Based Online guide of local restaurants, bars and events
• Participated in daily editorial budget meetings, pitched story ideas and headlines
• Covered music festivals, food courts, stand up comedy and celebrity sightings around Chicago
• Fact checked and proofread print features and neighborhood guide brochure
• Built photo galleries, maintained and updated website, promoted content through social media

London, United Kingdom

Alt-Entertainment Website based out of London, UK+ Covered film screenings, art galleries and events throughout London + Spearheaded reader contests through social media and uploaded content on website

Master’S Degree, Specialized Journalism - The Arts

Accelerated One-Year MA Program focused on Arts Journalism with specialization in Film Studies and Film Criticism

Bachelor'S Degree, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Ernie Pyle Scholars

Education record