Christopher Byrd Email & Phone Number

Contribute articles about technology, literature, history, and politics to publications such as The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, and Bookforum.

Served as the lead editor/writer for Arbol overseeing thought leadership strategy and content drafting, as well as the creation of an industry newsletter. During my time at the company, I worked with products teams to refine content/copy for decks and associated materials, while also overseeing and helping to draft messaging for external stakeholders used on the website, in press releases, etc. I also wrote op-eds for the CEO and other members of the senior leadership team, in addition to helping to drive messaging strategy across the organization.

• Edited articles about digital art, Web3 innovations, and the art market, as well as profiles, investigative pieces, marketing, and educational materials• Engaged in every stage of the editorial process from generating ideas and fielding pitches, to putting articles in the CMS• Scheduled and assigned articles to freelancers• Rewrote articles and line edited to add extra polish where needed• Formulated media strategy• Responsible for bringing in top-tier, internationally-recognized, writers and consultants

Brooklyn

• Write weekly articles on literature, history, music, and interactive technology for an audience of over 1.5M digital subscribers and over 800K Sunday print readers, responsible for over 300 articles• Interviewed major figures in the entertainment industry such as award-winning novelist and tech guru Bruce Sterling, Todd Howard the Director of Bethesda Game Studios and Jonathan Blow the award-winning game designer• Schedule and assign occasional reviews to freelancers• Consulted on the development of Launcher -- a new vertical that covers the interactivetechnology sector -- which often receives over a million-page views per-month

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Proofread and edited corporate communications, PowerPoint presentations, internal documents, and highly confidential communications for the Neurological Leadership Institute• Edited and worked on documents that addressed the latest findings from neurological science -- information that can improve a company’s marketing and human resource strategies. • Used proprietary semiotic methods to analyze and draft reports about entertainment products for Truth Consulting -- a company that works with Fortune 500 media conglomerates to help them identify emerging trends in culture and broaden their audience

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Reviewed and redacted exhibit files• Updated websites, performed various types of research and document review, created an index for reviewed documents• Conducted off-site research at various government and university institutions regarding population trends with regard to health insurance coverage

• Contributed articles on Chapter 11, Chapter 13, Life After Bankruptcy, Stopping Foreclosure, Rights in Bankruptcy.• Organized and reviewed exhibit files, created an index for reviewed documents• Monitored and evaluated similar law firms’ websites using the SWOT method • Formulated advertising strategies • Conducted on-site and off-site research• Assisted in the redesign of the content on their website

• Fact checked, proofed, and copyedited articles • Brainstormed ideas for articles and illustrations• Conducted marketing research to aide in the promotion of the magazine • Reviewed incoming submissions • Acquired art as well as relevant materials from institutions, businesses, libraries, etc.• Updated database, drafted correspondence and invoices