Jeff S. Bartlett Email & Phone Number

Colchester, Connecticut, United States

-Manage/coordinate automotive content development across print and digital. -Review/edit most Cars-related content CR publishes.-Guide the Content Proposal process that initiates workflow. -Write new car Previews, First Drives, and Road Tests--in print and online.-Help plan, execute, and write magazine columns, including Road Report, Track Intelligence, Ask Our Experts, and Insights.-Write most tire and maintenance content online and in print. -Oversee routine updates to CR.org.-Support other content creators in the planning, execution, and production of their articles.-Maintain the content calendar and make assignments. -Run daily scrum with entire Cars team.-Produce weekly newsletter.-Analyze and post several new car deals lists per month.-Plan/map the April Annual Auto Issue. -Write Top Picks, the most-read piece published each year.-Coordinate with other departments on projects, such as business and web development. -Routinely use Google and Microsoft applications, K4/InCopy, Photoshop, Adobe CQ, and WordPress.

Greater New York City Area Yrs 1-9; Colchester, Ct Yrs 9+

-Drove more than a thousand cars.-Managed automotive editorial content online.---Routinely wrote and edited car previews, reviews, and long-form road tests. -Regularly wrote and edited for Consumer Reports magazine, including Ask Our Experts, monthly reviews, and feature pieces. -Managed direct reports, assisted in managing content team.-Managed news "blog," writing/editing/building 500-900 stories a year.-Served as editorial lead for online development projects and business partnerships.-Represented Consumer Reports in hundreds of media interviews, for print, radio, and television. (Set three-year record for TV appearances, with more than 200 satellite tour TV interviews, and about 250 TV interviews total for that period.)-Led auto industry event coverage, spanning major new-car auto shows, CES, SEMA, Auto X-Prize, and niche events.-Nurtured social media participation, including making daily Tweets @CRCars, and guided use of other platforms. -Spearheaded automotive video effort, sparking the online video library to grow from a dozen to hundreds of videos, including crash tests, auto show coverage, and road tests. -Performed voice overs for more than 300 videos.-Led editorial coverage of auto industry crisis and unintended acceleration investigation, with dozens of reports. -Introduced and led motorcycle coverage, including the organization's first motorcycle reliability survey.-Advised congressional committees and helped prepare briefs on safety and fuel economy issues.-Covered the Automotive X Prize contest, participated in testing at Michigan International Speedway.-Led GPS navigation coverage, including automotive and hiking devices, through 2013.-Conceived and reported on dozens of unique, nationwide surveys. -Provided content for weekly and monthly email newsletters.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

-Redesigned website, adding over 100 road tests. -Brought editorial voice and content to a data-driven business.-Launched and edited a quarterly newsstand car buying guide.-Managed local and remote-office staff, along with a diverse contingent of freelancers.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

-Launched, managed TruckTrend.com and MT enEspanol.com.-Managed staff in remote locations, driving efficiency and rapid growth.-Led redesign efforts that saw the sites grow to a combined 2.5 million unique monthly visitors.-Produced over 150 auto show videos.-Represented brand in media and at MT auto shows.-Played a key role in dozens of self-initiated, profitable projects from microsites to large-scale, 50-site-wide development that encompassed enthusiast sites, as well as Automobilemag.com.-Stunt driving for photography and videography.-Appeared regularly in Motor Trend TV and on Motor Trend Radio.

Greater Los Angeles Area

-Created MotorTrend.com, grew it into a multi-million dollar business.-Defined online auto show coverage, performed in the field. -Wrote monthly road tests and long-term reports, as well as guides to car buying.-Broke numerous future-vehicle reports, including the Camaro, Corvette, Hummer, and Nissan line-up.-Created the benchmark Future Vehicle Forecast.-Innovated site design to being on cutting edge of SEO best practices.-Conducted many coast-to-coast adventures, including first cross-country trip in a hybrid.-Judge in the industry-respected Motor Trend “Of the Year” awards, as well as International Engine of the Year awards and Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Senior Editor - EuroSport Car---The editor on an enthusiast bi-monthly, managing all aspects.Managing Editor - Sport Compact CarAssociate Editor - All Chevy, Cobras, Kit Car Illustrated, Mustang Illustrated

Lakeland, Florida Area

Managing Editor - Musclecar Review, Chevy ActionContributed to: Corvette Fever, Down Memory Lane, Mopar Muscle, Mustang Monthly, and others.

Ba, English, Communication

Activities and Societies: WUNH - DJ, The New Hampshire - UNH newspaper

Education record

High-Performance Driving School, Advanced Driving School

High-Performance Driving School