Lynn Harris Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York City Metropolitan Area

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Greater New York City Area

I am a creative partner to select thought leaders, brands, and organizations, blending deep experience in writing, communications, advocacy, and entertainment to present serious issues with maximum fun, or at least maximum feels. Clients include: Noggin, Athletes Unlimited, McPherson Strategies, Global Protection, Inc., Women.nyc, Amplify, and Breakthrough, along with startups and executives.

Multi-award-winning writer for major newspapers and magazines including The New York Times, Glamour, Salon, Entertainment Weekly, and many more, on range of social issues with focus on role of culture in gender equalityo Created first national mainstream attention to the issue of (and term) “dating violence” with 1992 Parade cover story, resulting in immediate 200% increase in calls to the National Domestic Violence Hotlineo Received Planned Parenthood Maggie Award, Newswomen’s Club of New York Front Page Award, Mental Health America AwardAuthor/co-author of six humorous novels and non-fiction books, including pop culture satires Miss Media and Death By Chick Lit, dubbed “brilliant” by New York MagazineEssays included in numerous anthologies, including The Penguin Book of American Humor

Greater New York City Area

Multi-award-winning and multi-platform comic/animated character Breakup Girl—the only superhero who can save your love life—with multiple successful brand extensions.Co-created and –produced award-winning and pioneering interactive multimedia site BreakupGirl.net with comics series, Flash animation, advice columns, and cult followingSecured high-profile brand acquisition by Oxygen MediaCo-wrote, co-produced, and starred in animated television series (Oxygen): first Flash animation to debut simultaneously online and on TV Interviewed/appeared in People Magazine, ABC News, CNN, NPR, many moreWrote two Breakup Girl books, with major media coveraageSecured sitcom deal with Panamort Television, featured on page 1 of USA TodayCo-wrote, co-produced, and starred in Breakup Girl LIVE: Gotham Comedy Club’s longest-running variety show, featuring guest comics including Jerry Seinfeld, Louis Black, Colin Quinn, and moreSecured major content deal with Lifetime to run original Breakup Girl comics on the first generation of smartphones

New York, United States

Greater New York City Area

Global human rights organization driving culture change for gender equality. Increased visibility and impact of campaigns and mission by leading new strategic positioning and partnershipsBlending advocacy with pop culture/humor, designed content, strategy, and outreach for U.S. office’s highest-visibility projects, including “Dudes Against Violence Against Women: Because DUH” comedy shows and campaignsConceived and produced two sold-out comedy benefits raising $40K (up 67% in year 2) and reaching 37.5M on socialDrove consistent increase in earned media reach each year, with 80% jump from 2014-2015Leveraged professional network to engage celebrities and brands, e.g. Chris Kluwe, Sarah Silverman, Rachel Dratch, Lewis Black, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, Comedy Central, HBO, ONE CondomsGuided communications for fundraising success: designed brand story and wrote scripts for leadership, luminaries, executives, and awardees for two galas raising $1.4MLanded regular coverage in major national and global media, e.g. CNN, USA Today, Time, The GuardianGenerated consistent increase in reporter and media engagement, e.g.:o 300% increase in inbound calls from reporters inquiring about projects and campaignso 200% increase in engagement with reporters/outlets new to Breakthrougho 3433% increase in Facebook following, leveraging major corporate donor support for in-depth ad strategy

New York, Ny

Raised organizational visibility across all platformsSecured major press (e.g. Time, Wired, Kotaku) for Breakthrough’s America 2049, the first Facebook game for human rightsLed creative and media strategy on “Be That Guy” animated PSA campaign leveraging $270K worth of donated media timeo PSA screened 100+ times at major sports events and venues, e.g. Indy 500, Daytona 500, Lambeau Fieldo Local/national/international media reach 12.4m+

Greater New York City Area

Created and taught selective and always sold-out course on using humor to enhance narrative and advocacy writingStudents regularly published course work in major outlets

Greater New York City Area

Co-wrote/-starred in sold-out Lynn Harris On Ice off-off-Broadway, 2002Perform at venues in and outside NYC, including Joe’s Pub and the 92nd Street Y, literary salons, non-profit benefitsFrequent expert/interviewee: CNN, WNYC, Sirius XM, many more

co-Executive Producer of Breakup GIrl, multimedia brand, online and on TV, with Chris Kalb. "Breakup Girl," the animated series, done in Flash, was the first tv series to debut simultaneously on TV and online.

Handled journalist inquiries, wrote media alerts, generated press coverage, shaped stories with reporters, developed messaging for local and national issues.

Pitched and produced stories for feminist news show hosted by former Massachusetts State Representative Marjorie Clapprood.

Ba, Humanities

Activities and Societies: Features Editor, Yale Daily News Magazine Business Manager, Something Extra A cappella singing group Awards.

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