Michael Tedder Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

New York City Metropolitan Area

Managing Editor for one of New York's most exciting culinary publications.

New York, United States

Breaking news reporter for TheStreet, a financial news company and a division of The Arena Group.

Greater New York City Area

A selection of recent clips are available at www.michaeltedder.com. Additional selected experience:Esquire (2016-Present)Write long-form features and interviews with actors and artists such as Rebecca Hall, Matt Bomer and Greg Mottola. Playboy (2016-Present)Write long-form features and interviews with artists such as Simon Rich and Phantograms.Stereogum (2015-Present) Write personal essays and long-form features for Stereogum. Wrote a longform cover story about Philadelphia's vibrant music scene. Wrote heavily retweeted essays about Tori Amos and Sufjan Stevens and heavily shared longform profile of Ted Leo.Variety (2014-Present) Report on movie and television premieres and after parties for Variety. Interviewed Olivia Wilde, Anne Hathaway, Richard Linklater, Jon Hamm, Bradley Cooper, Ray Romano and many others.Rolling Stone (2014-Present)Write album reviews for Rolling Stone. New York Magazine (2013-Present) Write television recaps about Arrested Development, The Office and The Mindy Project. Spin Wrote longform features, including pieces on Steve Earle, Against Me!’s Laura Jane Grace and Okkervil River’s Will Sheff, and album reviews.The Village Voice Wrote longform features, including pieces on Titus Andronicus, Ted Leo and Reggie Watts, and think pieces.

2019-Present Write daily news post, explainer pieces and in-depth features about financial news, stock market trends and the latest in the world of business for Money, as well as for a collaboration between the shareholder advocacy group Say, the financial newsletter Robinhood and Yahoo! News.

Greater New York City Area

-Oversee content and editorial for a creative solutions company that works worldwide with high-profile brands including Spotify, YouTube, KEXP and many more.-Duties include assigning and editing stories, managing editorial calendar, interfacing with clients, consulting on editorial solutions, working with writers to craft pieces, pitching and writing stories.-Help run and oversee Spotify 4 Artists, a news and features editorial website for the streaming music website Spotify.-Help edit, update and oversee editorial for the long-running Seattle radio station KEXP.

Greater New York City Area

-Recruited high-profile writers for national lifestyle magazine Paper, including Larry Kramer and Lizz Winstead. -Contributed long-form features, interviews and listicles to the magazine and website.-Wrote a feature profile on musician Tom DeLonge that was heavily shared and picked up by other outlets. -Expanded coverage of television, film and music for the magazine and website.-Led a 30 person team of freelance and staff writers and editors. Helped generate story ideas and led editorial meetings. -Wrote SEO friendly headlines and used keywords to drive traffic.-Helped define the magazine’s voice and creative direction.-Assigned, edited and copyedited content and worked with writers to refine their pieces.-Responsible for final edits of the printed publication.-Uploaded content to the magazine’s website and worked with the social media team to spread pieces across Twitter, Facebook and other platforms. Grew social following and engaged readers by targeting Twitter fanbases and influencers in the art and culture online discussion sphere. -Developed relationships with publicists, record labels and television studios on behalf of the magazine.

Greater New York City Area

-Recruited musicians and artists to write essays for a daily music website, including now well-known online influencers like Meredith Graves and Sadie Dupuis. -Worked with writers to generate story ideas and essay approaches.-Helped seed pieces across social media platforms. Targeted social media influencers and online fanbases, and helped grow Twitter followers by 75%. -Helped set editorial schedule and ensured content was published according to schedule.-Edited long-form feature pieces for weekend publication and in-depth essays each weekday. -Coded and uploaded copy and corresponding artwork onto the web server.

Greater New York City Area

-Oversaw and edited content for national music magazine CMJ New Music Report and cmj.com.-Helped dictate editorial voice and artist coverage. Wrote trend-pieces, features and breaking news. -Worked with publicists to arrange interviews and reviews. Proofread magazine pages. -Web coded for cmj.com. Assigned, edited, formatted into HTML and posted new stories. -Wrote profiles of artists such as Sharon Jones and Phoenix before they had mainstream success.-Interviewed, hired, supervised and mentored 6-9 interns a semester. -Worked with social media team to drive online traffic, engage audiences and grow followers by 50%. -Orchestrated logistics for CMJ’s national music festival, attracting over 100,000 music fans to watch more than 1,200 emerging artists and dozens of films at venues across New York.

Mfa, Journalism

Ba, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Arts & Entertainment Manager, The Maneater Managing Editor, The Maneater Editorial Writer, The Maneater.