Pierce Lydon Email & Phone Number

Queens, NY

New York, New York, US

-Write approximately 3-5 comic book reviews per week ranging in length from 125 to 1000+ words.-Contribute to lists assessing the current state of the comic book publishing industry.-Compile and edit reviews from a global staff in the absence of the Reviews Editor

New York, US

-Maintained thorough knowledge of company and client programs, policies and technology.-Created, tracked and processed incentives to motivate associates to achieve business goals.-Delivered insightful analysis to develop strategic and operational plans.-Provided performance feedback and coaching on regular basis to each team member.-Maintained quality of.

New York, NY, US

-Assist in operational planning and execution for "A Night at the Museum," a million-dollar grossing educational program for children.-Helped develop "A Night at the Museum for Grown-Ups," a new take on the existing program that projects to increase gross revenue by approximately 25%

New York, New York, US

-Maintain the Foundation's social media presence across multiple platforms including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and more.-Provide detailed monthly reports about the Foundation's growth.-Maintain the Foundation's website, donations and sales.-Provide administrative support to the Executive Director and Director of Competition & Events.

-Provide administrative and clerical support to the head writer and founder.-Aid in publishing research, marketing and outreach and business-related responsibilities.-Gain invaluable training in editing, story development and inking and coloring techniques.

-Manage a staff of freelancers spread throughout North America and Europe.-Maintain relationships with PR professionals and comic book creators.-Write and edit news, reviews and features.-Post articles using Wordpress CMS.-Coordinate updates of other sections with a team of editors.

Lake Forest, CA, US

-Managed a small staff.-Started and maintained a social media initiative across multiple platforms (Twitter, Foursquare, etc.)-Created new promotions and advertising strategies.

-Readied multiple digital-only music releases.-Handled distribution and promotion.-Maintained relationships with bands, bloggers and music beat reporters.

- Created and implemented all-new organizational system for scheduling content on Marvel.com.- Coordinated updates to Marvel.com with the web editorial staff.- Responsible for data entry based content creation tasks necessary to populate Marvel.com- Wrote and edited content for Marvel.com each week- Responsible for compiling the Pulse newsletter every week

Copy editing, writing articles, making executive decisions about advertising and payroll, using Adobe InDesign and Photoshop to produce a 24-32 page newspaper

Responsible for designing The Little Rebellion using Wordpress.Maintained and readied the website for its April 2009 launch.Coordinated updates with the editorial board of The Little Rebellion.

Responsible for maintaining accurate calendar listings for concerts in the NYC area.Coordinated the publication of regular features on the site such as The New Front Ear.Wrote 200-300 word album reviews.

US

Responsible for handling exposure of company events to local media outlets and maintaining the company newsletter.

Assisted in daily office operations such as answering phones, filing, etc. Catalogued album information into magazine database for future referencing. Helped organize albums requested for review by approximately 25 writers.

Ba, Journalism

H.S. Diploma