Christopher DeWan

Twelve+ years of new media strategy and implementation.

Digital Pulp. Senior Web Producer. (New York: 2008 - Present)

Senior producer at leading interactive firm. Responsible for interactive strategy, information architecture, user experience, technical writing, and project management. Clients include State Street Global Markets, the Guggenheim Foundation, ShoreBank, Emerson College, Poets & Writers, others.

Snapdragon Consultants. Social Media Consultant. (New York: 2008 - Present)

Occasional consulting, to help organizations conceptualize and utilize social media technologies to better achieve their goals.

Art21, Inc. Web Director. (New York: 2008)

Developing new media strategies for Emmy- and Peabody-winning TV series Art21, to increase knowledge of contemporary art, ignite discussion, and inspire creative thinking. Extensive use of social networking and online video.

Interactive Factory. Web Producer. (Boston: 2005 - 2007)

Producer with industry-leading interactive firm, specializing in world-class data-driven websites for publishers (Oxford University Press, O'Reilly), higher ed (MIT, Columbia, Harvard), and mission-based organizations (the Ford Foundation, the Carr Foundation, the World Bank).

Theatre Communications Group. Web Director. (New York: 2002 - 2005)

Director of TCG's web department and web editor of American Theater magazine, maintaining the website for the national organization for American theatre, known for conferences, publications and grantmaking programs. The website includes online periodicals, a bookstore, event registration, and various research tools and applications.

Apple Computer. "Mac Genius" / Apple "Creative." (New York: 2002 - 2004)

"Mac Genius" at Apple's flagship store in SoHo, and advisor for Apple's "Switch" campaign. Certified repair technician. Instructor for in-store workshops and one-to-one "Studio." Maintenance of in-house PHP web applications. Staff trainer.

Walt Disney Company. Producer. (Los Angeles: 1999 - 2000)

Developed and maintained 22 sites under Disney.com and GO.com, including projects for Disney Publishing, Disney Animation, and Disney Brand Management.

"Dreams of Genealogy." Creator.

A CD-ROM, then web-based, hypertext manuscript based on a fictional family tree. A semi-finalist for the 1997 Fulbright Award.

3 Blind Elephants. Founder / Editor. (New York: 2009)

Creator of 3 Blind Elephants, a new media literary journal specializing in digital distribution of new short fiction.

Edge of the World Theater Festival. Founding Director. (Los Angeles: 1999 - 2002)

Founding director and board member of EdgeFest, Los Angeles' only theatre fringe festival. Founder and moderator of Big Cheap Theatre, a loose organization of L.A.'s small theatres.

Theatre of NOTE. Co-Artistic Director. (Los Angeles: 1999 - 2002)

Co-artistic director, producer, and resident dramaturg of Hollywood's Theatre of NOTE from 1999-2002. Author of several plays, including Clyt at Home (nominated "Best Play" in Los Angeles for 2001) and The Man Who Looked for the World in a Fortune Cookie (and Found It).

Pasadena City College. English Faculty. (Los Angeles: 1999 - 2002)

English faculty, teaching coursework in critical thinking and writing. Also taught at Mount San Antonio College, CA.

Freelance Writer and Editor.

Including fiction, poetry, features, reviews, online content, technical writing, and proofing and editing. Published work includes "11" and "Fucking Hillary Clinton." Samples available on request.

• Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
  BA: Philosophy / Theatre Arts
• California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA.
  MFA: Critical Studies / Theatre
• The New School, New York, NY.
  Coursework in media studies, philosophy and videogame theory.
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.
  Coursework in media studies.