Jonathan Lesser

Pelham, N.Y.

917-716-8478

jonathan.s.lesser@gmail.com

WORK EXPERIENCE

TIME INC. CONTENT SOLUTIONS, New York, N.Y.

Senior Editor, February 2009 – February 2011

•Planned, assigned and edited My Ford auto/travel/lifestyle magazine for Ford Motor Company (controlled quarterly circulation of 4.5 million Ford owners).

•Planned, assigned and edited NYSE Magazine for the New York Stock Exchange (controlled quarterly circulation of 100,000 top business leaders).

•Launched and edited NYSEMagazine.com, using social media and SEO to develop an online audience.

•Managed two junior editors.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PROPERTIES, New York, N.Y.

Freelance Editor, August 2008 – February 2009

•Produced and edited stories for publications including the World Series Program, League Championship Series Program, MLB Insiders Club Magazine and several books.

PLAYERS CLUB, New York, N.Y.

Senior Editor, January 2008 – May 2008 

•Wrote and edited feature stories for startup sports, lifestyle and financial advice magazine aimed at professional athletes.

•Helped plan editorial template.

•Developed relationships with top sportswriters, agents and athletes.

MEN’S JOURNAL, New York, N.Y.

Senior Editor, September 2006 – November 2007

•Assigned and edited style features.

•Planned, assigned and edited approximately 10 pages of front-of-book general interest stories each issue.

•Instrumental in the redesign of the front-of-book section, creating several new departments.

•Wrote short articles.

TRAVEL + LEISURE GOLF, New York, N.Y.

Associate Editor/Copy Chief, June 2003 – September 2006

•Responsible for all copyediting, proofreading and managing of freelancers. •Trafficked pages through all stages of production, worked with editors to fine-tune stories and display copy, input all changes.

•Assigned and edited the lifestyle and equipment sections and several features.

FREELANCE WRITER AND COPY EDITOR

October 1999 – present

•Published in Men’s Health, ESPN Magazine for the iPad, GoodMenProject.com, Sports Illustrated for Kids, The New York Times, Vibe, Redbook and elsewhere.

•Copyedited at GQ, Rolling Stone, Us Weekly, EW, In Style and Maxim.com.

P.O.V. MAGAZINE, Boston, Mass./New York, N.Y.

Copy Chief, October 1998 – October 1999

Assistant Editor, June 1997 – October 1998

THE VAIL TRAIL, Vail, Colo.

General Reporter and Columnist, 1993 – 1994

EDUCATION

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, New York, N.Y.

Master of Science in Journalism, May 1997

Graduated with honors (Top 10 percent of class)

TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Medford, Mass.

Bachelor of Arts in English, May 1993

SKILLS

•Expert in Adobe InDesign, InCopy and Photoshop.

•Expert knowledge of AP and Chicago style.

•Proficient in basic HTML and the leading content management systems.

HOBBIES AND INTERESTS

Guitar, golf, skiing, fantasy sports, poker, cooking, a good book (or blog).

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