christian steinmetz

writer and publisher

About

Sixteen years of experience in communications, writing and design, including social media outreach. Capable of planning, developing and producing effective print and web content, while leading brand strategy. Comfortable public speaker and podcaster.

Country

united states

City

atlanta

Industry

public relations and communications

Skill

social media, reddot, web content management, illustrator, books, graphic design, photoshop, web design, html, microsoft office, wordpress, social media marketing, art direction, ftp, public relations, marketing communications, logo design, adobe creative suite, copywriting, production art, indesign

Experience

creative manager

georgia state university

2008-12 - 2013-12 · 5 yrs 1 mo

graduate instructor

georgia state university

2006-8 - 2008-5 · 1 yr 10 mos

Highly evaluated instructor of human communication courses. Trained hundreds of students (as well as library personnel) in public speaking, interpersonal skills and media competency.

graphic designer

america's test kitchen

2006-1 - 2006-5 · 5 mos

Conceptualized and laid out designs for several different Cook’s Illustrated book series, including jackets. Coordinated and processed new photography and illustrations for books. Assisted in directing photo shoots.

production artist

america's test kitchen

2004-2 - 2006-1 · 2 yrs

Designed print/web marketing materials for America’s Test Kitchen. Managed magazine/book layout schedule and organization of company style sheets for America’s Test Kitchen. Established and maintained print vendor relationships for America’s Test Kitchen. Supervised press checks for quality assurance. Responsible for image correction and layout of Cook’s Illustrated magazine, Cook’s Country magazine and the entire series of America’s Test Kitchen cook books and DVD collections. Managed color proofing, color correction and scanning for these products. Prepared all files for pre-press.

writer and publisher

howstuffworks

2013-6 - Present · 13 yrs 4 mos

I research and write for various HowStuffWorks blogs and videos. I also co-host on HowStuffWorks podcasts and videos. In addition I manage social media, engagement and channel strategy for these brands.