Seth Werkheiser
Stroudsburg, PA
I've been running music blogs for over 10 years, 2 1/2 of those years as an editor at AOL Music. Looking to work with amazing people doing amazing things.
Work Experience
Publisher
July 2001 to Present
Noisecreep Editor
November 2008 to February 2011
• Launched AOL Music's first metal blog - design aesthetics, branding, editorial direction
• Supervised a staff of industry leading writers and managed budget payroll
• Coordinated and grew social media outreach - 5000+ for both Twitter and Facebook
• Drove efforts to ensure 70%+ traffic to come from outside the AOL Network
• Coordinated breaking news stories and time sensitive features
• Worked with publicity groups and record labels to secure exclusive content to drive traffic
Web Producer
January 2007 to December 2007
• Published web content from Quark / InDesign files
• Created online features (polls, quizzes and weekly newsletters) using HTML / CSS
• Retouched images with Photoshop for online galleries
• Edited video with Final Cut Pro for video features
• Moderated online comment boards
• Created and maintained several TypePad blogs
Audience Outreach
September 2006 to December 2006
Jan 2008 - Oct 2008
• Built relationships with bloggers to promote GameDaily, Asylum and Fanhouse
• Leveraged Digg, Stumbleupon, Reddit, Netscape and YouTube to grow traffic
• Increased the Technorati ranking of the Fanhouse Sports blog from 50,000 to 3,473
• Assisted the launch of Urlesque.com in both editorial planning and design elements
Contractor Music Programming Manager
April 2006 to July 2006
• Published multiple features using various content management systems
• Wrote copy for weekly new songs and videos features
• Built and scheduled music main page graphical elements
• Created daily headlines for Music Main news section
Education
2002 to 2003
Additional Information
I've been on the road since 8/1/ 2010, working remotely for AOL Music until 2/11/2011. Currently mobile and open to amazing opportunities.