Work history
Writer
How would you describe your time at Lightworks?
Wrote scripts for daily program, broadcast nationally.
Principal
How would you describe your time at Hollywired?
Principal in an early social networking startup focused on production and distribution of digital media.
Columnist
How would you describe your time at Icom Magazine?
Founder
How would you describe your time at Studio 650?
First independent digital theatre in the country. Created high profile digital entertainment brand and distribution channel with cult following. Created and launched national viral pr campaign relying on social networking techniques, that generated national mainstream press coverage. Successfully helped DC-based filmmakers find distribution.
Sample media coverage - Washington Post
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/acce...;FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Dec+3%2C+1998&author=Nicole+Lewis&pub=The+Washington+Post&edition=&startpage=D.07&desc=Indie+City
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/acce...;FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=May+20%2C+1999&author=Nicole+Lewis&pub=The+Washington+Post&edition=&startpage=C.05&desc=Married+to+Making+Movies
See also "Farewell to Film," Nick Wingfield, Wall Street Journal 3/22/99...
Freelance writer
How would you describe your time at Self employed?
Wrote about changing technology in the production business for various publications, post production houses and national magazines.
Sample article - Campaigns and Elections Magazine
Subsequently used as a primer in university and professional training courses and cited in books about political advertising.
http://web.archive.org/web/20020802051329/www.c......
Freelance editor
How would you describe your time at Reuters, Discovery Networks...?
Edited and produced news packages for wide range of clients (local to global). Reformatted existing programming. Became familiar with corporate production infrastructure. Experienced the impact of convergence in corporate media environment.
Organizer
How would you describe your time at Operation Ambush?
Created the only political ad distributed as independent paid advertising generated by a Gen-X PAC during the 1992 presidential election.
Entitled "Awake in America" the concept was the visualization of a nightmare about current issues facing this generation. Beginning with a parody of the Willie Horton commercial and ending with a scream, the ad aired on MTV.
Clip coming soon....
Producer, writer, director, editor
How would you describe your time at Center for Defense Information?
Owner
How would you describe your time at Dama Productions?
Created award-winning and highly rated documentaries, educational and marketing videos and other media product for a wide variety of clients (local and nationally based). Early and successful adopter of viral marketing and online social networking. Early adopter of Flash.
Sample review - Washington Post
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/acce...;FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Oct+14%2C+1999&author=Nicole+Lewis&pub=The+Washington+Post&edition=&startpage=C.01&desc=Arts+Beat...
Legislative Assistant
How would you describe your time at American Civil Liberties Union?
Followed legislative issues and wrote about them for national ACLU membership. Began using internet for content distribution.