Richard Leader

Email: rich@richleader.com
Web Site: www.richleader.com

Employment:

  • 2004: Freelance Writer
    -One of the premier writers on gender, masculinity, and online consciousness, work included in influential feminist publications such as Bitch magazine and Feminista
  • 2002-2003: AVault.com
    PC Staff Writer
    -Wrote weekly reviews of entertainment software, articles, and editorials for one of the top 10 most popular gaming sites on the Internet, with over one million readers a month.
  • 2001: The Graduate Quill
    Layout and Design Coordinator
    -Responsible for production of the University of Buffalo's Graduate Student Association newspaper. Print Run of 6,000; 16 pages, color tabloid
  • 1999-2000: Visions Magazine
    Supervising Editor
    -Aided in the launching of the University at Buffalo's Student Association's monthly magazine. Print Run of 7,000; 16 pages, gloss cover
    -Responsible for cover and content design, layout, photography and art direction, advertising design, proof reading, and final paste-up

  • 1999-2000: Reach: The Student Guide to SUNY at Buffalo
    Supervising Editor; Academia Section Editor
    -Responsible for cover and content design, layout, advertising design, and original photography and artwork for the annual SUNYAB handbook. Print Run of 10,000; 248 pages, bound gloss color cover
    -Edited Academia section, wrote and reviewed articles concerning language and career skills, educational resources, and computers and technology.

  • 1997-2001: Generation Magazine
    2000-2001 - Contributing Editor
    1999-2000 - Supervising Editor
    -Responsible for cover and content design, managing layout and production teams, organizing photography and art direction, and final paste-up of the largest student-run weekly magazine on the East Coast. Print Run of 10,000; 32 pages, gloss cover
    -Oversaw intra-office network of 8 Macintosh workstations and several high-end printers; performed periodic maintenance and all software installation and testing
    1998-1999 - Editor at Large
    -Responsible for aiding in cover and content design, layout, contributing original writing and artwork
    1997-1998 - Staff Writer and Artist
    -Wrote political satire and back page column; music, film, and computer game reviews; interviewed celebrities; concert photographer for top rock acts such as the Stone Temple Pilots and Our Lady Peace and rap artists including both Gang Starr and Wu-Tang Clan

  • 1997: SUNY at Buffalo Department of Athletics
    Athlete Tutor
    Tutored freshman athletes in Humanities courses, oversaw course-work, facilitated transition into college.
  • 1996: EGW, contracting for General Motors
    Intern Position, Electrical Engineering Drafting Assistant
    -Translated schematics for robotic-presses into AutoCad

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