about.me
words are
my chosen professional tools, whether I'm using content to achieve business goals (content strategy), managing the production of content (content management) or creative projects (producing), or creating the content itself (writing). bring me on as an in-house content expert, or hire me as a freelance wordslinger—either way, your content will be in good hands.
beyond writing, my passions include travel, scuba diving, homebrewing and science fiction—all of which find expression in my writing in one form or another, as you'll note while exploring these work samples.
contact.info
email: inbox[at]strick[dot]net
phone: 619.928.2454
business.experience
my background as a creative producer and web content/project manager includes stints at disney, aol, msn and others. selected project samples:
active network: established and managed content voice & tone standards for company's web and mobile apps
paleycenter.org: oversaw complete site redesign and handled daily content publishing
kol: produced content for aol's kids site, including this video
verizon: managed team that maintained verizon's investor relations site
disney: produced 30+ promotional websites for such titles as "the sixth sense," "gone in 60 seconds" and many others
business.writing
my business content experience ranges from mobile app copy, newsletters and marketing communications to style guides, statements of work and technical documentation. selected writing samples:
style guide, for active network
couch-to-5k app, for active network, available in iTunes app store (2012 Appy award winner)
press release and newsletter, for Oceanblue Divers
financial feature, for Emerald Publications' Financial Ink newsletter
sales & marketing collateral, for Entriq
employee spotlight, for Entriq's corporate newsletter
travel.writing
featured article (for TravelChannel.com):
"harajuku culture and trends"
"...for the country that gave the world tamagotchi digital pets, maid cafes and honey dolls, hordes of teenagers dressed up as anime characters and caricatures of western culture memes are par for the course...."
onions and thin air, weekend escape, written on spec for los angeles times
group travel: save a buck and make a friend, from my travel blog
stricklandia, my (mostly inactive) travel blog
creative.writing
since graduating from usc's school of cinematic arts, the nation's top film school, I've honed my talents in the screenwriting craft. currently, I'm making my first foray into novel writing.
loved and lost
a bereaved physicist searches alternate universes to reunite with his dead wife (novel)
read excerpt
ice moon
a near-future sci fi thriller inspired by real-life discoveries that suggest the possibility of life on Jupiter's moon Europa (screenplay)
view online pitch | read excerpt
cold fire
written before "armageddon" and "deep impact," this script explores the what-if scenario of a comet colliding with the earth (screenplay)
read excerpt