Bryan Lawver
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Freelance Writer and Editor
Digital Trends
  • Write authoritative gaming guides.
Screen Rant
  • Write well-researched news and analysis of gaming community and industry topics.
Gamepur
  • Contribute high volume of video game news and guides.
Gaming Trend
  • Regularly write and edit video game news, reviews, and video coverage.
BloomRock Writing
  • Researched colleges to write helpful guidebooks for students.
Wander, Wonder, Wilderness
  • Developed app’s identity by creating an authoritative voice for all user messaging.
  • Wrote and edited prompts to encourage users to explore local green spaces.
Senior Product Review Analyst
Google via HCL America, Pittsburgh, PA
Analyze product descriptions and reviews to train natural language classifiers. Curate
custom tags to display product attributes to Google Shopping users. Determine
relevance and usefulness of video reviews.
  • Helped launch video review classification project.
  • Developed style guidelines for video content partners such as PC Gamer.
  • Created online style guide and documentation wiki.
News & Content Writer
Brafton, Inc., Boston, MA
Researched, wrote, and edited web content for diverse clients including those in the
health care, education, travel, and self-improvement industries.
  • Produced 4,000 words of analytical news content daily.
  • Improved relationships with clients by providing quality content and managing communications.
  • Helped colleagues develop their own voices by serving as peer editor.
Online Products Production Assistant/Copy Editor
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Boston, MA
Designed and edited ebook editions of print titles. Maintained online article repository.
Tracked and edited new manuscripts.
  • Revamped ebook creation and quality assurance workflows.
  • Initiated backlist revision process to improve the look and functionality of older titles.
ebook Specialist Intern
Best Bilingual Solutions, Boston, MA
  • Developed workflow to create and perform quality assurance on bilingual ebooks
Assistant Acquisitions Editor Intern
Carolyn Jenks Literary Agency, Boston, MA
  • Sorted and read submissions, developed acquired manuscripts
Editorial Intern
Branding Brand, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Wrote and edited blog posts and creative product descriptions for e-commerce clients
Research Intern
Justice Magazine/Point Park Innocence Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Traveled to records offices and prisons to perform research and conduct interviews
  • Fact-checked, edited, and contributed to criminal justice articles
EDUCATION
Master of Arts in Publishing and Writing, Emerson College, Boston, MA, 2013
Bachelor of Arts in Photojournalism, Point Park University, Pittsburgh, PA, 2010
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