The shoot makes a lot of sense. The memorial in Berlin is a huge tourist destination, especially for American Jews (of which I am one), who like to tell each other that they went there. American Jews are also very fond of telling each other that they went to the Holocaust memorial in any city that has one, such as Jerusalem or Washington, D.C.
Going to Holocaust memorials, and talking about going to Holocaust memorials, carries with it a cultural currency. It’s a cool thing to do. It implies sophistication, education, and a progressive attitude. This is especially true of the memorial in Berlin, the existence of which implies that the world is not the same place it was just a few decades previous. If you are an American Jew, (or even an American non-Jew with Jewish friends), then you can’t travel to Berlin and not go to the Holocaust memorial. No doubt it’s a great place to run into Jewish friends, just like Chinese restaurants and movie theaters are in the Midwest on Christmas day. Read the rest of this entry »
5:00 pm. I get a phone call from a woman who posted an ad on Craig’s List last week, looking for someone to help her promote her new website. I’m excited that she responded to my resume.
5:30 pm. She’s telling me a long story about her traumatic time in the hospital and how it led her to a new outlook on life, and motivated her to start her own company.
5:45 pm. What she really wants, she says, is for her site to get a mention on the Today show. Do I think I can make that happen? Read the rest of this entry »
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Project Screen Writers Wanted! (Midtown)
Date: 2009-11-25, 3:24PM EST
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Experienced Screen Writers Wanted!
Development of original projects for movies & video series.
Including drama, comedy, and action projects.
Email resume for more info.
This post is part of a series about my professional experience, intended to help me find work. I’m writing the series in reverse chronological order. (See ‘related articles’ at the bottom of this post.)
The first job I found after moving to New York about seven years ago was with CondeNet, now called CondeNast Digital, i.e. the online division of CondeNast. Read the rest of this entry »
This post is part of a series in which I talk about my professional experience for the benefit of potential employers. See the end for related posts.
Media departments in large advertising agencies are known for being highly bureaucratic and rigorously organized. You’re got media coordinators, media supervisors, junior media planners, senior media planners, media directors, and media buyers. My experience working in media was much different. Read the rest of this entry »
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