Allow Me to Introduce Myself…

Hello! As you can see from the hed and dek of this site, my name is Brian Lynn and I’m an online and print editor/writer that has worked at the highest levels of the publishing business for the last decade.

While I’ve always enjoyed reading and writing stories and articles, publishing wasn’t the path I originally steered my career toward in the beginning. Rather, it came about when I hit that post-college-life crossroads and had to make an initial decision as to which direction to go. I answered an advertisement in a Seattle paper that started me down a completely unforeseen and unfamiliar track.

That initial foray into the publishing world has taken me from the shadow of the Space Needle to the outskirts of the sprawling Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex to the south side of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and eventually to a cubicle above Park Avenue in the publishing mecca of the world—New York City.

Along the way I quickly and easily picked up the technical knowledge, which complemented my gut instinct, needed to create compelling digital and print content…including:

• Idea generation, editing and writing for both digital and print platforms (features, columns, blogs, headlines, teaser texts and newsletters)
• Site launching (ground-up redesign, taxonomy development, SEO, UI/UE and QA)
• Site/traffic analytics (interpreting and maximizing traffic, identifying trends)
• Mindful of sponsorship opportunities/business initiatives without sacrificing editorial integrity
• Cross-departmental/organizational communicator (editorial, sales/marketing, developers, designers; clients and sponsors)

The thrill ride of the last ten years has taken me around the country and has given me a glimpse into how people think, interact and relate to the written word in all its forms. Please take a moment and explore more of my work and history:

• My Resume - An in-depth look at my professional profile, accomplishments, work history, education and technical skills
• Writing Samples - While not a complete library of my writings, there is a fair amount of content represented; from features and front-of-book magazine content to digital stories, blogs, galleries and archives.
• Contact Me - If I can be of service to you or your company, please feel free to contact me with any questions or comments.