LEESEAN.NET

Résumé

Lee-Sean HUANG
88 Greenwich Street, #1025, New York, NY 10006
ls [at] leesean (dot) net

EDUCATION

NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Interactive Telecommunications Program, MPS Candidate, 2010
The New School, continuing education classes in Advertising, Marketing, and French 2007-2008
Harvard University, AB cum laude in Government, 2003
Lund University, Course in International Human Rights, summer 2002
University of Barcelona, Diploma in Spanish Studies, fall 2000-spring 2001
Cours de Civilisation Française de la Sorbonne, Intensive French Language, summer 2000
Arizona State University, One year of undergraduate studies, 1998-1999

EXPERIENCE

Hepnova Multimedia, New York, NY/Scottsdale, AZ
Co-Founder and Producer, 2006-Present

  • Co-founded and operate a boutique design company specializing in web, print, and audio/video media production for non-profits and small businesses

PURPOSE, New York, NY, September 2009-Present
Strategist & Interaction Designer

  • Developed online movement strategy and created interactive user experiences for non-profits and socially conscious brands

Tenement Museum, New York, NY, September-December 2009
Podcast Intern

  • Created audio recordings and produced podcasts of Tenement Talks event series

Creative Commons, San Francisco, CA
ccLearn International Outreach Intern, June-August 2009

  • Worked on building, internationalizing and promoting OpenEd site
  • Wrote copy and created graphic designs for ccLearn web content
  • Shot and edited video and still photography of Creative Commons events

Human Rights Watch, New York, NY
Development and Outreach Associate, August 2007-August 2008
Consultant, August-December 2008

  • Facilitated outreach and communications with advocacy partner organizations
  • Produced and edited development, outreach and advocacy materials (audio, video, online, and print)
  • Organized donor events, including annual conference of major donors from across North America and Europe
  • Developed strategy and content for Kintera-based online advocacy webpages
  • Created training materials for online advocacy and outreach tools
  • Migrated web content from old version of HRW.org CMS to new Drupal-based site

AVAAZ.org: The World in Action, New York, NY
Campaigner, August 2006-August 2007

  • Collaborated with a team of translators and creative content creators to produce multilingual
  • international political action website, print advertisements, and videos
  • Leveraged internet technology, blogs, YouTube, and social networking to promote online activism
  • Researched technological trends and political issues
  • Provided technical support to site visitors
  • Managed online donations and accounts payable

Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program, Nakatsu, Japan
Assistant Language Teacher, July 2003-July 2006

  • Taught English as a foreign language to junior high and elementary school students and adults
  • Organized international cultural exchange events

SKILLS

Programming: HTML, CSS, Processing, Arduino; Currently learning PHP, MySQL, Javascript, and Flash ActionScript

Software: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, AfterEffects, Final Cut Pro, Garageband, Logic Pro, WordPress, Kintera Sphere, Drupal, Raiser’s Edge

Languages: Native English; Native spoken Mandarin Chinese; Proficient Japanese, Spanish, French; Working knowledge of Catalan, Portuguese, and Swedish