Xander Mellish
18 Greenwich Ave. #206
New York, New York 10011
xmel@xmel.com


Internet Producer
  1998-present.   Creative team for primetime content at ABC.com, the ABC television network website.
  • Produced sites for hit shows Once and Again and Spin City
  • Developed concepts, helped supervise production during annual sitewide redesign.
  • Built bridges between show producers and web team.
  • Copywriting for primetime homepage.

  •   1995-present.   Production, design, development of xmel.com, 5georgewashingtons.com.
  • My own websites have been the subject of more than 50
    news stories, including features in the New York Times
    and People.

  • Internet Writer
      1997-1999.       Freelance writing for popular websites.
  • New York City history column for New York Daily News website.
  • Dance criticism and features for Citysearch, an international online guide.

  • Television Associate Producer
      1997-1998.       Associate producer of "The Morning Show" on WBIS in New York City; followed by freelance work at CNN and Fox 5 local news. Screened video feeds, selecting shots and sound bites. Line-produced CNN updates, running show from control room. Wrote general news and business stories.

    Financial Writer, New York City
      1991-1996.       Reported for Dow Jones Markets, a 24-hour real-time financial news service. Wrote breaking news and feature stories. Promoted from copyreading position, where I edited the work of others, helped coordinate worldwide coverage of breaking news, and supervised New York night staff of four. Work appeared in the Wall Street Journal and the Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition.

    Newspaper Reporter, South China Morning Post, Hong Kong
      1988-1990.       Wrote spot news, features, and news analysis for Hong Kong's newspaper of record. On-site coverage of Tiannamen Square movement and subsequent People's Army attack.

    Freelance Writer,  Berlin, Germany
      1986-1987.       Wrote news and features for British and U.S. publications.

    Copy Editor, Wall Street Journal Europe, Brussels, Belgium
      1985.       Summer intern in Dow Jones Newspaper Fund honors program.



    Education
                 New York University, B.A. Magna Cum Laude. Majors in Art & Architectural History and Newspaper Journalism. Phi Beta Kappa. Excellent German and French; some Spanish.

    Skills
                 Excellent HTML. Experience with HomeSite, BBEdit, Photoshop, ImageReady, MS Outlook, MS Word, Macintosh and PC. Familiarity with DHTML, Flash, Microsoft Project.