Affinity Resource Group is a recruiting firm and strategy consultancy in digital media/technology and financial services IT. My department focuses on these areas: 1. Senior Digital Technologists 2. Digital Product and Project Management 3. Business development and executive management 4. Design (visual, responsive, UX/UI) 5. Content Strategy Our firm works with a variety of companies, including start-ups, interactive agencies, cutting-edge development shops, and Fortune 500 corporations. Our recruiting services cover both permanent placement and contract staffing. Latest Positions (10/7/15): Qlikview Developer (Qlikview, Informatica, ETL, financial services) - NYC Business Analyst (DB2, Teradata, MS Access, Excel VBA, fin services) - NYC Project Manager (SDLC, reqs gathering, functional design, testing, fin services) - NYC Director of Engineering (Ruby, Rails, CoffeeScript, SASS, ecommerce) - NYC Senior News Editor (5+ years online news, real estate expertise) - NYC Social Media Editor (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, analytics) - NYC Social Media Manager (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, analytics) - San Jose Managing Editor (start up, social, mobile, sports) - NYC

Partner @ Co-founder of recruiting and staffing agency focused on the consumer-facing end of digital technology. From May 2011 to Present (4 years 6 months) Montclair, NJSenior Vice President, Digital @ Member of AMG senior management team, responsible for establishing and executing overall digital strategy – refocusing editorial coverage, growing traffic, expanding social media and newsletter programs, and extending Maxim's digital footprint into ecommerce, social gaming and onto iPhone, iPad, and Android platforms. From November 2009 to April 2011 (1 year 6 months) Editor in Chief, Digital @ As top editor of AMG digital properties (Maxim.com, Blender.com, and Stuffmagazine.com), directed redesigns, introduced new editorial features, brokered new content partnerships with Yahoo, Fox, and Sports Illustrated, and increased original online-only content by more than 100 percent. From June 2008 to November 2009 (1 year 6 months) Managing Editor, EW.com @ Directed a complete top-to-bottom redesign of Entertainment Weekly's website, expanded online-original news breaking, launched numerous video franchises, and dramatically increased traffic, consumption and engagement. EW.com (Entertainment Weekly) received the Magazine Publishers of America award for best website in the Entertainment/Celebrity category in 2007. From February 2006 to June 2008 (2 years 5 months) Assistant Managing Editor @ Directed redesign of front-of-the-book News and Notes section (2003-2004), directed the magazine’s movie coverage (2004-2005), managed the mix of stories in the magazine’s feature well, assigned and edited all “bonus” feature stories, edited special issues (Photo Issue, Movie Previews), and managed staff of approximately two dozen. From January 2003 to February 2006 (3 years 2 months) Senior Editor @ Oversaw the Movie Reviews section and edited special issues (Summer Movie Preview, Fall Movie Preview, Holiday Movie Preview, It List, Power Issue). From July 2000 to January 2003 (2 years 7 months) Senior Editor @ Edited The Screen (movie and TV review) section; created Portfolio (financial section); created and edited the Food page (with contributing editor Francine Maroukian); conceived, assigned, and edited feature stories and packages; discovered and published three new stories by Raymond Carver, one of which (“Kindling”) became an O.Henry Prize winner; recognition for edited work included three National Magazine Award nominations (one win) and inclusion in Best American Sports Writing 2000. From January 1998 to July 2000 (2 years 7 months) Managing Editor @ Published out of Duke’s Center for Documentary Studies, DoubleTake became one of the largest literary quarterlies in America and won the National Magazine Award for General Excellence in 1998, its second year of eligibility. Managed and coordinated the creation and launch. Acquired and edited award-winning writing. From August 1993 to September 1996 (3 years 2 months)

AB, English @ Harvard UniversityMFA, Writers' Workshop @ University of IowaWebster Groves High SchoolWebster Groves High School Jay Woodruff is skilled in: Digital Media, Digital Strategy, Editorial, Content Strategy, Content Development, Contract Recruitment, Technical Recruiting, Talent Acquisition, Branded Entertainment, E-commerce, Digital Marketing, Journalism, Social Media, User Experience