Adam Hurlburt
Freelance Writer · AdamHurlburt.com
Davenport, IA
In My Own Words
Creative producer, writer, editor, PR/marketing goober.
Work Experience
Freelance Writer
AdamHurlburt.com2011 – Present
Coerce editors to fund freewheeling adventures in exchange for the product of grueling keyboard battles with the demons Perfectionism, Anxiety, and Self-Doubt.
Showrunner
Donut Media2021 – 2022
Manage every aspect of production for "Up To Speed," the most popular show on YouTube's biggest car enthusiast channel. This included everything from coordinating footage requests with OEMs to research, writing, and topic ideation. Work with freelance video editors to craft each episode. Write scripts and collaborate with freelance writers to ensure consistent voice. I successfully pivoted the show from monthly to weekly, and my episodes average more than 915,000 views in the first seven days, and more than 460,000 on the first day. My work helped Donut Media gain some 2 million subscribers in a year.
Social Media Manager
Wake Brewing2017 – 2021
Develop and maintain a unique brand voice and manage social media channels for the Midwest’s preeminent heavy metal craft brewery.
Contract Writer
Numad Group2017 – 2017
Write articles, press releases, and ghostwrite columns for several national and regional not-for-proft organizations.
Contributing Writer
Car Throttle2015 – 2016
Write articles for the web’s largest automotive social media site, averaging roughly 40,000 unique page views per article.
Senior Reporter
Black Hills Pioneer2011 – 2016
Write articles, shoot and edit photos and video, copy edit articles to AP Style, choose and edit wire articles, sub as Managing Editor.
On-air talent for SyFy Channel's "Killer Contact"
Pilgrim Studios2012 – 2013
I was a TV ghost hunter once upon a time. My duties were to interview local sources on camera, hunt for ghosts on camera, provide on the spot on-camera monolog recaps of events, and record voice overs. It was a cool way to travel around the world for free.
Copy Editor
Quad City Times2007 – 2008
Copy edit articles to AP Style, design and layout newspaper pages, choose and edit wire articles.
