Jenn
Ramsey
http://www.HiddenSelf.com
• jennifer@hiddenself.com
911 Dexter St. • Los Angeles, CA
90042 • 
(619) 865-1670
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Professional Experience |
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HiddenSelf
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1999 – Present Austin, TX, San Diego and Los Angeles, CA Founder and Owner, Erotic and sexual education site for women HiddenSelf.com • Safe, honest resource for sex toy reviews, educational information, and erotic entertainment • Company direction has included hosting home toy parties, teaching sex education classes, writing educational articles and erotica, and consulting with sex toy manufacturers about sex toy materials and designs • Coach individuals about various sexual and erotic topics, from sexual tips and tricks and interpersonal communication to dealing with feminine odor • Represented various sex-positive manufacturers and institutions at industry conventions, both in booths and on panels • Most successful healing venue: five years of online diary sharing her own journey
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AVN Novelty Business magazine |
March 2007 – Present Los Angeles, CA Information Architect, AVN Media Network • Plans and creates all email-based communications for both consumer and industry sectors. Utilizes Google Analytics and Webmaster Tools to examine user patterns and advise editorial and marketing departments on how to target their content to better serve visitor needs, increase web user satisfaction, and traffic rankings. • Designs architecture of and supports content management system feeding the largest industry information website in the adult sector with more than 500,000 unique pages of content. • Advises department and corporate staff on how to apply emerging social media technologies to current and future business models in order to streamline information flow, increase both visitor quantity and quality. • Scopes web projects while upholding high usability standards; develops, tests, and optimizes products based on feedback from end users and executives. • Represents corporation at consumer and industry trade shows and other industry and consumer events. • Wrote CMS manual and trained 100 users of varying skill levels; continues support of all CMS users and acts as liasian to programmers when issues arise. • Hired as Senior Editor of AVN Novelty Business magazine to build educational resource section on AVN.com for retailers and distributors. Wrote how-to articles and covered industry events; reviewed products and services. Senior Editor, AVN Novelty Business Magazine • Writer, editor, and copy editor for bi-monthly industry magazine focused on sex toys and novelties • In charge of creating interactive website for magazine using customized content management system • Creating online resource to better educate retailers and distributors about sex- ed issues so they can better help consumers, including safety tips, communication skills, and sex toy materials information • Influencing industry to make better sex toys, use better sex toy materials, and raise "truth in packaging" standards • Panelist and expert at various adult industry events influencing sex toy and sex toy materials quality and education |
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XFANZ |
December 2006 – January 2007 Los Angeles, CA Video editor and Toy Reviewer, XFANZ.com • Learned editing software and edited videos for daily update • Wrote video and toy reviews |
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Freddy & Eddy |
October 2005 – July 2006 Los Angeles, CA Teacher, Manager and Webmaster, Couple’s Adult Resource FreddyAndEddy.com • Chose, reviewed, and organized products for sale in their physical and online store • Taught (and
continue to teach) beginning classes at shop • Wrote educational
content and sex toy reviews for website • Updated website bi-monthly with all content, including articles and photo galleries • In charge of sales and inventory for convention booth at multiple outlets |
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Tantus Silicone |
May 2004 – October 2005 San Diego, CA Packaging/Web/Educational Materials Designer and Writer; Sales, TantusSilicone.com • Designed or
redesigned more than 60 packages for leading silicone toy
manufacturer • New packaging designs raised sales 60% within 6 months of release • Helped design 7 products • Designed company’s first print catalog, including all photography, writing, editing, and layout work • Redesigned website, TantusSilicone.com • Designed and built company booth and all marketing materials • Handled telephone and convention sales |
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I-Bridge International |
May 2003 – December 2003 San Diego, CA Tech Support, Online Community Coordinator,I-Bridgeinternational.com • Processed and integrated clients into a 25,000+ adult affiliate program for world-leader Flashcash.com, working with John Halcyon Styn • Represented various clients in online forums and during conventions |
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The Real House |
September 2001 – September 2002 San Diego, CA Housemate and Team Leader, TheRealHouse.com • Joined “experiment in digital intimacy” project led by John Halcyon Styn involving technologically advanced interactive house (with 24 cameras including audio and night vision), connected to several hundred “virtual housemates” • Produced and hosted weekly web cast sex education talk show, “Carnal Knowledge” • Helped manage house-integrated online projects Globalgasm.com (peace through self-love project) and CitizenX.com (digital webcam community of 100,000+ users) |
