About
Having three times dropped out of college in my late teens and early twenties, I decided to go back at the 27. I studied film and anthropology, but figured that at least one practical degree might be a good idea so I dropped film and picked up archaeology. Indiana Jones always seemed to get steady work. In 2015 I moved to Spain for an excavation, and accepted a job teaching English as a means of acquiring a visa. I taught English and worked a bit in archaeology before realizing nobody was going to pay me to play in the dirt. Meanwhile, with my free time I had started writing and wondered if perhaps someone would pay me to do that. I got an apartment with a desk, a dog, picked up day drinking red wine, and started typing. I currently write for Variety, which has allowed me to travel and make connections across Europe. I write exclusively in English professionally but communicate daily in Spanish, and have done a significant amount of translation work as well. With my free time I write fiction with my friends.
Services
Writing
Writing is my passion and my profession. For pleasure I write, along with my friends: fiction, drama, and comedy, but professionally I am a journalist. I write Primarily freelance for Variety but am always looking for more work. My areas of specialty are: film, TV, VR, sports, and digital entertainment.
Translation
I speak Spanish but my writing is exclusively in English. What that means however, is that I often translate articles, interviews, and other documents from Spanish to English.
Interview
I have conducted numerous interviews with writers, directors, producers, and other talent in the previously mentioned industries and am confident in doing so. I am comfortable interviewing over the phone, Skype, in person, or through email.
Event Coverage
I have been to numerous film, TV, gaming, and technology festivals and enjoy covering them. I love the thrill of a deadline and beating other writers to publish. I am organized, always prudent, and know how to get around in a crowd.
Contact Me
I'm always looking for an excuse to write.
Jamie Joseph Lang, c/ Paula De La Vega 15 P1 Iz, Madrid 28033 /jamielang.variety@gmail.com