TheWeek.com
, photo editor/ assistant editor, NYC
Sept 2010-present
In charge of all photo and cartoon selection for TheWeek.com, including cropping images and writing and editing captions. Pitch, edit, and write newsworthy photo slideshows. Manage the photo budget and yearly photo agency contracts. Editorial work includes writing news and culture stories daily, contributing to the site’s social media outreach, managing the website’s intern, pitching stories for afternoon editorial meetings, and copy editing articles when needed.AOL Patch.com
, contributing writer, Needham, MA
July 2010-Sept 2010
Report, photograph and write on local news, features and happenings in the Boston suburb.Sarah Colt Productions
, fact checker and researcher, Boston
Feb 2010-June 2010
Researching historical information for script and story development and fact checking completed scripts for a PBS/American Experience documentary called God in America. Sarah Colt Productions is an independent documentary production company. It is producing hours three and four of the six-hour series that traces the roots of religion in the United States.BBC.com
, news division, intern
Sept-Dec 2009
Floating reporter for the UK and world desks, writing daily news stories from BBC and wire services. Journalism intern for the specials department creating graphics, interactive features and articles to accompany news, world and magazine division stories. Currently working on the Copenhagen climate change conference.Insider-Chicago.com
, editor in chief, Chicago
June-Aug 2009
Oversaw content produced for online magazine created through the Medill Magazine Innovation Project. Assigned, guided and edited stories about not-your-usual Chicago with a focus on narrative and multimedia. Wrote art and living stories, such as 5 bitchin’ caffeine cubbyholes.Medill News Service
, reporter, urban desk, Chicago
Jan-Mar 2009
Housing and neighborhood issues beat reporter covering the Chicagoland area. Wrote breaking news, features, shot and edited photos and video, covered the foreclosure crisis for home and condo owners (“Condo Collapse,” Chicago Reporter, March 11, 2009).Brooklyn Daily Eagle
,freelance writer, NYC
Jan 2007-Jan 2008
Arts and Entertainment beat reporter covering Brooklyn artist profiles (“Danny Simmons: Building a Better Brooklyn from the Artist Up,” June 25, 2007) and trend stories.RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Phaidon Press, Inc.
, marketing and publicity associate, NYC
June 2005-Aug 2008
Generated publicity for select hardcover and paperback titles. Wrote press releases, contacted media and held one-on-one meetings for direct publicity. Coordinated, implemented and delivered marketing strategies in North America – including direct marking, brochures, on-line support and advertising. Managed micro site web design and implementation through third-part designer, updated and managed children’s book blog. Managed publicity internship program.RELATED WRITING ACTIVITIES
Girls Write Now
, writing mentor, NYC
Sep 2007-June 2008
One-on-one mentoring of high school girls interested in writing. Focused on free-form writing, editing and college application essays in pairs as well as group monthly writing workshops. Lead one workshop about the art of letter writing in the digital age.International Rescue Committee
, writing mentor, NYC
June 2006-June 2007
One-on-one mentoring with resettled refugees through a creative and practical writing workshop. Focus on grammar, spelling, language, professional and memoir writing.Behind the Book
, web manager, NYC
Feb 2004-June 2007
Maintained and updated the web site. Edit, transcribe and upload children’s reports, school visits, author profiles and reading lists onto web site.EDUCATION
Medill School of Journalism
, Northwestern University, MSJ Interactive Storytelling
Dec 2009
Kenyon College
, BA English, Studio Arts Concentration
1998-2002
COMPUTER SKILLS
Adobe CS3, Audition, Audacity, Blogger, Content Management System(s), Dreamweaver, Final Cut Pro, HTML/XML, InDesign, iMovie, MacOS, PhotoShop, WordPress
