Resume

JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE

Managing Editor and Web Editor 

Gauge magazine, Boston, MA / September 2009 – Present

• Oversaw and co-ordinated a 50-person staff
• Copy-edited all editorial content for the magazine, as well as wrote and reported original content for both print and online
• Developed and produced content for Emerson’s award-winning glossy magazine’s web site
• Doubled circulation, increased social media presence, and was nominated for an SPJ award

Editorial Intern

Boston Magazine

Boston, MA / May 2010 – September 2010

• Fact-checked, researched, and wrote for the magazine’s July, August, and September issues, including Best of Boston and Best Schools

Web and Multimedia Intern

WBUR’s Radio Boston – Boston’s NPR station, Boston, MA / May 2010 – September 2010

• Assisted in transitioning Radio Boston, WBUR’s local news magazine show, from weekend to daily format, as well as blogging, web layout, gathering sound and multimedia for the show’s site
• Contributed high-traffic posts to Hubbub and Public Radio Kitchen 

Blog Analyst

John Wilpers Media Consulting, Boston, MA / September 2009 – May 2010

• Found, tracked and analyzed international blog content for Globalpost.com as well as other clients clients, which include CBS, The San Diego Tribune and the Christian Science Monitor
• Contributed to FIPP‘s 2010 and 2011 Innovations in Magazines reports, which highlight the latest trends, innovations and technologies in publishing and are sold to major magazine publishers worldwide

Editorial Intern

Fashion Boston, Boston, MA / January 2009 – June 2009

• Researched and wrote short pieces for the magazine, which is published and circulated by the Boston Globe
• Assisted with styling, prep and planning of photo shoots and events

Entertainment Intern/Freelancer

Boston Metro, Boston, MA / January 2008 – September 2008

• Researched, wrote and copyedited teasers and articles for the Metro’s entertainment and lifestyle sections
• Selected and edited photos to accompany articles
• Published in New York and Philadelphia editions as well

Assistant News Editor

The Berkley Beacon, Boston, MA  / August 2007 – January 2009

• Assigned, reported, wrote, and edited weekly news stories for Emerson college’s weekly newspaper, including the public safety log
• Assisted in the weekly layout of the newspaper

SKILLS

Languages: Fluent in French, Beginner/Intermediate in Spanish, and Beginner in Arabic

Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, PageMaker, Microsoft Office Suite, Social Media, WordPress, Moveable Type, Flash, Sound and Video editing, Soundslides Plus, Blogging analysis, Digital photography, Copyediting, Fact-checking, Excellent writing and verbal skills

INTERESTS

Painting, drawing, collage, design, film and digital photography, fashion, yoga, snowboarding, hiking, sailing, swimming, hip-hop music and culture, dance, travel, volunteer work, languages, food and cooking

AWARDS

EVVYs finalist for Best Non-Fiction / May 2010

EVVYs finalist for Outstanding Magazine Article and Outstanding Feature Article / May 2009

Emerson College Trustees Scholar / August 2007 – Present

John Zacharis Scholarship recipient / September 2010 — given to a student who has made an outstanding impact on the Emerson community

Society of Professional Journalists’ Best College Magazine / January 2011

EDUCATION

Emerson College, Boston, MA

Honors Program, B.S. in Magazine Journalism and Design

May 2011, 3.8 GPA

REFERENCES

John Wilpers, Director of Blog Development at Globalpost.com, 617.688.0137, johnwilpers@gmail.com

Andrew Phelps, Reporter at The Neiman Lab, andrew@phel.ps

Additional references available upon request