Experience.
Damage Control (Nov. 2008 to present)
Staff Writer
Geek culture blog

• Write profiles on emerging artists including musicians, film makers, and animators
• Write commentaries on technology and pop culture news

Electronic Ink (Nov. 2007 to Sept. 2008)
Communications Intern
Design consultancy

• Assisted Communications Director in company projects
• Wrote press releases: new hires, company events, and awards employees received
• Wrote employee biographies
• Researched the design industry
• Copy-edited documents

The Temple News (Jan. 2006 to May 2008)
Out & About Reporter
Temple University's student-run newspaper

• Wrote articles about events in Philadelphia
• Written concerts previews, fitness articles, and museum exhibit reviews

The Compendium (Sept. 2006 to Jan. 2008)
Writer
Free monthly music publication

• Wrote band profiles
• Wrote album reviews
• Photographed bands at live shows
• Promoted magazine at outdoor music festivals

Decibel Magazine (May 2007 to Nov. 2007)
Intern
Monthly music magazine

• Promoted magazine through social networking Web sites and music message boards
• Assisted publisher by organizing distribution and sales

The Communitarian (Jan. 2005 to May 2006)
Executive Editor
Delaware County Community College's student-run newspaper

• Generated article ideas for the publication
• Conducted staff meetings
• Assisted in the layout
• Wrote articles and editorials

Skills.

• Microsoft Office
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Flash
• Adobe Dreamweaver
• Final Cut Pro
• iMovie
• Audacity
• GarageBand
• Basic HTML
• Photography (film and digital)

Education.
Temple University (Aug. 2006 to Dec. 2008)
Bachelor of Arts, Magazine Journalism
Activities: Ed2010 (student club for aspiring magazine writers and editors)
Study Abroad: British Mass Communication Seminar (July to Aug. 2008)
London, United Kingdom

• Studied alternative forms of British communication: street art, guerilla gardening, and abstract film
• Created projects using digital film and digital photography
• Studied British theater by attending several West End productions

Delaware County Community College (Aug. 2004 to May 2006)
Associate of Arts, Journalism
Activities:

• WDCR (Assistant Station Manager, student-run radio station)
• Pegasus (Editor, literary magazine)
• Blithe Spirit (Assistant Stage Manager, theater production)
• Phi Theta Kappa (Honors society)
• Creative Writing Club

Study Abroad: Tropical Ecology of Belize
Orange Walk, Belize and South Water Caye, Belize (May to June 2005)

• Surveyed birds, insects, and plants in the rain forest
• Surveyed fish and coral in barrier reefs
• Studied the importance of wildlife conservation in Belizean culture

Awards.

• Temple University Journalism Department Award for Published Work in Arts and Entertainment
• Karen L. Berlant Journalism Award (Delaware County Community College)

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