Resume

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Editorial Experience

Writer, Gramercy Creative, New York, NY, January 2009 – present

  • Researching and drafting high-profile recommendation letters to support visa applications for prominent artists, designers and other creative professionals seeking work in the United States.

Freelance Writer, February 2007 – Present

Editor/Co-founder, EardrumNYC.com, New York, NY, September 2009 – present

  • Helping develop and maintain the New York music website’s robust, built-from-scratch content management system. Forging the website’s mission and brand. Overseeing all editorial and calendar content, as well as promotions, publicity and social media.

Online Editor, C-Ville Weekly, Charlottesville, VA, July 2007 – July 2008

  • Oversaw development of c-ville.com’s first network of blogs. Maintained and updated c-ville.com. Expanded the alternative weekly’s online presence with video, audio and photo galleries using Final Cut Express, iMovie and Photoshop. Wrote music reviews, news stories and weekly calendar copy.

Music Columnist, C-Ville Weekly, Charlottesville, VA, July 2007 – July 2008

  • Wrote Feedback, a weekly 800-word music column for the 20,000-circulation paper. Interviewed local and national acts such as Peter Frampton, Colin Meloy and the Fiery Furnaces. Provided music news and commentary.

Founder/Publisher/Editor, Nailgun Media, Charlottesville, VA, January 2005 – July 2008

  • Founded and ran nailgunmedia.com, a popular local underground music blog that consistently draws over 2,000 unique visitors a month. Developed editing, web design and Wordpress skills.

Webmaster/Writer, The Declaration, Charlottesville, VA, March 2006 – April 2007

  • Maintained and updated the-declaration.com, the website of U.Va.’s alternative weekly newspaper. Wrote reviews and culture features for the paper, which has a circulation of 5,000. Helped make decisions for the publication as part of the Managing Board.

Other Professional Experience

Lab Technician and Photographer, Rare Media Digital Services (U.Va. Library), Charlottesville, VA, February 2006 – March 2007

  • Photographed herbarium plant specimens from U.Va.’s Mountain Lake Biological Station and edited images using Photoshop.

Web Designer, Brown Library Research Computing Lab (U.Va. Library), Charlottesville, VA, June 2006 – August 2006

  • Created layout, design and graphics for the Mountain Lake Digital Herbarium website using HTML, CSS and Photoshop. Honed design and information architecture skills.

Disc Jockey, WTJU 91.1FM, Charlottesville, VA, February 2007 – July 2008

  • Programmed and DJed “Concentric Squares,” a biweekly, two-hour radio show.

Education

University of Virginia, B.A. in English, Graduated May 2007

Skills

Editorial: Writing, copyediting, proofreading, research and fact checking, online content management, multimedia coordination and social media integration.

Technical: HTML, CSS, InDesign, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Word, Excel, Final Cut Express, iMovie and audio editing.

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