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EXPERIENCE:
February ’09 — Present | Philadelphia, PA
Co-founder, reporter — Technically Philly
Co-founded, edit and report for an online news site covering technology in Philadelphia. Built a local audience of 13,000 unique monthly visitors and 1,000 subscribers. Helped facilitate consecutive quarterly revenue growth.
January ‘09 — Present | Philadelphia, PA
Editor — MobileBurn
Write, edit, and select news stories for a consumer publication focused on the mobile phone industry. Published 4 to 6 stories per day and tripled personal monthly pageviews from 100,000 to 300,000.
January ’07 — Present | Philadelphia, PA
Freelance Writer — Various Publications
Philadelphia City Paper geek columnist and regular contributor. Former Philebrity technology columnist. Published in Philadelphia Weekly, Grid Magazine, two.one.five Magazine, Uwishunu, The Temple News.
July ’09 — August ’09 | Philadelphia, PA
Adjunct Professor — Temple University
Taught a multimedia journalism course focused on visual storytelling, XHTML, CSS and Flash design. Continue to speak regularly in undergraduate classes and high school journalism programs.
January ’08 – May ’08 | Philadelphia, PA
Editorial Intern — Philadelphia Magazine
Researched and fact-checked copy for 2008 ASME-nominated regional magazine. Contributed to feature packages. Wrote print and online content for news, A&E and lifestyle departments.
September ’07 – May ’08 | Philadelphia, PA
News Design Editor — The Temple News
Designed the front page and news department of Temple University’s weekly student newspaper.
June ’07 – December ’07 | Philadelphia, PA
Editorial Intern — Philebrity.com
Pitched and wrote short commentaries on Philadelphia media, nightlife and culture.
February ’07 – December ’07 | Philadelphia, PA
Teaching Assistant — Temple University Multimedia Urban Reporting Lab
Provided audio and video production assistance to students in Temple University’s journalism capstone class.
August ’06 – December ’06 | Harrisburg, PA
Managing Editor — The Fourth Estate Student Newspaper
Organized the collaboration of writers and photographers for publication of a monthly newspaper. Managed and contributed to the graphical layout of each issue.
SKILLS
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Flash, Final Cut Pro, XHTML, CSS, Wordpress, ActionScript, SoundSlides, Audacity, GarageBand, Adobe Contribute, FTP, Twitter, blogging, social media.
EDUCATION:
December 2008
Bachelor of Arts — Temple University
School of Communications and Theater
Studied magazine journalism with an emphasis on writing, reporting, ethics and multimedia.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:
2009 Society of Professional Journalists, Keystone State Pro Chapter Spotlight Contest
First place, Health and medical reporting, non-daily.
My work has been recognized in the following publications:
Philadelphia Inquirer [1][2], Courier Post, Fox 29, Philadelphia City Paper, Harvard’s Nieman Journalism Lab [1][2], Chronicle of Higher Education.
FOR EXAMPLES OF MY WORK, PLEASE VISIT MY WRITING, GRAPHIC DESIGN AND MULTIMEDIA PORTFOLIOS.
