Resume
GQ: Copywriter and GQ.com Contributor (2008-2010)
- Write online features, Q&A’s, slideshows, and more for the sports, style, food and travel, and entertainment sections of the magazine’s Web site
- Write, edit, and copyedit in-book promotional pages and advertorial special sections
- Develop and write branding materials, sales books, advertorial proposals, GQ invites, promotional Web sites (GQ Connects, The Gentlemen’s Fund), marketing collateral, M2M newsletter, and in-book public service announcements
Freelance: Writer and Copywriter (2008-2010)
- Write editorial features and blog posts for such titles as The New York Observer, GQ.com, The Cooperator, and more
- Write copy for ad units running on such sites as Glamour.com, Wired.com, and GQ.com
Uncle Magazine: Co-Founder and Editor (2008-2009)
- Established Uncle, a Brooklyn-based humor and culture magazine aimed at promoting the creative and experimental works of emerging writers and artists
- Edit and copyedit the print and online versions of the magazine
- Contribute short humor pieces to the Web site and longer feature articles for the print version
The Jewish Advocate: Editor and Staff Writer (2007-2008)
- As editor, manage team of staff writers, columnists, and freelancers in deadline-oriented, fast-paced newsroom
- Generate, research, and write hard news and feature stories for the weekly newspaper
- Edit, organize, and lay out copy for front page, news, and editorial section
- Write weekly editorials
- As a reporter and staff writer, cultivate and interview sources from the religious, political, and business spheres in Boston, Israel, and beyond
- Write news, feature, trend, art, and sports stories; published more than 200 articles
NOW on PBS with David Brancaccio: Administrative and Production Assistant (2006)
- Coordinate with host, David Brancaccio, anchoring duties and production schedule
- Research and fact-check production stories and interviews
The West Orange Chronicle: Staff Writer (2005)
- Write feature and news stories ranging from politics and education to business, transportation, and civic affairs; published 50 stories
The Pants Report: Co-Founder and Editor (2003-2006)
- Write, solicit, and edit articles for original print and online humor magazine
The Paris Review: Editorial Assistant (2004)
- Read manuscripts, proofread, and fact-check
- Transfer “Writers-at-Work” interview series onto the quarterly’s Web Site for The DNA of Literature project
EDUCATION:
Washington University in St. Louis
- Bachelor of Arts, with Honors (Graduated in May 2005)
- Major: African and Afro-American Studies
- Minor: Writing
- Concentration: Natural Sciences