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Experience.
Tainted Tea (March 2009 to present)
Editor/Publisher
Electronic literary magazine
•    Critically examine all editorial content, including fiction submissions and features
•    Design magazine layout
•    Manage all promotional aspects of the magazine

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
•    Copy-edited documents and Web site material

The Temple News (Jan. 2006 to May 2008)
Out & About Reporter
Temple University's student-run newspaper
•    Wrote articles about events in Philadelphia that would interest Temple University students
•    Written concerts previews, fitness articles, and museum exhibit reviews

The Compendium: Philly's Music News (Sept. 2006 to Jan. 2008)
Writer
Free monthly music publication
•    Wrote band profiles and album reviews
•    Photographed bands at live shows
•    Promoted magazine at local music festivals and shows

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
•    Managed newspaper staff
•    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
•    Photography (film and digital)

Education.
Temple University (Aug. 2006 to Dec. 2008)
Bachelor of Arts, Magazine Journalism
ACTIVITIES: Ed2010 (magazine publishing club)
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 with digital film and digital photography

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)