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My Resume

PROFESSIONAL ​INFO​​

Excellent writer and editor seeking full-time or freelance employment in media content production, social media management, marketing, public relations or culture criticism. I utilize analytical skills, articulate expression and great attention to detail to put forth an extraordinary product each and every time with a creative edge I strive to maintain on a daily basis.

Skills

 

  • Passionate consumer of culture with a knack for timely critical analysis and articulate expression

  • Extensive, up-to-date knowlege of pop culture news and status (music, film, TV, Politics, etc.)

  • Positive, curious, and playful disposition with professionalism and a witty sense of humor

  • Experience in social media marketing (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Tumblr, Vine, Wordpress, Reddit, etc.)

  • Masterful knowledge of AP style and reporting techniques

  • Fluent in Arabic

  • Creative, productive, and self-motivated with an enthusiastic approach to every endeavor

WORK EXPERIENCE​​
May 2014- August 2014
Pop Culture Intern, Complex
New York, NY

  • Wrote regularly published features and other articles on TV, Film, and Hollywood News

  • ​Assisted senior staff with social media management, including composing weekly tweets

  • Performed and published interviews with new and well-established members of the film and TV industry

  • Transcribed interviews in an efficient and timely manner

May 2013-December 2013​
Graduate Assistant, The New School
New York, NY

  • Composed letters to high-profile figures such as Junot Diaz and Hari Kondabolu

  • ​Assisted faculty and staff with a number of detail-oriented projects

  • Copy-edited course catalogs and assisted in curriculum analysis

  • Edited and designed HTML for the Civic Engagement and Social Justice newsletter

September 2012-January 2013​
Outreach Coordinator, Osa Conservation
Washington, D.C.

  • Increased Facebook and Twitter following by more than 200% in less than a year

  • ​Managed Osa Conservation Blog; dealt affably with partners, donors, customers and colleagues

  • Traveled to Costa Rican rainforest, recorded audio/photo/video for grassroots campaign

  • Organized and managed organization’s database, tracking information for over 1,000 contacts

  • Gained masterful experience with Wordpress, Mailchimp and Salesforce

  • Assisted in basic website content management, design and creative brainstorming

May 2011-October 2011
Editorial Assistant, Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA)
Fairfax, VA

  • Contributed heavily to the editing process of bimonthly industry journal

  • ​Compiled, composed and distributed multiple press releases on a weekly basis

  • Managed numerous Twitter and other social network accounts for the organization

  • Practiced content management and simple HTML with Dreamweaver​

Style Editor, Broadside (Now the Fourth Estate)
Fairfax, VA
January 2010-May 2011

  • Interviewed high-profile celebrities such as Chris Rock, Seth Meyers, John Oliver, Tracy Morgan, and the Plain White T's​

  • Wrote and edited multiple feature articles and culture critiques on a weekly basis

  • Managed staff of over 20 writers

  • Worked with graphic designers to design newspaper layouts and edit articles

  • Met tight deadlines and received recognition for superb writing and reporting style

EDUCATION
2013-Present​
The New School. New York, NY

M.A. in Media Studies 

Expected 2016

2008-2012
George Mason University. Fairfax, VA

B.A. in Communication, Concentration in Journalism, Minors in Linguistics and Global Affairs,

May 2012

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