Ben Munster Email & Phone Number

Rome, Latium, Italy

London, United Kingdom

Bylines in New Yorker, Jacobin, Esquire, New Statesman, Private Eye, Hackney Gazette, MEL Magazine, Sifted and Jewish News. - Covered covid-19 crisis from Rome: https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a31486297/vatican-city-pope-coronavirus-scare/- https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/coronavirus/2020/04/how-one-italian-town-beat-coronavirus.

London, United Kingdom

As a staff writer at Decrypt I covered the cryptocurrency beat closely, cultivating a sprawling network of sources and a deep familiarity with an often bewilderingly arcane and nonsensical industry. My work included profiles, analysis, breaking news and investigations. I launched the infamous "Curry with..." franchise and once scooped North Korea.

Remote

Employed as arts/drama editor for September edition of Student Pages. Among other pieces, wrote a feature on Comic Con 2018, for which I interviewed celebrities, cosplayers, security, and management to get a broad sense of the event: https://www.studentpages.biz/mcm-london-comic-con-2018-the-costumed-the-uncostumed-and-those-lost-somewhere-in-between/

London, United Kingdom

Conducted research into affordable art spaces company accused of negligence by artists evicted unfairly from their studio. Interviewed parties involved, tackled cagey PR employees, trawled through email archives and terms of agreement, and worked with a photographer to capture images of the disputed property. Article here.

London

Contributed experiential piece on climbing a "surprisingly tall mountain." http://europeandme.eu/how-not-to-climb-monte-finestra/

Cava De Tirreni, Salerno, Italy

Taught English to over 90 students from the ages of 14-30 in Campania, southern Italy. Work required confidence, organisation, dedication, attention, good interpersonal skills and strong professional skills.

Edgware, London

Work involved writing original pieces from press releases and carrying out interviews. Did later freelance work in April 2018 covering local municipal event. http://benmunster123.dropmark.com/549737/14674471

Remote

Reviewed a variety of comedy and theatrical shows at the Edinburgh Fringe for Broadway Baby’s online magazine, and continue to do so in London.https://benmunster123.dropmark.com/549737/14674467https://broadwaybaby.com/shows/the-service/726028

Rickmansworth

Worked as a bar associate for Wetherspoons. Obligations included: - Serving hot food and desserts - Serving drinks - Operating cash register - Taking and placing orders - Dealing with customer complaints - Cleaning - Coordinating with team leaders - Pot-wash duty - Restocking at end of shift

London, United Kingdom

Work experience as assistant archivist for historical documentary, producing highly detailed logs of archive footage and photos, as well as scriptreports.

London

Frequently contributed comedy articles to multi-award winning satirical monthly UCL union magazine. Worked with editorial team in weekly meetings to suggest and improve upon submitted ideas.

UCL, London

Writer for the London Tab. Worked closely with editors to create engaging, innovative articles. Work included interviews, investigative pieces, news reporting, Vox Pops, ‘listicles,’ and opinion pieces. Maintained a high editorial standard and earned a place in the ‘Tab Academy’. Popular pieces include an interview with a fringe Christian author, a.

Joint head of kitchen on youth camp. Had to cook meals for 80 people three times a day as well as co-ordinate the purchase, preparation and serving of food and meals with the aid of two assistants.