Emma Francois Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Teaching two classes, one on fashion writing and the other on rhetoric and research for first-years

Teaching fashion writing to majority first-year students

Writer of a quarterly column, Hairpins to Hemlines, that dissects each fashion season, analyzing sartorial innovations with the intent of translating fashion trends for the ballroom gown customer

Fact-checker of "High Conflict," designer of Ripley's accompanying newsletter on curiosity and human behavior, "Unraveled."

Blogger and Communications Writer

Mentored students, many of whom spoke English as a foreign language, in writing, helping them tell their stories, navigate academia, and develop research and media literacy skills.

Fact-checker and culture writer

Part-time page designer for a community newspaper. This was my third summer with the Daily.I also illustrated and reported as needed.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Held variety of editorial and creative roles including Design Executive Editor, Voices (opinions) Editor, Contributing Editor, staff writer (news, leisure, entertainment, editorial and opinion sections)Producer of the 2018, 2017 and 2016 annual Voice Fashion Issues, designing layouts, coordinating fashion shoots, and organizing content across all sections. Worked with editors, writers, illustrators, models, etc. to enforce a collaborative, team-oriented culture and product that explored multimedia forms new for the paper

Chautauqua, New York

As literary arts beat reporter, I published 7-10 articles weekly, covered community news, profiled authors such as Jessica Bruder and Amor Towles and discussed topics such as "genre queer" and the tourist identity in a time of national instability.

Virginia

Designed social-friendly cards across media platforms for topics ranging from Prince Harry’s engagement, gender & gun violence, National Hiking Day and Domestic Violence Awareness MonthMonitored Twitter during breaking news (such as the Las Vegas shooting) to support social graphics and news editors; created and updated ‘What We Know Now’ fact sheets for social during breaking news

Chautauqua, New York

Worked six-day weeks, designing 4-9 pages; Illustrated, created graphics, and helped produce cut lines, headlines, and art/sub-heads

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Creative Writing

Studying fiction and nonfiction, as well as the art of teaching writing

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English

English major with double minors in studio art and art history