Grant Rindner Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Contracted writer for GQ.com specializing in breaking cultural news, entertainment profiles, and arts analysis.
• Interview subjects include: Metro Boomin, Justin Long, Kenny Beats, Aminé, J.I.D, John Cho, Jessie Jo Stark, Korn, Parker Finn, Zach Cregger.

Greater New York City Area

• Bylines include: GQ, The Ringer, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Dazed, Genius, Complex, i-D, Pigeons & Planes, and NYLON
• Primarily covered music, but have also written about film, visual art, fashion, and politics

Greater New York City Area

• Assist in all facets of production for quarterly print travel magazine made by Hearst and Airbnb
• Contribute copy and assist in production on FOB and feature pieces
• Handle administrative responsibilities including distributing contracts, ensuring timely payment of writers, updating of editorial calendar

Greater New York City Area

• Assisted editors and staff writers with researching stories for the print magazine
• Transcribed interviews, worked on expansion of Esquire archive
• Also contributed writing to Esquire Classic and Esquire.com

Remote

• Contributed stories for Vox's Culture Department
• Wrote a variety of features, explainers, news hits, and criticism about film, music, television, and more
• Worked closely with Vox editors to hone stories
• Became fluent in their CMS

Greater Chicago Area

• Part of team dedicated to securing corporate funding for Dillo Day, Northwestern’s annual spring concert and the largest student-run music festival in the country.
• Past performers include Kendrick Lamar, 2 Chainz, Miguel, Charli XCX, Chance the Rapper, MGMT.
• Past sponsors include Cricket Wireless, IndieU, Coca Cola and CelebTV.
• Personally assisted in facilitation of deals with Zipcar, Lyft, Uber and Coca-Cola.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Contributor of both short-form and long-form content
• Assist with handling submissions and organizing interviews and features

Greater New York City Area

• Corroborated information for print and web stories ranging from features to department pieces
• Also contributed to magazine staples including To Do and The Approval Matrix

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Contributor of short-form music news content
• All Things Go ranked 41st most influential music blog in Spring 2014 by Style of Sound

Greater Chicago Area

• Staff member for B/R’s NBA coverage division, also covered college and Olympic events.
• Worked closely with B/R senior staff to optimize articles to reach broadest possible target audience.Articles Written: 337Article Reads: 3.59 millionHonorable Mention General NBA Writer for June-October ‘12, January.

Greater Chicago Area

• Aided in composition of research paper and presentation on prison overcrowding reform in United States
• Duties included data analysis, summarization of case studies and legal documents and conducting and transcribing interviews with government officials at the state and local level.
• Credited on paper, "The Diffusion of Plata and Realignment: Penal Policy and Politics Across the States."

Greater New York City Area

• Specialized in local news coverage for Westchester, Putnam and Rockland counties.
• Wrote both for LoHud.com and physical newspaper.
• Learned skills in social media, video editing, photography and internet writing from current Journal News staff

Master Of Science (Ms), Journalism, Graduate

• Part of Northwestern's MSJ program • Coursework includes: Magazine Editing, Magazine and Feature Writing, Audience Insight, News Graphic.

Bachelor'S Degree, Journalism, Legal Studies

Activities and Societies: North by Northwestern, Mayfest Productions, Phi Kappa Psi, Niteskool MusicDirector of Ad Sales for North by.

English Language And Literature, General

Activities and Societies: Newswriter for Old Gold & Black daily newspaper, Participant in CHARGE! Emerging Leaders Program.Attended Wake.