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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Greater Los Angeles Area

Greater Los Angeles Area

Highlights include:ABOUT.COM: Wrote and edited the ’90s Rock section of the popular site, boosting traffic 1,000% YOY via social media and engaging artist interviews LAKESHORE LEARNING: Proofed and copy edited educational materials, catching crucial errors overlooked by other team membersAQUENT/DISNEY: Led the 2014 Oscars website editorial team, managing 6 producers with a focus on blogs and viral videos, growing traffic significantly YOY

Greater Los Angeles Area

Promoted from Account Coordinator in May 2012.Curated and publicized Ra Pour restaurant's 2012 Coachella Cocktails campaign, earning major regional coverage.Organized and promoted Lazy Dog Rancho Cucamonga's charitable campaign, earning more than $2,000 for Coyote Canyon Elementary School.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Worked personally with dozens of nationally acclaimed syndicated writers (Thomas Sowell, David Sirota) and cartoonists (the team behind "Wizard of Id") to edit for grammar, clarity, etc., to provide to publications worldwide. Penned a nationally syndicated film review column that ran in 18 publications.Assisted established columnists in transitioning to social media via Twitter, Digg, etc.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Internship (January-March 2005): Maintained extensive Excel database of industry contacts and assisted with copy editing 2 publications.Freelance writing (March 2005-December 2008): Wrote multiple cover stories including interviews with Metallica, Coheed and Cambria, Interpol and more.

West Covina, Ca

Designed and edited for 3 major daily Los Angeles-area newspapers, with focus on opinions and business pages. Liaised with printing press team on negatives, ensuring quality proofs.Led a field day for elementary students to create their own newspapers using InDesign.Wrote in-depth feature articles, including an interview with author Ray Bradbury.

Ba, Communications

Activities and Societies: President's Scholars, Daily Titan newspaper (held opinions and entertainment editor positions), honors courses.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Hawkview newspaper, drama club, honors and AP courses