Travis Lupick Email & Phone Number

Ventura, Ca, Us

Remote

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Sierra Leone, Liberia, Malawi, Bhutan, Peru, Etc., Us, Canada

• Published with national and international media outlets, including the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, LA Review of Books, Vice Magazine, Al Jazeera English, and The Africa Report, among others.• Conducted fieldwork in some of the world’s most challenging media environments, including Sierra Leone, Liberia, Malawi, Nepal, Bhutan, Peru, and Honduras.• Regularly host public-speaking engagements and appear on national news programs.

Remote

• Author, Light Up the Night: America's Overdose Crisis and the Drug Users Fighting for Survival. Published January 2022 by the New Press.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Held a leadership role with the newspaper’s website, working within a Drupal CMS to plan and implement homepage layouts, assign stories, and monitor analytics.• Served as a liaison for the editorial department, interacting with sales and marketing to ensure a unified product and vision for the company.• Responsible for onboarding new editorial employees, performing regular reviews, and providing ongoing direction and feedback.• Edited articles and display copy for accuracy, grammar, house style, and potential legal issues.• Produced feature-length articles, investigative reports, and daily news briefs.• Designed and maintained the company’s social media strategies, building engaging profiles on Twitter, Facebook, and whichever platforms were trending at the time.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Author, Fighting for Space: How a Group of Drug Users Transformed One City's Struggle with Addiction. Published June 2018 by Arsenal Pulp Press.• Recipient of the 2018 George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature.• Organized and executed book launches and tours, securing venues, promoting each event at the local level, and delivering presentations to large audiences in +10 major cities.

Liberia, Malawi

• Established and led internship programs wherein journalism students were placed at several of the countries’ top newspapers and radio stations.• Functioned as an editor and mentor, enhancing interns’ capabilities as demonstrated by output, promotions, and awards.• Regularly overcame challenges related to partner organizations’ severe staff and resource constraints.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Wrote and edited articles for the Georgia Straight’s print edition and website.• Worked on assignment, routinely researching new topics and producing detailed articles on deadline and with 100-percent accuracy.• Planned homepage and section-page layouts and coordinated content online.• Served as a managerial assistant to the editor-in-chief, assisting with hiring, onboarding, and quarterly reviews.• Played a central role in the newspaper’s migration to the internet, assisting with the creation of early websites and establishing and maintaining the company’s first social media accounts.