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DrakeUniversity Des Moines, IA Majors: Magazine Journalism, International Relations Minor: Entrepreneurship Expected Graduation: May 2013 DrakeMagazine Des Moines, IA Editor-in-Chief, May 2011-present Manage editors, writers, designers, photographers, and webmaster; successfully delegate tasks to staff; revived magazine’s social media outlets; led a complete redesign of the website; maintain magazine’s budget Section Editor, August 2010-May 2011 Aided with macro and micro editing; worked with multiple writers to ensure successful story progression; brainstormed story ideas for print magazine and website Webmaster, August 2010-May 2011 Maintained DrakeMagazine.com using Dreamweaver; updated content on site; edited video, pictures, and audio clips Assistant Editor, August 2009-May 2010 Wrote blogs and articles; interviewed people locally and nationally; fact-checked all stories for the website; created video and audio supplements for articles Locusic Des Moines, IA A Pandora-like startup for local music. Band Recruiter, Event Organizer, October 2011-present Invite bands to add music to the site, write weekly blog posts, organize recruitment events and music concerts WritingExperience GQ.com, staff writer (June 2012-August 2012) DIY, freelance writer (Spring 2012 issue) Urban Plains, freelance writer (Fall 2010, Fall 2011) The Lift, staff writer and editor (Dec. 2010-July 2011) MeredithCorporation Des Moines, IA Copy Editing Intern, June 2011-August 2011 Copy edited over 30 magazines from the Home Design, Garden, Food, and Decorating groups; proofread iPad publications through Zinio.com; edited slideshows and newsletters. Copy Flow Coordinator, June 2010-June 201 2 Send articles to freelance editors; route files back to magazine editors; edit reprint magazines; communicate with in-house editors on a daily basis. RelevantSkills Efficient in: Photoshop, InDesign, CSS and HTML coding, Wordpress, Dreamweaver, Word, Excel, Audacity, social media management HOME 8 Clark street Apartment 3A Brooklyn, ny 11201 EMAIL [email protected] CALL (262) 203-0719 website erikaraeowen.com dsmbandbombshell.wordpress.com GQMagazine New York, NY Print Editorial Intern, June 2012-present Transcribe interviews, compile research for editors and staff writers, conduct interviews, write stories for the website, deliver products to photo shoots
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DrakeUniversityDes Moines, IA
Majors: Magazine Journalism, International RelationsMinor: EntrepreneurshipExpected Graduation: May 2013
DrakeMagazineDes Moines, IA
Editor-in-Chief, May 2011-presentManage editors, writers, designers, photographers, and webmaster; successfully delegate tasks to staff; revived magazine’s social media outlets; led a complete redesign of the website; maintain magazine’s budget
Section Editor, August 2010-May 2011Aided with macro and micro editing; worked with multiple writers to ensure successful story progression; brainstormed story ideas for print magazine and website
Webmaster, August 2010-May 2011Maintained DrakeMagazine.com using Dreamweaver; updated content on site; edited video, pictures, and audio clips
Assistant Editor, August 2009-May 2010Wrote blogs and articles; interviewed people locally and nationally; fact-checked all stories for the website; created video and audio supplements for articles
LocusicDes Moines, IA
A Pandora-like startup for local music.
Band Recruiter, Event Organizer, October 2011-presentInvite bands to add music to the site, write weekly blog posts, organize recruitment events and music concerts
WritingExperienceGQ.com, staff writer (June 2012-August 2012)DIY, freelance writer (Spring 2012 issue)Urban Plains, freelance writer (Fall 2010, Fall 2011)The Lift, staff writer and editor (Dec. 2010-July 2011)
MeredithCorporationDes Moines, IA
Copy Editing Intern, June 2011-August 2011Copy edited over 30 magazines from the Home Design, Garden, Food, and Decorating groups; proofread iPad publications through Zinio.com; edited slideshows and newsletters.
Copy Flow Coordinator, June 2010-June 201 2Send articles to freelance editors; route files back to magazine editors; edit reprint magazines; communicate with in-house editors on a daily basis. RelevantSkills
Efficient in: Photoshop, InDesign, CSS and HTML coding, Wordpress, Dreamweaver, Word, Excel, Audacity, social media management
HOME8 Clark streetApartment 3ABrooklyn, ny 11201
CALL(262) 203-0719
websiteerikaraeowen.comdsmbandbombshell.wordpress.com
GQMagazineNew York, NY
Print Editorial Intern, June 2012-presentTranscribe interviews, compile research for editors and staff writers, conduct interviews, write stories for the website, deliver products to photo shoots
