Editor & Content Producer

JULIA DODSON

New York, NY

************@*****.***

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE:

VelveteenDreams.tumblr.com, Curator & Content Developer September 2010 – Present

• Curate original content on art, style, and culture

• Research and conduct interviews featuring various notable cultural figures

• Write in-depth social and cultural commentary

• Select and edit visuals for photo features

• Research, write, and edit video podcasts

• Create trend page forecasting season’s aesthetics

Liberty LEADS, Alumni Advisor September 2010 – Present

• Produce 5 yearly events and 2 conferences

• Build relationships with companies and corporations for exchange of resources to service alumni

• Teach workshops on time management, college success, and social and emotional health

• Gather and record data on alumni’s college retention rates

• Conduct one-on-one meetings with students to manage progress and needs

• Assist students in acquiring employment and internship opportunities

The Harlem Children’s Zone, Student Advocate September 2009 – September 2010

• Acted as a liaison between several schools and student

• Create bi-monthly progress reports and monthly academic action plan for case load for over 30 students

• Assisted students in the completion of the college application and financial aid processes

• Created and conduct weekly workshops around college success, current events, and life readiness

Convention Magazine: Art Is Life, Editor-at-Large June – July 2010

• Worked with Art Is Life curator and art director to create overall issue theme and aesthetic

• Gathered writers and assigned stories based on writer’s knowledge base and writing niche

• Edited all articles to be published

Time Out New York Magazine, Special Projects Department June 2008 – July 2009

• Edited and wrote for Time Out’s New York City guidebook

• Fact checked reviews for restaurants, nightclubs, and music venues for guidebooks

• Researched new restaurants, venues and boutiques throughout New York City

• Visited locations for accuracy of prices, ambiance, and customer service

Mass Appeal Magazine, Editorial Assistant September 2007 – May 2008

• Researched and pitched story ideas

• Performed fact checking and editing duties

• Managed the editor’s calendar, arranging all meetings and travel plans

• Wrote articles on art, design, and men’s fashion published for online and print

• Held responsibility for producing magazine’s Miss Appeal and organized hair, make-up and stylist team

• Developed rapport with creative professional: photographers, editors, writers, make-up artists, wardrobe and hair stylists

Ralph Lauren, Children’s Buying Dept. June 2007- August 2007

• Learned in-depth about the buying process

• Created spreadsheets detailing monthly deliveries of Ralph Lauren stores inventory nationwide

• Analyzed data, determining allocation of season’s collection

Complex Magazine, Editorial Assistant June 2006- September 2006

• Attended editorial meetings and pitched story ideas on gadgets, artists, and menswear brands

• Researched people and products to be featured in magazine sections

• Wrote product & music reviews

EDUCATION:

School of Visual Arts January 2013-May 2013

Continuing Education course: Editorial Design

Parson School of Design January 2012-May 2012

Continuing Education courses: Fashion Trends & Digital Imaging with Photoshop

City College at the City University of New York May 2008

BA in Media and Communication Arts with a concentration in print journalism

SKILLS: InDesign, InCopy, Power Point, Excel, CMS, Photoshop, iMovie, Popcorn Maker and Research.

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