R achel L. Ament
Charlottesville, VA 22903
504-***-**** ******.*****@*****.***
Education
Tulane University, New Orleans, L.A.
B.A. in Psychology and English (with creative writ ing concentration), May 2006
MT, University of Virginia, Special Education, May, 2011
Selected Experience
F reelance Writer, Editor, Web Producer, and Publicist, June 2006 present
-Writes culture and lifestyle articles for The Jerusalem Post, Lemondrop, Oxygen, The
A dvocate, Nextbook, Moment, and The Forward, among several other publications and
websites
-Formatted and edited web content for Discovery Channel and Mar tha Stewart Living
-Edited Celina Fein’s Oral History, an account of a Polish woman’s experience as a
Holocaust survivor
-Handled publicity for rapper Kosha Dillz
Quick & Simple m agazine, April 2008 July 2008
Web Production Assistant
-Edited articles
-Formatted articles and images using a content management system
N ickelodeon m agazine, October 2007 May 2008
Web Production Assistant
-Edited articles
-Formatted articles and images using a content management system
Moment m agazine, June 2006 June 2007
Editorial Assistant (Aug 2006-June 2007)
-Wrote articles on Jewish language, art, and music
-Copy-edited, fact-checked and researched
-Created and maintained Moment’s first-ever blog
-Coordinated public relations campaigns and sold advertisements
ABC News National Headquarters, June 2005 August 2005
I ntern
-Screened, edited, and categorized air histories
Nola, I ndependent Film, directed by Mar r ied With Children wri ter Harold Sylvester,
Spring 2005
Member of Writing Staff
-Wrote original content for final script
Reform Judaism m agazine, June 2004 August 2004
Intern
-Wrote online content and promotional material
- Researched and fact checked