Catherine MacDonald

abi48h@r.postjobfree.com 571-***-****

**** ***** ***., ******** **. 23220

Relevant Experience

National Geographic Society, Legal Researcher

July 2010-present

**** **** ****et N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036

. Assisting the society with a project to produce e-books

The Academy for Educational Development, Copy Editing Consultant

July 2010-present

1825 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20009

The Commonwealth Times, Managing Editor, Copy Editor, News Editor

News Editor: April 2008-January 2009 Copy Editor: January 2009-

April 2009 Managing Editor: April 2009-May 2010

817 W. Broad St., Richmond, Va. 23220

. Part of the inaugural staff to create and launch the paper's

new website and multimedia

. Managed a staff of about 20 for a twice-weekly publication

. Wrote and edited content and oversaw all aspects of production

Student Press Law Center, Summer Intern

May 2009-August 2009

1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100, Arlington, Va. 22209

. Wrote 500-word "News Flashes" about First Amendment issues

involving student media

. Wrote feature pieces for the SPLC's quarterly magazine, The

Report

National Geographic Society, Summer Intern

June 2009-August 2009

1145 17th Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036

. Wrote and edited advertising copy

Teaching assistant for a communications law class

August 2009-December 2009

901 W. Main St., Richmond, Va. 23220

Capital News Service, Deputy Copy Desk Chief, Reporter

January 2009-May 2010

901 W. Main St., Richmond, Va. 23220

Writing coach for a media writing class

Summer 2008

901 W. Main St., Richmond, Va. 23220

. Copy edited students' work

. Advised students on word choice, style, etc.

NumbersUSA, Help Desk Intern

June 2007-January 2008

1601 Kent St., Suite 1100, Arlington, Va. 22209

. Part of technical support team that assisted hundreds daily both on-

and off-site

. Used code to create an interactive map and other website features

Education

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va. Graduation in spring

2010

Mass communications major, print journalism focus

Professional writing and rhetoric minor

Awards and Honors

. Mass Communications Faculty Award

. 2008 Virginia Press Association College Contest winner: First place

in general news writing

. 2008 Virginia Press Association Award College Contest winner: Third

place in general news writing

. Magna cum laude

. Dean's List

Relevant Skills

. Excellent research skills, writing and copy editing abilities

. Proficient in Microsoft Office, FileMaker and other such programs

of any generation

. Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Audition and Premiere

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