Account Executive Management System

IAN R. CHAFFEE

323-***-**** -- ********@*****.***

EDUCATION

University of California, Berkeley, BA, 2001, Political Science/Mass

Communications (two degrees), English (minor)

Major GPA: 3.83

Cumulative GPA: 3.43

WORK EXPERIENCE

Contributing Writer and Editor, Bleacher Report, Los Angeles, CA, Present

Wrote articles for popular online sports hub that were ultimately featured

on the websites for CBS Sports, the Los Angeles Times and San Francisco

Chronicle.

Edited and made suitable for online publication hundreds of fan articles

submitted through website's content management system.

Contributing Writer, CBS Radio Websites, Los Angeles, CA, Present

Contributed copy for station blogs maintained by CBS Radio in the Los

Angeles area, which include KROQ, JACK-FM, K-EARTH, The WAVE, and AMP.

Freelance Political Researcher, Los Angeles, CA, 2005-Present

Performed research duties (online research, record due diligence, summary

of findings) for various campaigns across the country at multiple levels

(local, state federal).

Account Executive & Research Associate, Varoga & Rice, Oakland, CA, 2002-05

Handled crisis communications and information-based rapid response for

clients in the political realm.

Managed and directed day-to-day research plans and fulfilled research needs

for some of the country's largest political campaigns.

Studied issues important to different constituencies and summarized them

for political candidates, staff and their other consultants.

Wrote and organized hundreds and pages of research materials for campaigns

across the country at every level of government, including Democratic

candidates for state Governor.

Intern, LA Weekly, Los Angeles, CA, 1997

Fact-checked articles written by staff members for premier alternative

publication with circulation in the hundreds of thousands. Wrote profiles

for publication's annual "Best of LA" issue.

SKILLS

HTML 4.0/CSS/XHTML 1.0 proficient. Familiar with some Javascript.

Extensive experience with Lexis-Nexis and other online databases, Microsoft

Word suite, Mac & Linux operating systems.

Type 60 words-per-minute.

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