JOSHUA KATZ
SKILLS
Editor – I revise formal arguments, online copy, and
everything in between. Screenwriter, for fun and prestige: I’ve won three awards for my writing. HTML coder and rock climber, although not in that order. Proficient in Mac and PC tech, Fluent in Microsoft Office Suite.
EXPERIENCE
Upper School English Teacher Collegiate School August 2014 – August 2019
Developed two sections of English 10 curriculum and three semester-long electives. Prioritized student writing and constant editing. Led discourse on Senior Speech and Technology Integration Faculty Committees.
News Writer Blu-ray.com June 2010 - Present
Develop news postings using HTML code. Communicate with national and global publicists. Interview filmmakers and promote screenings.
EDUCATION
MA May 2014 VCU - GPA: 4.0
Major: English – Research
Winner of Graduate Teaching Assistantship
Co-taught four freshman courses while writing thesis: Once Upon a Time in Tarantino-Occupied Carnage:
Moral Dilemmas in Quentin Tarantino’s Revenge Cinema BA December 2008 University of Richmond – GPA: 3.9 Major: English / Minor: Creative Writing
Winner of 2009 Norman English Award
Member of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Tau Delta
OBJECTIVE
With over ten years of mastery in
education, editing, and writing, I
emphasize the purpose and practice
of formal expression, in all its
complexities.
joshkatz0186@
gmail.com
Website + Online Portfolio:
www.jvkatz.com
VOLUNTEER
EXPERIENCE OR
LEADERSHIP
Coached Collegiate Climbing Team.
Led Tenth-Grade Department Cohort.
Served on English Department
Recruitment Board. Taught theater at
Richmond Community High School.
Volunteered for VCU’s Writing Center
and the Blackbird literary journal.