Assistant Office

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February 01, 2015

Kimya Hedayat-Zadeh

New York City & Washington, DC Cell: 413 - 657 - 4287 ********@*****.***

Reporter & Photographer, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Washington, DC 2015

EXPERIENCE

Cover think tank panels, hearings, and cultural events

Contributing Writer, Defending Dissent Newswire, Washington, DC 2014

Follow network neutrality beat

Freelance Editor & Writer, 2014

Co-writing novel with author and her editor

Reviewing teen novel

Edited children’s literature for published author

Co-wrote film scripts and developed content for radio segments

Public Affairs Fellow, U.S. Bahá'í Office of Public Affairs, Washington DC, 2013 - 2014

Served as interim Media Relations Officer and led outreach initiatives

Drafted articles on issues of human rights, sustainable development, and gender equality

Participated in staff meetings

Research Assistant, Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, MA, 2011 - 2012

Published case study on Massachusetts Green High-Performance Supercomputing Center

Participated in Transformative Advanced Education visioning sessions for regional stakeholders

Assisted Director of Computer Information Systems with documentation for grant proposal

Editorial Producer, MassLive.com, Springfield, MA, 2011

Managed business blogging platform

Pitched and produced video segments and multimedia content

Samples of work:

http://bit.ly/1clxkEk, http://bit.ly/1d4RKBw, http://bit.ly/1amywrb

City Planning Aid, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, Springfield, MA, 2011

Gathered and interpreted statistics used by senior planners

Wrote reports on regional trends

Edited planning documents for transportation, land use, and economic development projects

University of Massachusetts - Amherst May 2012 GPA 3.95

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Design, Urban Planning Concentration

Commonwealth Honors College

Technical Skills: Microsoft Office, Final Cut Pro, Finale, InDesign, Business blogging platforms,

Social media platforms, GIS, HTML, Photoshop

Language Skills: Persian: Fluent. Spanish: Proficient.

Kappa Tau Alpha National Honor Society in Journalism and Mass Communication

HONORS

National and Regional Scholastic Writing Awards

Q&A with Public Radio International Environment Editor for Eleanor Bateman Award Ceremony