Xavier Griffiths

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WORK

EXPERIENCE Japanese Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program Tokyo, Japan Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) 07/14-08/16

Promote English education and international exchange at Tokyo Metropolitan High School.

Manage school’s English Club.

Visit elementary schools to promote inter-cultural learning. GamrReview (VGChartz.com)

Reviewer, Copy Editor, Feature Writer 01/09- 09/15

Write informative reviews of newly released videogames.

Edit reviews for content and copy errors.

Travel to meet with publishers in order to play early builds of unreleased videogames to write informative previews.

Lodgenet Mobile New York, NY

Editorial Intern Summer 2012

Wrote articles based on POIs for newly launched Lodgenet Mobile app

Read copy to correct errors in spelling, style and syntax

Speak over the phone with PR representatives to gather information about POIs EDUCATION: Fordham University, Fordham College at Rose Hill 2014 Bronx, NY Double Major: English and Communications/Minor: Comparative Literature GPA: 3.85 (Summa Cum Laude)

AWARDS: Literary Studies Prize for Work in Comparative Literature. Bernice Kilduff White & John J. White Creative Writing Prize ORGANIZATIONS: Phi Beta Kappa

Phi Kappa Phi

JET Program Alumni Association of New York

VOLUNTEER

EXPERIENCE International English Camp Ibaraki-ken, Japan (Summer 2015)

Volunteer counselor for school children affected by 2011 tsunami during weekend camp getaways.

Help students complete activities designed to help them become interested in English.

Teach students about my culture to promote international understanding. SKILLS:

HTML5/CSS

Adobe Photoshop

Sound Forge

Final Cut Pro

Japanese Language Proficiency

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