Journalist

JENNIMAI NGUYEN

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EDUCATION

Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism, Evanston, IL Graduated June 2020 Bachelor of Science in Journalism, Minors in Creative Writing and Psychology

Relevant Courses: Magazine Feature Writing, Media Presentation for Magazines, Global Reporting (Panama), Introduction to Investigative Reporting, Creative Nonfiction Writing Sequence

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

New York Magazine’s The Cut, New York, NY Jan. 2020 - March 2020

Editorial Assistant

●Covered celebrities, events, style, beauty and culture for the online vertical through editor assignments and personal pitches

●Reported and wrote three to four articles per week, including a weekly celebrity style column

●Managed daily calendar for Editor-In-Chief Stella Bugbee, and coordinated fashion week schedules for entire fashion team

Modern Luxury, Chicago, IL Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2019

Editorial Intern

●Covered people, events, style, food and culture for three city titles, including Michigan Avenue, Interiors and Men’s Book

●Researched and wrote two to three articles per week for the November, December and January print issues of the magazine

●Fact-checked and copy edited articles, transcribed interviews and assisted with creating layouts for online articles

Janet Mandell, Chicago, IL Aug. 2019 - Dec. 2019

Content Creator and Copywriter

●Copywrote written content and designed graphics for marketing materials, blog posts, social media and business presentations

●Assisted in strategizing to target celebrity stylists like those of Priyanka Chopra, Gigi Hadid and Kourtney Kardashian

Marketing Intern June 2019 - Aug. 2019

●Polished showroom website before launch, including copy editing all written material, product logging, technical troubleshooting, photoshoot management and newsletter writing

●Operated fashion shows, shoots and assisted with various PR events, such as the Vital Proteins Launch Party

Myoko School for Autism, Hanoi, VN June 2018 - Aug. 2018

Development Intern and Team Manager

●Developed an overall internal improvement plan and external social media plan for an international NGO while managing a team of two other Northwestern students

●Designed, wrote and produced educational pamphlets and marketing video for presentation at international conferences

LEADERSHIP

Northwestern University Dance Marathon, Evanston, IL April 2018 - March 2019

Marketing and Media Co-Chair

●Storyboarded, pitched, created and distributed all marketing materials across campus and to professional news sites, including videos, social media graphics, press releases and media packets

●Managed a 45-person committee year-round to efficiently execute all social media plans and amplify fundraising initiatives, reaching a collective of more than 10,500 followers

●Collaborated on a 22-student executive board for one of the largest student run philanthropies in the nation to produce a 30- hour nonstop event and raise over $1.12 million for our beneficiaries

Delta Gamma Fraternity, Evanston, IL Jan. 2018 - Dec. 2018

VP: Communication and Director of Recruitment

●Documented weekly meetings and regularly communicated deadlines and events to chapter members

●Planned and executed all recruitment events, including careful crafting of chapter messaging and social media

COURSE PROJECTS

Funny Girl, Magazine Feature Writing Jan 2019 - March 2019

●Profiled a prominent campus comedienne, delving into her relationship with performance, LGBTQ activism and sexism in the entertainment industry

Culture, Crisis and Cash: Why Pelican Islanders Won’t Evacuate, Global Reporting (Panama) Jan. 2018 - April 2018

●Researched, interviewed and wrote an investigation on location in San Blas exploring why indigenous Panamanians refused to leave their sinking island homes amidst rapidly rising ocean levels

SKILLS

●Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator), Microsoft Office, Google Suite, CMS, SEO, AP Style

●Native Vietnamese Speaker

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