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Resume
Journalism Experience
Web Producer
(Full-time: June 2006 – present; Intern and fill-in: September 2005 – June 2006)
Boston.com (website for The Boston Globe)
 Update Boston.com's homepage and news sections throughout the day in a breaking news environment
Create photo galleries, surveys, message boards, and other related content using Boston.com's content management system
Design, create, and update special sections and news pages
Transfer Globe and wire content to website
Format and upload audio, video, and multimedia packages
Freelance Contributor
(May 2005 - June 2006)
The Patriot Ledger; Quincy, Mass.
Contributed articles to a daily newspaper with a circulation of 60,000
Freelance Contributor
(March 2005 - June 2006)
Jamaica Plain Gazette; Jamaica Plain, Mass.
Contributed articles and photographs to a bi-weekly newspaper with a circulation of 16,500
Editorial Assistant
(January 2005 - January 2006)
Media Ethics magazine; Boston, Mass.
Assisted in the production of a semiannual ethics magazine, including copy editing, taking photos, and obtaining images from third parties
Updated online version of the magazine using HTML and a content management system
Newscaster
(September 2004 - December 2004)
WERS (Emerson student radio); Boston, Mass.
Wrote and read three-minute news updates using sound clips gathered via phone and wire services
Other Experience
Scheduling Coordinator for Cambridge (Mass.) Public Schools (2003 - 2004)
Worked with at-risk youth for AmeriCorps in San Diego, Calif. (2002 - 2003)
Special Education Assistant for public schools in Madison, Wis.(2001)
Food Service Supervisor for the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s student union (1997 - 2001)
College radio DJ for WSUM in Madison (1997 - 1999) and WWSP in Stevens Point, Wis. (1994-1996)
Director (1996) and Assistant Director (1995) for Peter Quince Performing Co., a summer youth theater in Manitowoc, Wis.
Education
M.A., Journalism
(2006)
Emerson College; Boston, Mass.
Focus on print and multimedia journalism; GPA: 3.9 / 4.0
Awarded a Presidential Fellowship
B.A., English
(1999)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Emphasis in creative writing; GPA: 3.5 / 4.0
Skills
Intermediate knowledge of: HTML, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Windows operating systems
Basic knowledge of: CSS, JavaScript, Adobe Audition, Adobe Acrobat, Outlook, Lotus Notes, MS Works, Apple operating systems, soundboard and sound equipment operation
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Craig Nickels
(cell) 617-501-7589
email me
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