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What kind of job are you looking for?

I hope to find a job reporting, writing, and/or editing in the publishing industry. Entering my third year in the field, I know what goes into writing a compelling feature story, but I'm still learning the nuances of the craft every day. An ideal employer -- a magazine, newspaper, or website -- would value my original thinking and foolhardy persistance, but would also help nudge me along in the right direction once in a while. Great writers are not born, they are built from their experiences and from the wisdom of others.... read more

Posted @ 02:47PM, September 11, 2007 by Douglas MacMillan | Permalink
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Work history

BusinessWeek September 2006 to the present
Reporter

How would you describe your time at BusinessWeek?

-Wrote more than 50 news analysis features for BusinessWeek.com on technology, real estate, lifestyle, autos, marketing, small business and careers
-Develop sources, interview top-level executives, and attend industry events
-Craft interactive web graphics, product reviews, videos, tip sheets,
and blog posts
-Optimize online stories for consumption in major portals like Yahoo! and MSN
-Wrote "The Art of the Online R??sum??" for BusinessWeek print magazine
-Appeared in CNBC "On the Money" segment discussing the sports card industry
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BusinessWeek June 2006 to August 2006
Editorial Intern

How would you describe your time at BusinessWeek?

-Wrote 18 online stories on small business and entrepreneurship
-Gained fluency in financial and corporate management issues
Adotas.com February 2006 to May 2006
Editorial Intern

How would you describe your time at Adotas.com?

-Wrote 22 business stories on deadline, including 9 features and 13 op-ed pieces
-Updated website with breaking news stories throughout the day
Rolling Stone August 2005 to December 2005
Editorial Intern

How would you describe your time at Rolling Stone?

-Collected research of articles for at least one feature story per magazine
-Compiled and distributed daily media packet of current events and entertainment news
-Transcribed interviews with prominent figures in the music and entertainment industry

Education

Vanderbilt University August 2001 to January 2005
English

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