JANE

C. TIMM
WORK EXPERIENCE

janetimm@gmail.com || 203.240.4282 || www.janectimm.tumblr.com Gotham Gazette New York, NY Politics and policy blog City Council reporter (June 11 Present) reporting and writing three 1000+ word features a month on everything from immigration to elections Rolling Stone New York, NY Politics/National Affairs factchecker (May 11 Present) worked with all sides of editorial and production in a fast-paced newsroom to edit content for accuracy and content in national affairs, political news, and feature stories The Real Deal New York, NY Real estate news magazine and blog Freelancer (Sept. 08 Present), Intern (Summer 08) 1-2 in-depth magazine features per month blog posts on breaking news, trends, and market reports CMS publishing and photo editing Washington Square News New York, NY NYUs Daily Student Newspaper (Sept. 07 May 11) Assistant Managing Editor, Senior Editor, Enterprise Editor, News Editor, Reporter managed a staff of 25+ reporters and editors in daily news production, organized and taught reporting workshops to new writers extensive coverage on: NYUs campus in Abu Dhabi for 3+ years, including a trip to the Emirates to report, NYU merger/acquisition of Polytechnic University in Brooklyn, and budget cuts, including controversial story on public safetys elimination of several 24/7 safety zones experience with multimedia, including audio slideshows Village Voice New York, NY Research assistant and blogger May 09 Sept. 09 Researched, reported, fact checked, and proofread 30 blog posts and 2 cover stories, while researching and reporting my own blog items for Runnin Scared Recognized with special reporting credit in September 1st cover story Bloomberg Keeps His Billions Separate From His Mayoral Obligations? Yeah, Right!

Clarity Media Group New York, NY Communications consulting firm Director of Business Development (Sept. 10 May 11), Summer associate (May 10 Aug. 10) Researched and assisted in mock interviews in media trainings, shot and edited video footage, wrote and edited promotional materials, contracts, and website content, managed client relations Amnesty International USA (June 06 Feb 11) Northeast Student Area Coordinator, Media Consultant, Protest Action coordinator Worked as liaison between National and Regional office staff and student groups Traveled around the country for trainings and conferences, taught workshops at annual Regional Meetings in Boston, MA One of four keynote speakers at 1000+ person protest in New York, NY

EDUCATION

New York University (graduated May 2011) Journalism, Russian and Slavic Studies double major 3.4/4.0 cumulative GPA Liberal Studies Program Deans Circle 2008-2009 Studied journalism and language in Prague, Czech Republic from Jan. 2010 to May 2010 Wooster School (Graduated June 2007) Danbury, CT

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Computer and software proficiency Adobe Photoshop, HTML, Mac and Windows OS proficient Experienced with video editing and design programs (InDesign, QuarkXPress) Experienced with SEO Language Skills Some Russian, basic Czech

INTERESTS

Baking, photojournalism, travelling