Eric
Shapiro
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30 Waterside Plaza,
917-858-1653
2012 cum laude college graduate seeking
entry-level position in journalism
EXPERIENCE -
JOURNALISM
Entrepreneur
Magazine – Freelance writer, August 2012 – present
•Write 400-800-word articles for
Entrepreneur.com and YoungEntrepreneur.com on subjects including companies run
by young entrepreneurs, the impact of Obama’s healthcare plan on small
businesses and discussion of politics in the workplace
Entrepreneur
Magazine – Paid intern, May – August 2012
•Created Facebook
and Twitter posts using Sprout Social
•Managed discussions on magazine
website
•Input articles into content management
system
•Reviewed analytics and performed
search engine optimization
•Copyedited articles, transcribed
interviews
Indie
Shuffe blog - Contributing writer (intern),
January 2012 – present
• Review indie music for respected,
high-traffic blog
• Write 400-500-word reviews of albums
and songs
• Blogged daily on the arts and current
events
• Interviewed musicians and wrote 800-word
artist profiles
• Wrote 550-700 word reviews of albums,
concerts and theater
Us
Weekly Magazine,
• Assisted staff reporter with research
for articles on topics such as reality TV shows and celebrity news
• Transcribed interviews
• Compiled a database of celebrity PR
firms
EXPERIENCE -
COLLEGE JOURNALISM/WRITING
• Reviewed books, video games, albums,
movies, concerts and theater
• Wrote op-ed columns on the latest
album releases and political issues. Topics
for the latter included: the
Republican primary campaign/candidates, the Occupy Wall Street movement, Quran
burning in
• Wrote articles and assigned articles
to other writers
• Composed layout for print edition of
the newspaper
• Made editorial decisions as a member
of the editorial board
Skidmore
Literary Society - Webmaster, January – May 2012
• Helped lay
out and maintain website
• Compiled and blogged on events and
developments in the literary world
EXPERIENCE -
OTHER
Housing
Works,
• Maintained sales and inventory
databases for organization advocating for
homeless AIDS patients
Cosmic
Comics,
2007
• Assisted customers, stocked shelves
EDUCATION AND
HONORS
Graduated cum laude May 2012, GPA 3.59,
Majors: English and Government
Member, Pi Sigma Alpha (National
Political Science Honor Society)
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Goldsmiths
College, University of London London, England, Spring term 2011
High School Summer Program in Creative
Writing
SKILLS
Social media (Twitter, Facebook, Sprout Social, Google+), analytics and SEO, Microsoft
Office (Word, Excel, Power Point), Wordpress, InDesign, transcription of interviews in audio and video
formats, live event coverage
INTERESTS