Rachel Kaufman’s Résumé

Work

• I write features and news for newspapers, magazines, and Web sites. Here are a few of the places I’ve been published:
  • The Washington Post
  • National Geographic News
  • Smithsonian Magazine
  • Scientific American
  • CNNMoney.com
  • Mental_Floss
  • Many more (check the website)!
• I am the editor, sole reporter, and chief cook/bottle washer for MediaJobsDaily.com, a mediabistro.com blog. I update the blog six times a day, five days a week. Sometimes more.
• As copyeditor for LeitesCulinaria.com, I check much of the content for typos, errors, and make it conform to house style.
• For a while (May 2008-May 2009) I also: Edited and produced “Getting Ahead” for the Washington Post Express, a free metro weekday paper with a circulation of around 200,000 (last I checked). I assigned stories, worked with writers, photographers, and interns to coordinate coverage. This position ended when the paper’s freelance budget was cut.

• I: Managed incoming correspondence (phone, mail, fax) for staff of 70.
• Pitched ideas to the section; monitored the paper to stay abreast of trends.

• Reported and wrote long-form features, A1 stories, profiles, news, and product reviews.
• Proofed pages; wrote captions and headlines .
• Worked with photographers and page designers to create and locate photos, sound, and artwork.

• Reported on banking, technology, finance, real estate news.
• Assisted editors with research.
• Wrote briefs for Web publication.

Seen

• Panelist, National Press Club’s Journalism Bootcamp, May 2nd, 2009.
• Panelist, Vocus User Conference “Future Of Media,” June 11, 2010.
• Panelist, Online News Association career summit, Oct. 28, 2010.

Learned

• Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
• 2003 – 2007: B.A. in English, journalism concentration