Jake J. Smith

1222 E. 52nd St. Apt. #1W • Chicago, IL 60615 • jjsmith@uchicago.edu • (319) 512-9609 EDUCATION The University of Chicago Chicago, IL Bachelor of Arts in Political Science Expected June 2013

• GPA: 3.72/4.00; Dean’s List 2010, 2011, and 2012; 2012 Jeff Metcalf Internship winner

DATA & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Dr. John Brehm, Political Science Professor, University of Chicago Chicago, IL Research Assistant June 2011 – January 2012

• Using STATA, cleaned and refined datasets describing thousands of individuals arrested during riots in 1848 Paris and 2011 London, which are now being used in undergraduate political science courses

• Built a comprehensive Excel dataset from scratch on European riots from 2000 to 2011, based on research from dozens of Internet news archives

Chicago Policy Research Team, University of Chicago Student Think Tank Chicago, IL Survey Team and GIS Analyst January – July 2011

• Using STATA and Excel, analyzed results from parent and teacher health needs assessment surveys to determine which health services would be most valuable in a school-based health center

• Using ArcGIS, created maps to highlight where medical centers are scarcest and least accessible via public transportation in the Woodlawn community, which were presented to a local non-profit

JOURNALISM & COMMUNICATIONS EXPERIENCE University Community Service Center (UCSC), University of Chicago Chicago, IL Civic Journalist November 2012 – Present

• Report and write stories profiling professors, courses, or students whose work engages with the greater city of Chicago, for publication on the UCSC website and in a monthly e-newsletter

• Work closely with editors to complete three polished features each academic quarter; submit three drafts of each article to editors by specific deadlines, revising to address editor’s comments

The University of Chicago Maroon, University of Chicago Student Newspaper Chicago, IL News Staff March 2011 – Present

• Write feature- and brief-length articles about campus life for publication in print and online • Communicate regularly with university and city representatives in order to report official stances on

campus and community issues

Press & Communications Office, Office of the Mayor of Chicago Chicago, IL Press Intern September – December 2012

• Drafted and edited official press releases on upcoming Chicago events and new civic programs • Researched business growth, education, and crime in the Chicago area for data to be used in official

statements from Mayor Emanuel and during press events

Freakonomics Radio, WNYC Public Radio New York, NY 2012 Jeff Metcalf Intern June – August 2012

• Fact-checked scripts for four Freakonomics Radio podcasts and five segments on American Public Media’s Marketplace prior to taping

• Using Excel, created two databases (one examining trends in beer sales at college football stadiums, one comparing mortality rates of various summer activities) to obtain statistics later cited in broadcasts

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Computer skills: Competent in STATA; competent in Pro Tools; highly proficient in Microsoft Office Language skills: Intermediate knowledge of Modern Standard Arabic; proficient in Spanish Interests: Domestic and international affairs; writing and journalism; playing piano in rock band