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RACHEL

FREEMAN914-318-7585

Rachhh.freeman@gmail.com

Related Experience

Editorial Intern, The Poughkeepsie Journal Summer 2012

Wrote stories and covered live events for different sections including local news, arts andlifestyle . Wrote front-page articles and centerpieces . Wrote arts, news and business

briefs . Put events into community calendar . Created story packages on CCI NewsGate.Researched for articles . Pitched story ideas and attended news meetings.

Managing Editor, The New Paltz Oracle Fall 2012Managed a staff of approximately 30 . Micro and macro edited stories for content andAP style errors . Laid out opinion section . Helped page editors with layouts using AdobeInDesign . Put together slugs list every week.

News Editor, The New Paltz Oracle PresentMoved down to train future editor . Manages two news copy editors . Writes weeklyarticles for news section . Micro and macro edits all news stories for content and AP styleerrors . Highlights all news stories for fact checking. Lays out all pages in the news

section . Pitches weekly story ideas.

Assistant Managing Editor, The New Paltz Oracle PresentAids editor-in-chief and managing editor in everyday duties . Proofreads and edits allstories in news, features, arts and entertainment and sports sections . Helps train copyeditors in editing and AP style skills.

Features Editor, The New Paltz Oracle Fall 2011Managed two features copy editors . Wrote weekly articles for features section . Macroand micro edited all feature stories for content and AP style errors . Highlighted allfeature stories for fact checking. Laid out all pages in the features section . Pitched

weekly story ideas.

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A&E Copy Editor, The New Paltz Oracle Spring 2011Wrote weekly articles for Arts & Entertainment section . Fact checked all Arts &Entertainment articles . Copy edited all stories being published . Pitched weekly storyideas.

Editorial Intern, IN/Where New York Magazines Summer 2011Wrote listings for New York City restaurants, shops and galleries . Wrote short features .

Attended press events . Assisted with photo shoots including picking up and sortingmerchandise . Used InCopy to edit content . Researched store/restaurant openings .Gathered contact information for sources.

Spanish Correspondent, The New Paltz Oracle Spring 2012Wrote columns reflecting on study abroad experience.

Other Experience

Administrative Assistant Summer 2008 - 2010Law Offices of Virginia R. Fling, New York, N.Y.Client files organization . Data entry and database management . Storage coordination.Document translation . Prepared accounts payable, disbursement journals and outgoingmail.

Administrative Assistant April2010 January 2012Law Office of Alison Greenberg, New York,N.Y.Responsibilities include organization and filing of documents.

Tutor, Highland Residential Center, Highland, N.Y. Fall 2010 - 2012Selected to provide one on one weekly tutoring to juvenile offenders . Planned andimplemented lessons to teach basic math and English skills to adolescents.Radio DJ, The Edge, New Paltz, N.Y. Spring 2010 2011Hosted a two hour radio show every week. Worked for the Marketing Department.

Study Abroad, Seville, Spain Spring 2012Took classes all taught in Spanish for the semester.

SkillsExperience in Adobe InDesign . Fluent in AP style . Second language: IntermediateSpanish . Knowledge of social media . Windows & Mac OS platforms . MS Office.

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EducationState University of New York (SUNY) New Paltz New Paltz, N.Y.BA in Journalism, 2013 Minor in Spanish, 2013AwardsDean's List; Spring 2010, 11, Fall 2012

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