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    Marjory Garrison

    EXPERIENCE

    M+R Strategic Services
    Internal Consultant
    Current Position
    • Develop and maintain internal standards for style and firm profile.
    • Concept, write and edit proposals for national public interest campaigns.

    The Brooklyn Rail
    City Editor
    September 2003 -- Ongoing
    • Edit local coverage of politics and culture in Brooklyn.
    • Recruit freelance writers and maintain Local and Street sections.
    • Write column on how taste, culture and economics influence what we eat.
    • Awarded two Independent Press Awards for articles written in 2003 and 2004.
    • Additional Ippies awarded for articles edited through 2005.

    Victoria's Secret
    Copy Writer
    October 2004 -- December 2005
    • Wrote marketing copy for catalogues and web site.
    • Assisted in the development of product launch campaigns.

    FoodChange
    Program Assistant
    September 2005 -- January 2006
    • Wrote and edited advocacy and communications materials.
    • Edited policy reports and wrote City Council testimony.
    • Designed curriculum and taught in-house Business Writing course.

    MTV Magazine
    Editorial Assistant
    July 2003-February 2004
    • Researched and wrote articles for the launch of MTV magazine.
    • Edited video game reviews and front- and back of the book submissions.

    BBC
    Production & Editorial Intern
    Fall 2003
    • Wrote weekly press release for the BBC series, "Talking Movies."
    • Transcribed interviews and conducted research for reporters and producers.

    Penguin Putnam, New American Library
    Editorial Assistant
    March-September 2002
    • Edited Simple Steps (Spring, 2003).
    • Read and evaluated manuscripts for mass market paperback consideration.

    EDUCATION

    New York University, December 2003
    Master of Arts, Magazine Journalism

    University of California, Los Angeles, June 2000
    Bachelor of Arts, Communication Studies
    Graduated Cum Laude G.P.A. 3.6

    ADDITIONAL EDUCATION

    University of Glasgow, Scotland, September 1998- June 1999
    Study Abroad

    Santa Monica Community College, Spring 2001
    Writing To Sell

    ADDITIONAL FREELANCE EXPERIENCE

    • The Aesthetic Book, Contributing Writer, March 2004 -- March 2005
    • HomeCare Magazine, Contributing Writer, June 2001 -- June 2005
    • Research Assistant for journalist David Samuels, Ongoing
    REFERENCES
    Available Upon Request.