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John MacDonald CONTACT INFORMATION 264 Devoe Street, #4F Brooklyn, NY 11211 Email: johnmacdonald_7@hotmail.com; jsm382@nyu.edu EDUCATION New York University New York, NY Sept. 2006 -- Present • M.A. in Journalism • Cultural Reporting and Criticism Program Oberlin College Oberlin, OH Graduated: June 2003 • B.A. in English w/Concentration in American Culture and Literature • Final Grade Point Average: 3.73 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Development Coordinator Philadelphia Mural Arts Program Philadelphia, PA Jan. 2005 -- July 2006 • Wrote proposals and reports to major corporations, private foundations, and government agencies in order to raise funds for a small non-profit creating large-scale murals throughout the city and providing free art education programs for Philadelphia youth. • Oversaw the development office's individual giving program which included writing thank you letters and maintaining multiple databases. • Edited both the bi-annual newsletter and the content of the organization's website, www.muralarts.org. Staff Writer/Contributor Prefix Magazine (www.prefixmag.com) New York, NY Aug. 2004 -- July 2006 • Wrote reviews of pop music records and live performance events in and around Philadelphia. • Interviewed internationally-known rock groups for publication, including The Libertines and The Arcade Fire. Editorial Department Internship Philadelphia Weekly Philadelphia, PA Sept. 2003 -- Jan. 2004 • Fact checked articles, including everything from features to CD reviews. • Corrected final copy using Quark Express. Listings Department Internship Philadelphia Weekly Philadelphia, PA Jan. -- May 2004 • Compiled and consolidated, along with the listings editor and other interns, all the interesting cultural events in the Philadelphia area. • Wrote blurbs about festivals, theater productions, dance performances, and other events. Research Department Internship Communications Workers of America (CWA) Washington D.C. Headquarters Winter 2003 • Assisted various staff members in gathering materials for presentations and papers dealing with CWA--member concerns. • Analyzed and read numerous filings by various parties urging the FCC, as part of their biennial review, either to repeal, modify, or leave in place the rules that govern mergers and other business activities within the entertainment industry. • Synthesized in writing often-dense legal documents in order to help the department write further comments relating to the FCC's rules. Music Department Internship Cleveland Free Times Cleveland, OH Summer 2002 • Wrote CD reviews and previews of concerts for publication. • Organized and assisted my editor in creating the fall entertainment calendar. • Supported the music department by researching stories and alphabetizing press photos. Arts Editor The Oberlin Review Oberlin College Oberlin, OH Spring semester 2002 • Coordinated which arts events to be covered from the myriad that Oberlin College offered. • Assigned writers to cover these events. • Designed the four to seven page arts section each week on Quark Express. • Developed "Heard Here," the Review's album review section which included finding records to review, writing some myself, devising the rating system, and laying out the section. Arts/Cultural Events Writer The Oberlin Review Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH 1999 -- 2003 • Covered events on campus throughout my eight semesters as an arts writer for Oberlin College's Oberlin Review ranging from student dance and theater to professional musical performances and student improvisational shows; output averaged ten pieces per semester. PROGRAM SKILLS Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook; Apple Works, Internet Research, Donor Perfect REFERENCES Susie Linfield Associate Director Cultural Reporting & Criticism Program New York University 212.998.7984 susie.linfield@nyu.edu Jane Golden Executive Director Philadelphia Mural Arts Program 215.685.0760 jane.golden@phila.gov Kathryn Ott Lovell Director of Development Philadelphia Mural Arts Program 215.685.0738 kaythryn.o.lovell@phila.gov |
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