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Emily Keller
(718) 744-4789 (cell)
EmilyFKeller@gmail.com
Work Experience:
Editorial Intern, BusinessWeek.com New York, NY (6/07-9/07)
Reported and wrote stories for the Careers and News sections, wrote captions for slideshows and edited reader comments. Wrote about career transitions, non-profits, workplace distractions and a gender discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart.
Reporting Intern, The New York Daily News New York, NY (12/06-6/07)
Reported on breaking news, including accidents and tragedies, celebrations and tributes, press conferences and public opinion as assigned, and wrote enterprise stories.
Reporter and Photographer, Courier-Life Publications Brooklyn, NY (1/06-12/06)
Reported on community groups, development projects, local politics, small businesses, art and music shows; took photos. Wrote eight to ten articles per week from 2/06 to 9/06.
Community Editor, The Queens Ledger/ Brooklyn Star Maspeth, NY (8/05-12/05)
Reported and wrote eight articles per week for eight weekly papers, laid out pages using Adobe PageMaker, wrote crime page and editorials; took photos. Wrote calendar events as the Listings Editor from 9/04 to 12/05 and two articles per week from 7/04 to 8/05.
Copy Editor, Vantage Press New York, NY (2/05-9/05)
Edited manuscripts for clarity and punctuation using the Chicago Manual of Style, and wrote blurbs and authors’ biographies.
Editorial Intern, The Village Voice New York, NY (9/04-12/04)
Worked on a team of seven interns to research election issues through phone interviews, LexisNexis and the Internet for Senior Editor Wayne Barrett.
Correspondent, The York Dispatch York, PA (5/04-7/04)
Reported on township and school board meetings, development proposals, skate parks, graduations, pollution issues and fundraisers for a 30,000-circulation daily paper.
City University of New York New York, NY
Graduate School of Journalism December 2007
Master of Arts
Concentration: Interactive Media; Business and Economics G.P.A. 3.67
Capstone: A multi-media project about flooding impacts on New York City.
Eugene Lang College, New School University New York, NY
Bachelor of Arts May 2003
Concentration: Social and Historical Inquiry G.P.A. 3.62
Thesis: The History of the Twentieth Century Biological Arms Race
Computer Skills:
Knowledge of the Bloomberg Terminal, Adobe Flash CS3, Final Cut Express HD, Dreamweaver, Adobe PageMaker, Excel, Soundslides and Photoshop.
“A Tug-of-War at Habitat for Humanity,” BusinessWeek.com, 9/21/07.
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/sep2007/db20070919_314040.htm?chan=search
“Switching from For-Profit to Nonprofit,” BusinessWeek.com, 1/10/08. http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/jan2008/ca2008018_180335.htm?chan=search
“One Case Against Wal-Mart,” BusinessWeek.com, 6/28/07.
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/jun2007/db20070627_312065.htm?chan=search
“Disabled’s in-Accessible Ride,” The New York Daily News, 6/12/07.
http://www.nydailynews.com/boroughs/brooklyn/2007/06/12/2007-06-12_disableds_inaccessible_ride.html
“A Bigger, Greener N.Y.C.,” The New York Daily News, 3/06/07.
http://www.nydailynews.com/boroughs/brooklyn/2007/03/05/2007-03-05_a_bigger_greener_nyc.html
“Many Question Why Much of MetroTech Is Still Off-Limits,” Courier-Life Publications, 6/15/06.
http://www.zwire.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=16795202&BRD=2384&PAG=461&dept_id=551971&rfi=8
“Water Taxi Creates an Oasis in Hunter’s Point: A Beach,” Queens Chronicle, 8/11/05.
http://www.zwire.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=15018960&BRD=2731&PAG=461&dept_id=574995&rfi=8
“Why You Can’t Get Any Work Done,” BusinessWeek.com, 7/19/07.
http://www.businessweek.com/careers/content/jul2007/ca20070719_880333.htm?chan=search