Edwin Rios

EXPERIENCE

2828 West 15th street, Brooklyn, NY 11224 | (917) 407- 9075 edwindrios@me.com | http://www.linkedin.com/in/edwindrios | @onestoryglory | edwindrios.com
EDUCATION
Medill School of Journalism Northwestern University | minor in Psychology | concentration in Political Science | expected June 2013

Fast Company, Editorial Intern, New York, NY Oct. 2012 - Present - Fact-check front of the book content, columns, and features for the print magazine - Proofread and write SEO-friendly headlines for web content - Work closely with senior editors on research projects Vanity Fair, Digital Editorial Intern, New York, NY June 2012 - Sept. 2012 - Selected to be Vanity Fairs American Society of Magazine Editors intern - Develop research memos for stories, including the Sports Worlds Most Fashionable Men, artist Winslow Homer and chefs Michael White and Dale Talde - Sit in for editorial assistants and work with editors on research projects - Transcribe interviews - Wrote display copy for three slideshows posted on the website. - Built blog posts using Adobe CQ5 CMS Medill Equal Media Project, Reporter, New York, NY May 2012 - Nov. 2012 - Report and write stories for a start-up political reporting project focused on how the 2012 election cycle will impact the LGBT community North by Northwestern Magazine, Associate Editor, Evanston, IL Mar. 2012 - June 2012 - Write display copy and edit content for publishing the quarterly magazine - Manage a staff of writers and edit four sections of the magazine - Generate story ideas for the spring issue Medill News Service, Mobile Journalist, Washington, D.C. Jan. 2012 - Mar. 2012 - Wrote 16 articles on National Security for the website - Live-tweeted event coverage on the Hill for the sites Twitter account - Managed web production for the website - Covered the State of the Union, congressional hearings and events on Capitol Hill North by Northwestern, Managing Editor, Evanston, IL Sept. 2011 - Dec. 2011 - Write headlines, excerpts and edit content for publishing three nights a week - Write critiques for editors writers who seek to publish stories - Brainstorm big picture ideas for the website - Develop attention-grabbing teaser images for the sites front page - Have written over 20 articles for the award-winning online news magazine for NBN News, Features, Politics, Sports and Opinion Previously Held Positions: Interactive Producer (Sept. 2011 - Dec. 2011), Features Editor (Jan. 2011 - Jun. 2011), Assistant Features Editor (Sept. 2010 - Jan. 2011), Assistant Sports Editor (Jan. 2010 - Mar. 2010) and Staff Writer (Sept. 2009 - Present) New York Daily News, Reporting Intern, New York, NY June 2011 - Sept. 2011 - Reported on 21 stories for the Brooklyn and Uptown sections of the newspaper - Wrote a series of best of features for the Uptown section - Had eight photos published accompanying articles Northwestern Magazine, Editorial Intern, Evanston, IL - Wrote three sports profiles for the fall issue - Copy edit and fact-check the issue Aug. 2010 - Jan. 2011

RELEVANT COURSEWORK
Reporting and Writing, Multimedia Storytelling, Enterprise Reporting in Diverse Communities, Storytelling: Interactive News, Media Presentation: Magazine Editing, Covering Washington D.C. as a Mobile Journalist, Magazine Writing

AWARDS
Society of Professional Journalists Region 5 Mark of Excellence Award, First Place, Feature Writing, Hank Skinners last fight, April 2011 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence National Finalist, Feature Writing, Hank Skinners last fight, May 2011 Dale F. Kasler Internship Fellowship, June 2011

SKILLS
Proficient in: HTML, CSS, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Adobe Photoshop, Wordpress, Django, Adobe CQ5, LexisNexis Knowledgeable in: Adobe InDesign, Javascript, JQuery, Search Engine Optimization

ACTIVITES
Vice President, Society of Professional Journalists, Northwestern Chapter May 2011 June 2012 Mentor, Medill Media Teens, Sept. 2011-May 2012 Member, Delta Tau Delta, Beta Pi Chapter Oct. 2011 - Present