Carlos Ballesteros

608 W. 45th Street, Chicago, IL 60609

Cell: 312-522-1256 | Email: ballesterosjourno@gmail.com

EDUCATION:
Claremont McKenna College September 2012December
2016
Bachelor of Arts, History

EXPERIENCE:
The Student LifeClaremont, CA January 2013December
2016
Editor-in-Chief (January 2016 - May 2016)
Managed a staff of over one hundred
editors, reporters, columnists, cartoonists, photographers, and graphic
designers.
Edited and approved all sections of the
newspaper (an average of 50 articles per week).
Successfully navigated through a mid-
year budget crisis that nearly impeded the publication of our last four issues
of the semester

Previous Positions: Music Columnist (September 2016December 2016),

Opinions Editor (January 2015May 2015), Op-Ed Columnist (September 2014May
2015), and News Staff Writer (January 2013May 2014).

The NationNew York, NY September 2015December

2015
Victor S. Navaski Editorial Intern
Fact checked two-to-three articles per week.
Produced between three and five web articles a day using
WordPress and Adobe Photoshop, along with substantive copy editing and
HTML coding.
Published two articles for the web edition of the magazine.

In These TimesChicago, IL June 2014

August 2014
Editorial Intern
Fact checked dozens of the articles for
both the print and the web.
Wrote weekly blog posts centered on
progressive politics.
Published two articles for the web
edition of the magazine.

COMMUNITY & VOLUNTEERISM:

Empowered Latinxs in Action! September 2014May
2015
Co-President
Organized weekly meetings to discuss
issues regarding the Latinx community on campus.
 Lead monthly tutoring sessions at a
low-income, predominantly Latinx high school in Ontario, California.
Spearheaded the Worker Appreciation
Day at the Claremont Colleges.

SKILLS & INTERESTS

Technical: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, HTML Code, Adobe Photoshop.
Languages: Spanish (Fluent): Lived in Mexico from 19992003 and 20062009.
Interests: Wikipedia binges, YouTube holes, vinyl, and taco trucks.