1. Mara Model
journalist • editor • researcher
EDUCATION
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
Annenberg School of
Communications, BA 2012
Magazine Journalism
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY
English, 2008-2009
SKILLS
EDIT AND RESEARCH
AP & CHICAGO MANUAL STYLE
FACT-CHECKING, INTERVIEWING
TRANSCRIBING, IMAGE SOURCING
DATABASES: LEXISNEXIS, JSTOR
WEB/GRAPHIC DESIGN
SEO CONCEPTS, HTML & CSS
CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
WORDPRESS, JOOMLA, DRUPAL
PHOTOSHOP, INDESIGN, INCOPY
DREAMWEAVER, ADOBE ACROBAT
CONSTANT CONTACT
OFFICE
WORD, POWERPOINT, EXCEL
SOCIAL MEDIA
FACEBOOK
TWITTER
HOOTSUITE
LINKEDIN
INSTAGRAM
DIGITAL ANALYTICS
GOOGLE ANALYTICS
GOOGLE FOR NON-PROFITS
ADWORDS
FACEBOOK INSIGHTS
MULTIMEDIA
FINAL CUT PRO
AUDACITY
SOUNDSLIDE
VIMEO
EXPERIENCE
HUDSONMOD, MODMEDIA, LLC MONTCLAIR, NJ • AUGUST 2014 - CURRENT
SENIOR EDITOR
• Oversee all editorial departments for HudsonMOD and Healthy Living
• Responsibilities include story development, writing, editing, fact-checking, handling
editorial calendars and flat plans, and making sure workflow between editors is organized
• Assigned articles to freelance writers and managed deadlines
• Conducted and transcribed in-person and phone interviews
• Assisted graphic designers by inputting and copy editing text in InDesign files
• Writer for various sections: entertainment, fashion, lifestyle, philanthropy and the cover
HUDSONMOD, MODMEDIA, LLC MONTCLAIR, NJ • MAY - AUGUST 2014
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
• Editor for HudsonMOD, a luxury NYC/NJ magazine and Healthy Living, a medical magazine
• Responsible for pitching, writing FOB and BOB, editing features, sourcing images and
working one-on-one with PR representatives
• Assisted as web editor, posted on social media and created newsletters
ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE (SA) CAPE TOWN, SA • SEPT - DEC 2013
DIGITAL EDITOR/CMS ADMINISTRATOR
• Managed South Africa’s top music magazine’s website
• Published, wrote and edited entertainment news daily by using content management systems
• Attended Rolling Stone-sponsored events and wrote concert reviews
• In charge of social media accounts using Hootsuite and applied various SEO strategies
WEIGHT WATCHERS MAGAZINE NEW YORK, NY • MAY - AUGUST 2013
EDITORIAL INTERN
• Fact-checker for national weight loss magazine
• Assisted editors in the entire process of fact-checking and sourcing images
• Utilized math skills to fact-check recipes for articles by calculating Weight Watchers points
• Pitched articles on nutrition, food, fitness, and women’s health; wrote two bylines
• Led product promotion meetings with PR firms
PSYCHOLOGY TODAY MAGAZINE NEW YORK, NY • JAN - MAY 2013
EDITORIAL INTERN
• Full-time intern at national psychology magazine
• Found interesting studies using LexisNexis, JStor, ScienceDaily, PsychNET, Google Scholar
• Wrote book reviews and FOB articles on the latest studies.
• Helped the Associate Publisher as a researcher and photo shoot assistant for side projects
TRAVEL EXPERIENCE
• BOTSWANA, ZIMBABWE, ZAMBIA
• CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
• TAGLIT MAYANOT BIRTHRIGHT, ISRAEL
• MARCH OF THE LIVING - POLAND & ISRAEL
• ROME, ITALY
• GLASGOW, SCOTLAND
• LONDON, ENGLAND
CONTACT ME
EMAIL: M.MODEL08@GMAIL.COM
CELL: 973-919-4502
TWITTER: @MARS_BAARS
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WRITING SAMPLES & REFERENCES
AVAILABLE AT
WWW.MARAMODEL.COM