John Niederkorn has over 10 years of experience in writing, editing, and digital media. He is proficient in writing for print journalism, social media management, and search engine optimization. He has held positions as an event coordinator, guest lecturer, copy editor, and web media intern. Niederkorn has a Master's degree in Journalism/New Media Studies from DePaul University and a Bachelor's degree in English Literature from Arizona State University.

1. John Niederkorn - Chicago, IL
Cell: 1.480.444.6235
SKILLS
Writing Abilities
Goal-oriented and experienced working in a fast paced environment on multiple projects with ability to
meet cascading deadlines. Accomplished in print journalism, interviewing, reviewing and research.
Experienced in typographically concise writing, including both Associate Press and MLA formats,
magazine writing and proofreading with a focus on promotional copy, entertainment, feature story writing
and news articles.
Technical
Proficient in both Macintosh OS and Microsoft Office Suite. Proficient with Wordpress, Photoshop and
other online content management systems. Internet capabilities include digital content development and
research, search engine optimization (SEO), search engine marketing (SEM), social media development
and HTML writing.
EDUCATION
2010 MA Journalism/New Media Studies, DePaul University
2005 BA English Literature, Minor Degree in Journalism/Mass Communication
The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, Arizona State University
EXPERIENCE
2013 – 2016 Event Coordinator/Manager, Underwood Art Company, Chicago, IL
Managing small staff of employees, social media accounts, customer service relations,
online marketing, writing online content, public relations and ordering supplies. Curating
and coordinating local and traveling guest artists for art showings, projects and sales.
2013 Guest Lecturer, Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) Chicago, IL
Speaking to students in the class setting about the practical and ethical applications of
Social Media metrics, Search Engine Optimization, and Search Engine Marketing to
unlock their online business potential and transparency through their digital community
and social networking.
2010 – 2013 Copy Editor/Digital Media Director, Tattoo Artist Magazine, Atlanta, GA
Created and maintained the magazine’s entire social media platform, including
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Google+, Pinterest, Stmbleupon, e-Bay, the
magazine’s blog (TAM Blog) and other various online content. Managed and edited
content from freelance writing staff and interns. Maintained weekly social media posting
schedule through HootSuite. Edited print magazine’s content and layout. Maintained
magazine’s day-to-day operations involving marketing and advertisement strategies,
including daily use of analytics to provide functional use of SEO and SEM to promote the
brand digitally through social media. Worked both remotely and abroad in several
different states and countries.
2010 Web Media Intern FOX Chicago News, Chicago, IL
Posting, creating and editing content for www.myfoxchiago.com. Monitoring Sting and
Associated Press wire services and online media for potential stories and sources.
2009 – 2010 European Content Editor, BreakingTweets.com, Chicago, IL
Created and edited content pertaining to current news events within the European
region. Used SEO to promote news stories online through Twitter application.