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Adam G. Sylvain 4195 Jeremy Grove Fairfax, Virginia 22030 www.adamsylvain.com (603) 475-4124 [email protected] Journalism USA Today – McLean, VA January – May 2012 Freelance Contributor | National Correspondents Intern At USA Today, I wrote front-page articles for the organization’s and online platforms. After completing my internship in May 2012, I continued to contribute as a freelance correspondent. Connect2Mason.com – Fairfax, VA August 2011 – May 2012 Managing Editor I was responsible for day-to-day content management of the student media website, both writing news articles for the site and editing stories written by contributors and editorial staff. Townhall.com – Arlington, VA May – August 2010 Editorial Intern I wrote articles for the monthly Townhall magazine, aggregated news content and posted Op-Eds to the website. The Daily Caller – Washington, DC September – December 2009 Intern At The Daily Caller, I worked closely with the staff on a variety projects prior to the organization’s web launch in January 2009. I researched possible contributors, aggregated news articles and generated multimedia content. Teaching Paul VI Catholic High School – Fairfax, VA June 2012 – June 2013 English and Technology Teacher I taught American literature and Computer Information Systems to high school students at the “Top 50” Catholic High School. Professional Development and Distinctions Presented an undergraduate thesis on infographics titled, “What is an Infographic?: A Synthesis Approach to Interpretation of New Media,” at 2012 GMU Undergraduate Research Symposium Attended course titled, Presenting Data and Information, taught by Edward
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Adam G. Sylvain4195 Jeremy GroveFairfax, Virginia 22030 www.adamsylvain.com
(603) [email protected]
Journalism
USA Today – McLean, VA January – May 2012Freelance Contributor | National Correspondents Intern
At USA Today, I wrote front-page articles for the organization’s and online platforms. After completing my internship in May 2012, I continued to contribute as a freelance correspondent.
Connect2Mason.com – Fairfax, VA August 2011 – May 2012Managing Editor
I was responsible for day-to-day content management of the student media website, both writing news articles for the site and editing stories written by contributors and editorial staff.
Townhall.com – Arlington, VA May – August 2010Editorial Intern
I wrote articles for the monthly Townhall magazine, aggregated news content and posted Op-Eds to the website.
The Daily Caller – Washington, DC September – December 2009Intern
At The Daily Caller, I worked closely with the staff on a variety projects prior to the organization’s web launch in January 2009. I researched possible contributors, aggregated news articles and generated multimedia content.
Teaching
Paul VI Catholic High School – Fairfax, VA June 2012 – June 2013 English and Technology Teacher
I taught American literature and Computer Information Systems to high school students at the “Top 50” Catholic High School.
Professional Development and Distinctions
Presented an undergraduate thesis on infographics titled, “What is an Infographic?: A Synthesis Approach to Interpretation of New Media,” at 2012 GMU Undergraduate Research Symposium
Attended course titled, Presenting Data and Information, taught by Edward Tufte, Professor Emeritus at Yale University. The course reflected upon strategies and practice of information design
Connect2Mason.com was a 2011 ACP Online Pacemaker Winner, as awarded by Associated Collegiate Press Graduate of Computer-Assisted-Investigative-Reporting (CAIR) Boot Camp hosted at the National Press Club
Skills
HTMLLexisNexis/CisionPoint AP Style Proficient
Social Media ProficientAdobe Photoshop/InDesign Google Analytics
Education
George Mason University – Fairfax, VA August 2008 – May 2012BA, Honors in English – Concentration in Nonfiction Writing, Cum Laude
