James Rettig Resume No Address

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James Rettig [email protected] EXPERIENCE Stereogum, Contributing Writer 4/2014 - Present Intern 9/2013 - 4/2014 Wrote, reported, and pitched news stories. Helped edit longer features and set up posts and galleries. Currently work on night and weekend posts, coordinating song premieres, and writing some longer pieces. Full portfolio can be found here: http://www.stereogum.com/author/james-rettig/ Billboard, Intern 5/2013 - 8/2013 Wrote, reported, and pitched news stories. Interviewed artists and attended shows. Contributed to daily editorial meetings. Full portfolio can be found here: http://www.billboard.com/author/james-rettig-1562692 WTSR 91.3FM, Program Director 3/2012 - 3/2014 Social Media Director 3/2011 - 3/2012 Managed a staff of 100+ students and community members; served as the point person for all inter-station communication. Responsible for all on-air programming, including music and news. Planned and executed events, including poster sales, Battle of the Bands, a food drive, a mixtape for Hurricane Sandy relief, and a concert series. OTHER EXPERIENCE WTSR, On-Air DJ: “BUZZED” focused on indie artists: bzzed.tumblr.com Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society, President (2013-2014), VP Publicity (2012-2013) TCNJ Communication Studies Department, Webmaster & Social Media Communication Studies Student Advisory Board, Founding Member and Peer Mentor Presented “Traditional Family and Film Noir” paper at the Society For Cinema and Media Studies at University Of Notre Dame, April 2013 SKILLS Social media, CMS platforms (Wordpress, Drupal, etc), SEO optimization, HTML/CSS & basic PHP EDUCATION The College Of New Jersey, Class of 2014 Bachelor Of Arts in Communication Studies, Minors in History & Political Science GPA: 3.7; Languages studies: Latin, Ancient Greek

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James Rettig [email protected]

EXPERIENCE Stereogum, Contributing Writer 4/2014 - Present Intern 9/2013 - 4/2014

Wrote, reported, and pitched news stories. Helped edit longer features and set up posts and galleries. Currently work on night and weekend posts, coordinating song premieres, and writing some longer pieces. Full portfolio can be found here: http://www.stereogum.com/author/james-rettig/

Billboard, Intern 5/2013 - 8/2013 Wrote, reported, and pitched news stories. Interviewed artists and attended shows. Contributed to daily editorial meetings. Full portfolio can be found here: http://www.billboard.com/author/james-rettig-1562692

WTSR 91.3FM, Program Director 3/2012 - 3/2014 Social Media Director 3/2011 - 3/2012

Managed a staff of 100+ students and community members; served as the point person for all inter-station communication. Responsible for all on-air programming, including music and news. Planned and executed events, including poster sales, Battle of the Bands, a food drive, a mixtape for Hurricane Sandy relief, and a concert series.

OTHER EXPERIENCE § WTSR, On-Air DJ: “BUZZED” focused on indie artists: bzzed.tumblr.com § Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society, President (2013-2014), VP Publicity (2012-2013) § TCNJ Communication Studies Department, Webmaster & Social Media § Communication Studies Student Advisory Board, Founding Member and Peer

Mentor § Presented “Traditional Family and Film Noir” paper at the Society For Cinema and

Media Studies at University Of Notre Dame, April 2013 SKILLS Social media, CMS platforms (Wordpress, Drupal, etc), SEO optimization, HTML/CSS & basic PHP EDUCATION The College Of New Jersey, Class of 2014 Bachelor Of Arts in Communication Studies, Minors in History & Political Science GPA: 3.7; Languages studies: Latin, Ancient Greek