Dave Mosher

Current

• Web Editor at Simons Foundation
• Writer/Editor/Producer/Photographer at Freelance (Self-employed)

Past

• Producer, Digital Media at Discovery Communications
• Staff Writer at Imaginova
• Associate Editor Intern at The Ohio State University

• Web Intern at Discover Magazine
• Fermilab Today Intern at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

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Education

• The Ohio State University

Recommended

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Connections

155 connections

Industry

Non-Profit Organization Management

Websites

• My Company
• My Website
• My Portfolio

Dave Mosher’s Summary

Journalist by training with scientific background and Web editing and production expertise. Specialize in planetary sciences, spaceflight, physics, biological sciences, and more.

Dave Mosher’s Specialties:

Writing/reporting, blogging, editing, Web production, Website development/management, video, podcasting, photography, HTML/CSS, content management systems.

Dave Mosher’s Experience

• Web Editor

  Simons Foundation

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  May 2009 — Present (7 months)

  - Produce content for SimonsFoundation.org and SFARI.org
  - Oversee and participate in Web development projects
  - Creating an online community of scientific researchers

• Writer/Editor/Producer/Photographer

  Freelance (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Internet industry)

  April 2006 — Present (3 years 8 months)

  Provide freelance science writing, editing, photography, production, and consulting services for online, print and other industries.

• Producer, Digital Media

  Discovery Communications

  (Public Company; DISCA; Broadcast Media industry)

  April 2008 — May 2009 (1 year 2 months)

  - Launched the Discovery Space "knowledge site" (space.discovery.com).
  - Selected and managed a team of space/astronomy bloggers.
  - Collaborated with other Web producers on content and strategy.
  - Created weekly multimedia packages around timely subjects.
  - Filmed and produced videos for Discovery's YouTube page.
  - Appeared in and assisted with traditional Discovery.com videos.
  - Contributed to and created podcasts within and outside of Discovery.
  - Blogged several times per week for the site's "Space Disco" blog.
  - Arranged content sponsorship and sharing relationships.
  - Utilized social media tools (Twitter, Facebook, etc.) to build and manage digital communities.

• Staff Writer

  Imaginova

  (Privately Held; Internet industry)

  April 2007 — April 2008 (1 year 1 month)

  - Wrote and syndicated breaking news for SPACE.com, LiveScience.com.
  - Produced articles, images, interactive packages, videos and more.
  - Covered NASA missions from Cape Canaveral, Houston and other locales.
  - Identified, troubleshot and reported content management system bugs.

• Associate Editor Intern

  The Ohio State University

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  January 2007 — March 2007 (3 months)

  - Wrote detailed news releases about published university research.
  - Communicated with scientists to brainstorm future news release ideas.
  - Contributed work to onCampus, a university faculty and staff newspaper.

• Web Intern

  Discover Magazine

  (Publishing industry)

  September 2006 — December 2006 (4 months)

  - Wrote print and online stories and conducted interviews for feature articles.
  - Produced and developed exclusive content for DiscoverMagazine.com.
  - Categorized thousands of articles for a next-generation Web site design.

• Fermilab Today Intern

  Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

  (Government Agency; Research industry)

  June 2006 — September 2006 (4 months)

  - Reported for Femilab Today, a daily online particle physics newsletter.
  - Composed long and short features for Symmetry Magazine.

Dave Mosher’s Education

• The Ohio State University

  B.S. & B.A. , Biology, Journalism , 2002 — 2006

  - Conducted undergraduate research in animal immunology
  - Elected as a chairperson for the Helix-BBB organization
  - Earned a minor in German

  Activities and Societies:

  Phi Beta Kappa, Helix-BBB Biological Sciences Honorary, Volunteer Science Tutoring

Additional Information

Dave Mosher’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Website
• My Portfolio

Dave Mosher’s Interests:

Science, space, NASA, astronomy, photography, outdoors, camping, travel, guitar, reading, computers, networking, troublemaking

Dave Mosher’s Groups:

National Association of Science Writers (NASW), Science Writers in New York (SWINY)

•    National Association of Science Writers
•    Science & Technology Media Professionals™
•    Science Writers
•    Science Writers in New York (SWINY)
•    Ex-Imaginova

Dave Mosher’s Contact Settings

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