Erica Schlaikjer

Current

• EMBARQ Information & Innovation Coordinator at World Resources Institute
• Editorial intern at Crain's Chicago Business
• Blogger at ResponsibleChina.com (Self-employed)

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Past

• Editorial Assistant at Taiwan Business TOPICS
• Research Intern at Crain's Chicago Business
• Former editor-at-large at Abroad View magazine

• Freelance Intern at Marketing News
• Editorial Intern at National Geographic
• Editorial Intern at The Chicago Reporter
• Assistant Editor/Intern at Shanghai Talk
• Editor/Intern at Diagnosis Coding Pro

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Education

• Chinese Culture University
• Northwestern University

Connections

141 connections

Industry

Think Tanks

Websites

• My Blog
• My Blog
• My Portfolio

Erica Schlaikjer’s Summary

EDUCATION:

BSJ, Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism, Evanston, IL (2003 – 2007)
Major: Journalism & International Studies; GPA: 3.81; Magna Cum Laude; Kappa Tau Alpha National Journalism Honor Society

Mandarin-Chinese training, Chinese Culture University, Mandarin Learning Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Jan. - Apr. 2008)

EXPERIENCE:

World Resources Institute - EMBARQ Center for Sustainable Transport
(December 2008 - present)
Information and Innovation Coordinator
Washington, DC

Crain’s Chicago Business
(May - December 2007; June 2008 - November 2008)
Researcher/Editorial intern
Chicago, IL

ResponsibleChina.com
(July 2007 - present)
Blogger/podcaster
Chicago, IL

Taiwan Business Topics
(January - April 2008)
Editorial Assistant
Taipei, Taiwan

Marketing News
(February 2007 – June 2007)
Freelance Intern
Chicago, IL

Abroad View
(September 2004 – June 2007)
Editor-at-large
Evanston, IL

National Geographic
(June - August 2006)
Editorial Intern
Washington, DC

The Chicago Reporter
(March - May 2006)
Editorial Intern
Chicago, IL

Shanghai Talk
(September - December 2005)
Assistant Editor/Intern
Shanghai, China

Diagnosis Coding Pro
(June - September 2005)
Editor/Intern
Rockville, MD

Other publications: The Daily Northwestern, Transitions Abroad, Nerve.com, EurasianNation.com

AWARDS & HONORS:

2007 Recipient of the Taiwan Ministry of Education Huayu Enrichment Scholarship (May 2007)
Formally recommended as an “alternate candidate” for a Fulbright Grant to Taiwan (March 2007)
2007 Recipient of the Overseas Press Club Foundational Scholarship (February 2007)
Received Eric Lund Global Research & Reporting Grant to study China’s cyber youth culture (Fall 2005)

Erica Schlaikjer’s Specialties:

research, writing, editing, reporting, interviewing

Skills: Working knowledge of Quark XPress, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Garageband, Wordpress; intermediate level Mandarin.

Erica Schlaikjer’s Experience

• EMBARQ Information & Innovation Coordinator

  World Resources Institute

  (Non-Profit; Think Tanks industry)

  December 2008 — Present (8 months)

  Facilitate internal and external communications for the EMBARQ Network; manage and train international staff on Web site management and online content creation; blog for TheCityFix.com.

• Editorial intern

  Crain's Chicago Business

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)

  June 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)

  I'm working with the assistant managing editor on the Focus news section.

• Blogger

  ResponsibleChina.com (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)

  June 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)

  I created a blog about environmental sustainability and corporate social responsibility in Greater China. Please check it out!

• Editorial Assistant

  Taiwan Business TOPICS

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Writing and Editing industry)

  January 2008 — June 2008 (6 months)

  I worked part-time as a reporter and editorial assistant for the English-language monthly magazine published by the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei. I wrote stories about corporate social responsibility, recycling and Taiwan's aboriginal culture.

• Research Intern

  Crain's Chicago Business

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  June 2007 — December 2007 (7 months)

  Conducted research, fact checking and data input for Crain’s lists, surveys and graphics, including “Market Facts” and the “Who’s Who” list of top executives in the Chicago business community.

• Former editor-at-large

  Abroad View magazine

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  September 2004 — June 2007 (2 years 10 months)

  Helped editor-in-chief execute editorial mission of magazine; assisted with story development, macro-editing and staff management; served as the liaison between staff and Abroad View Foundation publisher.

• Freelance Intern

  Marketing News

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  February 2007 — June 2007 (5 months)

  Conducted research and fact checking; interviewed key decision makers at Fortune 100 companies to write a story to accompany the “Honomichl 50” annual business report on the marketing research industry

• Editorial Intern

  National Geographic

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  June 2006 — August 2006 (3 months)

  Wrote online travel guide; contributed photo captions for the Web; assisted staff writers with research and fact checking; managed “redproofs”; co-wrote display copy for the “Experience Parks & Conservation” exhibit, which received the Grand FAME Folio award for best magazine event of the year.

• Editorial Intern

  The Chicago Reporter

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  March 2006 — June 2006 (4 months)

  Assisted staff writers with research and fact checking; wrote a 1,500-word article and Q&A profile.

• Assistant Editor/Intern

  Shanghai Talk

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  September 2005 — December 2005 (4 months)

  Wrote reviews, travel guides, profiles and features for local and expat audiences; edited staff articles.

• Editor/Intern

  Diagnosis Coding Pro

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  June 2005 — August 2005 (3 months)

  Wrote instructional and technical stories; proofread ICD-9 Coding Manual; presented salary survey results.

Erica Schlaikjer’s Education

• Chinese Culture University

  Mandarin 2008 — 2008

  Activities and Societies:

  Received Huayu Enrichment Scholarship from Taiwan Ministry of Education to study
  upper-intermediate level Mandarin-Chinese.

• Northwestern University

  BSJ , journalism, international studies , 2003 — 2007

  Activities and Societies:

  Medill School of Journalism, GPA: 3.81; Magna Cum Laude; Kappa Tau Alpha National Journalism Honor Society

Additional Information

Erica Schlaikjer’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Blog
• My Portfolio

Erica Schlaikjer’s Interests:

magazines, new media, business reporting, environmental sustainability, corporate social responsibility, corporate citizenship, social entrepreneurship, indigenous cultural issues, alternative news weeklies, graphic design, traveling, world languages

Erica Schlaikjer’s Groups:

Kappa Tau Alpha National Journalism Honor Society

•    Northwestern University Alumni
•    Medill Alumni
•    World Resources Institute
•    Justmeans - Green, CSR, Good Work, Sustainability, and Social Enterprise News and Updates

Erica Schlaikjer’s Honors:

Magna Cum Laude (graduated top 5 percent of class)

2007 Recipient of the Taiwan Ministry of Education Huayu Enrichment Scholarship (May 2007)

Formally recommended as an “alternate candidate” for a Fulbright Grant to Taiwan (March 2007)

2007 Recipient of the Overseas Press Club Foundational Scholarship (February 2007)

Received Eric Lund Global Research & Reporting Grant to study China’s cyber youth culture (Fall 2005)

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