Kate Willard

Current

• Intern at New York Family magazine at Manhattan Media
• Intern at New York Family

Past

• Contract Writer at Internet Brands
• Promotions Manager at Classic Escapes, Inc.
• Temporary Office Assistant at Axis Capital

• Research Assistant at Brandeis University
• Intern at The Initelligence Research Group

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Education

• Brandeis University

Recommended

1 person has recommended Kate

Connections

19 connections

Industry

Writing and Editing

Websites

• Will Work For Cupcakes

Kate Willard’s Experience

• Intern at New York Family magazine

  Manhattan Media

  (Privately Held; Publishing industry)

  August 2009 — Present (5 months)

  Reporting on various family-related topics and events in New York City.

• Intern

  New York Family

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  2009 — Present (less than a year)

• Contract Writer

  Internet Brands

  (Public Company; INET; Internet industry)

  July 2009 — August 2009 (2 months)

  Currently looking for a job in the publishing or media industry, but free lancing website copy in the meantime.

• Promotions Manager

  Classic Escapes, Inc.

  (Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

  August 2008 — April 2009 (9 months)

  Promotional support: writing brochures, e-mail blasts, e-mail newsletters, postcards; managing client correspondence; liaison between printing house and mail house; entered promotional finance information into database.

• Temporary Office Assistant

  Axis Capital

  (Public Company; AXS; Insurance industry)

  September 2007 — August 2008 (1 year )

  Underwriting office support: filing, entering information into underwriting worksheets, entering new clients into database, some mail and e-mail correspondence with supplementary insurance providers, and other general office assistance.

• Research Assistant

  Brandeis University

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  January 2007 — May 2007 (5 months)

  Research and Editorial Support: Researched feminist theories with Dr. Ashmita Khasnabish for her book Humanitarian Identity and the Political Sublime: Intervention of a Postcolonial Feminist, proofed some copy and presentations at the Women's Studies Center at Brandeis University.

• Intern

  The Initelligence Research Group

  (Newspapers industry)

  February 2006 — April 2006 (3 months)

  Intern: writing daily new briefs to post on the Latin News website, researching in depth political stories for both the printed Latin and Asian newsletters, and updating country political databases.

Kate Willard’s Education

• Brandeis University

  BA , English, Journalism , 2003 — 2007

  Activities and Societies:

  The Justice, The Hoot, Diverse City, South Asian Student Association

Additional Information

Kate Willard’s Websites:

• Will Work For Cupcakes

Kate Willard’s Interests:

music, books, food, cooking, social networking, writing, editing, photography, children's publishing

Kate Willard’s Contact Settings

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