Entrepreneur, Online Media Professional, and Student
Greater New York City Area
- Current
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- Business Development at drop.io
- Summer Branch Manager at Ivy Insiders
- Senior Web Editor at Columbia Daily Spectator
- Owner at New School Politics
- Past
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- Intern at TGP Associates
- Legal Assistant Intern at Skadden Arps
- Technology Consultant at Freelance
- Director of Content Development at Rev2.org
- Staff Writer at MacApper
- Education
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- Columbia University in the City of New York
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Zachary Sims’s Summary
Online media professional with broad experience in all areas of publishing, writing, and management. Direct participation in founding, management, and editing of New School Politics, along with successful WordPress customization. Started Rev2.org's podcast as host, producer, and organizer. Experience in PR/Marketing and relationship management.
Zachary Sims’s Specialties:
Company analysis, podcast hosting and production, advertising and marketing management, blogging, and blog management
Zachary Sims’s Experience
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Business Development
drop.io
(Internet industry)
May 2009 — Present (3 months)
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Summer Branch Manager
Ivy Insiders
(Education Management industry)
April 2009 — Present (4 months)
Establishing presence for SAT tutoring company and recruiting students to participate. Managing marketing efforts, meetings with potential partners, and hiring of subordinates.
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Senior Web Editor
Columbia Daily Spectator
(Online Media industry)
September 2008 — Present (11 months)
Helped to formulate online strategy for Columbia's daily newspaper, assisting in the complete overhaul of the site and migration to Drupal. Implemented project management software to increase productivity and orchestrated organization-wide education effort to improve usage. Tripled average monthly advertising profit by utilizing new solutions.
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Owner
New School Politics
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)
December 2006 — Present (2 years 8 months)
Founded New School Politics, a blog written by five other politically active teenagers. Focused on administration, design, customization, recruitment, and content development.
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Intern
TGP Associates
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
July 2008 — August 2008 (2 months)
Helped to design B2B marketing solutions as a consultant, including the customization and preliminary design of in-flight entertainment advertising for Jetera, and the customization of data viewers for New Media Metrics. Led other internal projects, including community service initiative.
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Legal Assistant Intern
Skadden Arps
(Partnership; 1001-5000 employees; Law Practice industry)
May 2008 — June 2008 (2 months)
Assisted in the assembly of documents and evidence for clients and attorneys, utilizing and learning proofreading skills, editing skills, and experiencing the legal profession.
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Technology Consultant
Freelance
(E-Learning industry)
October 2007 — June 2008 (9 months)
Guest lectured at Manhattanville College numerous times to class of educational technology graduate students. Was keynote speaker at Manhattanville College's educational networking dinner. Consulted for Greenwich Public Schools on implementation of educational technology, including portal to enhance communication and file sharing between students and teachers.
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Director of Content Development
Rev2.org
(Online Media industry)
May 2007 — May 2008 (1 year 1 month)
Managed a team of writers and assigned stories in addition to handling press inquiries and interview requests. Secured advertisers like AOL's Userplane. Wrote content related to Web 2.0 and technology. Started "Rev2 Cabinet" podcast series of interviews with Silicon Valley CEOs.
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Staff Writer
MacApper
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)
December 2006 — March 2007 (4 months)
Wrote software reviews and provided suggestions for brand development and press relations.
Zachary Sims’s Education
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Columbia University in the City of New York
B.A. , Economics - Political Science , 2008 — 2012 (expected)
- Activities and Societies:
- Columbia Daily Spectator (Senior Web Editor), Columbia Parliamentary Debate, Columbia Mock Trial, Ivy Council, Application Development Initiative
Additional Information
Zachary Sims’s Websites:
Zachary Sims’s Interests:
entrepreneurship, education, web 2.0, politics, current events, blogging, programming, Apple, social media, economics
Zachary Sims’s Groups:
Blue Venture Capital, Ivy Council,
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NY Tech Meetup
Zachary Sims’s Honors:
Greenwich Magazine "Teen to Watch" 2008
National Merit Scholar
Zachary Sims’s Contact Settings
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- new ventures
- job inquiries
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