Experienced Writer and Editor
Greater Chicago Area
- Past
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- Editor-in-Chief, The Weekly at The Daily Northwestern
- Editor-in-Chief, The Summer Northwestern at The Daily Northwestern
- Editor-in-Chief at Chicago Unzipped
- New Media/Editorial Intern at Texas Monthly
- Editorial Intern at Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
- Community Assistant at Northwestern University
- Education
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- Northwestern University
- Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy
- Connections
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- Industry
- Writing and Editing
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Nicholas Jackson’s Summary
Student at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism completing a BSJ (June 2009) and considering careers in education, writing, editing, publishing or politics.
Nicholas Jackson’s Specialties:
Considerable experience in independent publishing, arts and culture editing/writing and new media technologies.
Nicholas Jackson’s Experience
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Editor-in-Chief, The Weekly
The Daily Northwestern
(Newspapers industry)
November 2008 — March 2009 (5 months)
Responsible for all editorial content in and staff members working for The Weekly (four additional editors and approximately 60 writers), a magazine-style, weekly insert in The Daily Northwestern focused on campus news and arts/culture; collaborated with The Daily editor-in-chief to plan editorial vision for each issue and the publication as a whole; a member of The Daily editorial board.
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Editor-in-Chief, The Summer Northwestern
The Daily Northwestern
(Newspapers industry)
June 2008 — September 2008 (4 months)
Responsible for all editorial content in and staff members working on The Summer Northwestern, the summer version of The Daily Northwestern, the only daily newspaper for both the Northwestern University campus and the city of Evanston; met with General Manager and Board members to discuss editorial vision.
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Editor-in-Chief
Chicago Unzipped
(Publishing industry)
April 2006 — June 2008 (2 years 3 months)
Responsible for all editorial content associated with the second and third editions; oversaw production of Chicago Unzipped, an innovative city guidebook created entirely by college students, and accompanying Web site; managed staff of 150 editors, writers, photographers and designers at several universities.
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New Media/Editorial Intern
Texas Monthly
(Privately Held; Publishing industry)
January 2008 — March 2008 (3 months)
Worked with texasmonthly.com editor to establish new blog — including name and artwork — centered on national politics; contributed to political blog and Texas sports blog; developed ‘Recipe,’ ‘Out & About’ and ‘Letter from the Editor’ newsletters for subscribers; developed, updated, fact-checked and published new media content; interview transcription and research for senior editors; community forum moderation.
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Editorial Intern
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
(Publishing industry)
June 2007 — August 2007 (3 months)
Updated population data with Geography editors; converted, edited and expanded pop culture biographies for the core editorial department; assisted with research and writing for large-scale timeline project; worked on Web development and site optimization; contributed columns on architecture to Britannica Blog.
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Community Assistant
Northwestern University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
September 2006 — June 2007 (10 months)
Responsible for community development, administration reporting/referral and problem resolution (advising and policy education); developed and used knowledge of available programs, services and activities to assist students; demonstrated behavior consistent with that expected of residents; responded calmly, using common sense in emergencies and times of stress.
Nicholas Jackson’s Education
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Northwestern University
BSJ , Magazine Journalism , 2005 — 2009
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Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy
2002 — 2005
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Medill Alumni
Nicholas Jackson’s Contact Settings
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