FATIMA RIZWAN

5600 Wilshire Blvd. Apt 544 Los Angeles, CA 90036 Fatimarizwan@gmail.com // Fatimarizwan.com // 516-395-6053

EXPERIENCE
Womens Wear Daily
Editorial Intern, Sept. 2012-Dec. 2012 // Freelancer, Jan. 2013-Present
Researched, interviewed, and fact-checked content for stories for all editors Organized look-books, created schedule for LAFW, and wrote memos Conducted interviews and wrote content for Los Angeles Market Week Cover major events, interview celebrities and designers, and write original for WWD.com and daily paper including Emmys, Golden Globes, Carousel of Hope Gala, MAGIC, etc.

Deuvo
Freelance Blogger and Social Media Consultant, May 2012-Present
Pitch ideas, conduct research, and write weekly blog posts for deuvoonline.com Edited and rewrote About Us section in accordance with re-branding concept at DEUVO Provide consulting to effectively market and promote brand on various social media platforms

Neon Tommy
Contributor, Aug. 2011-Present
Entertainment, culture, and arts writer for a 400,000-hits-a-month student-run news site, the most visited online university publication in America

Los Angeles Magazine

Web Intern, Feb. 2012-May 2012
Updated LAmag.com daily, including landing pages, graphics, and content Interviewed, transcribed, and wrote articles for My LA to Z and Culture Files Edited images in Photoshop and Illustrator to convert magazine content to LAmag.com Created multimedia slideshows for LAmag.com using Dreamweaver Worked with associate editor Chris Nichols to create exclusive web-video using FCP for LAmag.com

Vogue
Features Intern, Sept. 2010-Dec. 2010
Researched content for weekly, Vogue.com Best Dressed List by Style Director Alexandra Kotur Fact-checked, researched, and organized content for Vogues Best Dressed Special Edition Issue Organized and updated Fashion Week 2010 event schedule for Alexandra Kotur and assistant

EDUCATION
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
M.A in Digital Journalism, Aug.2011-May 2013

Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY

B.A in Sociology and Religious Studies, Aug.2007-May 2010

SKILLS
Google Analytics. HTML CSS. Final Cut Pro. Adobe Creative Suite. Audacity. Avid. iMovie. Microsoft Office. Excel. Wordpress. Drupal. Tumblr. Base Station. YouTube. Vimeo. SEO. AP Style. Twitter. LinkedIn. Flickr. Foursquare. Facebook. Instagram.