Edwin Rios

EXPERIENCE

2828 West 15th street, Brooklyn, NY 11224 | (917) 407- 9075 | e-rios@u.northwestern.edu | @onestoryglory | edwindrios.com | http://www.linkedin.com/in/edwindrios |
EDUCATION
Medill School of Journalism, Media, Intergrated Marketing Communications Northwestern University | minor in Psychology | concentration in Political Science | expected June 2013

Fast Company, Editorial Intern, New York, NY Oct. 2012 - Dec. 2012 - Fact-checked front of the book content, columns, and features for the print magazine as a full-time journalism resident - Wrote SEO-friendly headlines and proofread content for the November issue - Worked closely with senior editors on story packages, including December/Januarys Lessons for 2013 and Marchs Most Innovative Companies list. Vanity Fair, Digital Editorial Intern, New York, NY June 2012 - Sept. 2012 - Selected to be Vanity Fairs American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) intern - Developed research memos and transcribed interviews for web stories, including the Sports Worlds Most Fashionable Men, artist Winslow Homer and chefs Michael White and Dale Talde - Filled in for editorial assistants and worked with editors on research projects - Wrote copy for three slideshows for the website - Built blog posts using Adobe CQ5 CMS North by Northwestern Magazine, Associate Editor, Evanston, IL Mar. 2012 - June 2012 - Wrote display copy and edit content for publishing the quarterly magazine - Managed a staff of writers and edit four sections of the magazine - Generated story ideas for the spring issue Medill News Service, Mobile Journalist, Washington, D.C. Jan. 2012 - Mar. 2012 - Selected as one of 15 Medill undergraduate students to participate in this program - Wrote 16 articles on National Security for the website - Live-tweeted event coverage on the Hill for the programs Twitter account - Managed web production for the website - Covered the State of the Union, congressional hearings and events on Capitol Hill North by Northwestern, Assistant Managing Editor, Evanston, IL Dec. 2013 - Present - Write headlines, excerpts and edit content for publishing two nights a week - Write critiques for editors writers who seek to publish stories - Brainstorm big picture ideas for the website - Produce attention-grabbing teaser images for the sites front page - Observe section meetings and provide feedback to those editors on how to improve meetings. - Written over 20 articles for the award-winning online news magazine for NBN News, Features, Politics, Sports, Writing and Opinion Previously Held Positions: Managing Editor (Sept. 2011- Dec. 2011), Interactive Producer (Sept. 2011 - Dec. 2011), Features Editor (Jan. 2011 - Jun. 2011), Assistant Features Editor (Sept. 2010 - Jan. 2011), Assistant Sports Editor (Jan. 2010 Mar. 2010) and Staff Writer (Sept. 2009 - Present) New York Daily News, Reporting Intern, New York, NY June 2011 - Sept. 2011 - Reported on 21 stories for the Brooklyn and Uptown sections of the newspaper - Wrote a series of best of features for the Uptown section - Had eight photos published accompanying news stories Northwestern Magazine, Editorial Intern, Evanston, IL - Wrote three sports profiles for the fall issue - Copy-edited and fact-checked the issue Aug. 2010 - Jan. 2011

RELEVANT COURSEWORK
Reporting and Writing, Multimedia Storytelling, Enterprise Reporting in Diverse Communities, Media Presentation: Magazine Editing, Covering Washington D.C. as a Mobile Journalist, Magazine Writing, Art of Nonfiction

AWARDS

SKILLS

Society of Professional Journalists Region 5 Mark of Excellence Award, First Place, Feature Writing, Hank Skinners last fight, April 2011 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence National Finalist, Feature Writing, Hank Skinners last fight, May 2011 Medill Fellowship Program - Dale F. Kasler Internship Grant, June 2011

Proficient in: HTML, CSS, Facebook, Twitter, Adobe Photoshop, Wordpress, Django, Adobe CQ5, LexisNexis, Hootsuite Knowledgeable in: Adobe InDesign, Search Engine Optimization

ACTIVITES

Vice President, Society of Professional Journalists, Northwestern Chapter May 2011 June 2012 Mentor, Medill Media Teens, Sept. 2011-May 2012 Founding Member, Delta Tau Delta, Beta Pi Chapter Oct. 2011 - Present