Jake Smith
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Experience
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Glamour
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United States
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Media Production
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100 - 200 Employee
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Commerce Writer
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Feb 2022 - Present
• Write and update at least six 1,000-plus-word commerce stories per week • Build products and stories in Condé Nast’s CMS • Work closely with production and art teams to ensure stories go up on time • Pitch long-lead features and trend pieces monthly • Request and review products • Implement native checkout and onsite coupon initiatives • Write and update at least six 1,000-plus-word commerce stories per week • Build products and stories in Condé Nast’s CMS • Work closely with production and art teams to ensure stories go up on time • Pitch long-lead features and trend pieces monthly • Request and review products • Implement native checkout and onsite coupon initiatives
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Hearst Magazines
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United States
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Media Production
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700 & Above Employee
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Editorial Assistant, Prevention
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Feb 2021 - Feb 2022
• Pitched SEO-driven health and news stories daily• Updated existing content with new information, products, affiliate links, and sources• Managed social media content across all channels: Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter• Developed a monthly newsletter for paid subscribers• Edited a monthly print column• Created and credited images for stories using Photoshop and Getty Images• Reviewed and requested samples for awards packages
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Editorial Fellow, Prevention
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Feb 2020 - Feb 2021
• Pitched and wrote SEO-driven health, lifestyle, and e-commerce pieces• Built articles and slideshows in Hearst's custom CMS• Used Photoshop and Getty Images to create graphics for stories• Wrote and sent a weekly newsletter about walking• Edited FOB pieces for print• Monitored multiple inboxes, responding to reader and PR inquiries
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PSFK
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United States
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Market Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Editor
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Jul 2019 - Nov 2019
• Wrote and edited over 300 articles and features• Built pieces in PSFK's Wordpress-based CMS• Relaunched and ran all social media accounts: Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn• Researched reports for corporate clients• Used Photoshop to format images for stories
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Editorial Intern
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Jun 2019 - Jun 2019
• Pitched and wrote three short, retail-focused articles per day• Ran all social media accounts: Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram• Represented PSFK at media events
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Kisi
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United States
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Security and Investigations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Web Editor
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Jan 2019 - Jun 2019
• Edited five 800-word freelance pieces for voice, SEO, and AP Style weekly • Wrote three short features on the future of work per week • Researched and wrote a 100-term glossary on office security • Edited five 800-word freelance pieces for voice, SEO, and AP Style weekly • Wrote three short features on the future of work per week • Researched and wrote a 100-term glossary on office security
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Jerk Magazine
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Editor In Chief
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Jan 2019 - May 2019
• Hired and managed a staff of 40• Created and managed budget• Edited all articles in each 68-page book• Ran pitch meetings; set deadlines for copy• Facilitated communication between editors, writers, and freelancers
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Executive Editor
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May 2018 - Jan 2019
• Oversaw production of all stories in each issue• Managed magazine email account• Pitched and wrote short features
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Arts Editor
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Dec 2017 - May 2018
• Assigned features to writers; set and managed deadlines• Top- and copy-edited all arts stories in each book
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Assistant Arts Editor
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May 2017 - Dec 2017
• Worked with Arts Editor to edit all stories in arts section• Pitched and wrote short features for print
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Web Writer
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Jan 2017 - May 2017
• Pitched weekly arts stories for the publication's website• Wrote stories assigned by Web Editor
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URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly)
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United States
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Retail Apparel and Fashion
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700 & Above Employee
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Sales Associate
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Jun 2017 - May 2019
• Provided customer service through customer questions and transactions • Maintained relationships with frequent clients, driving sales to meet goals • Managed dozens of sales and returns each shift • Opened and closed the store • Provided customer service through customer questions and transactions • Maintained relationships with frequent clients, driving sales to meet goals • Managed dozens of sales and returns each shift • Opened and closed the store
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Baltimore magazine
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United States
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Editorial Intern
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Dec 2018 - Jan 2019
• Extensively fact-checked pieces, including two cover stories and dozens of features • Pitched and wrote FOB pieces for print • Wrote a weekly events column for the website • Organized editorial archives • Extensively fact-checked pieces, including two cover stories and dozens of features • Pitched and wrote FOB pieces for print • Wrote a weekly events column for the website • Organized editorial archives
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Baltimore magazine
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United States
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Editorial Intern
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May 2018 - Aug 2018
• Extensively fact-checked major print pieces • Formatted events listing for print • Wrote a weekly events column for the website • Organized editorial archives • Extensively fact-checked major print pieces • Formatted events listing for print • Wrote a weekly events column for the website • Organized editorial archives
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WAER
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1 - 100 Employee
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Web Editor
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Feb 2018 - May 2018
• Adapted radio stories into written articles • Transcribed interviews • Edited audio for digital publication • Adapted radio stories into written articles • Transcribed interviews • Edited audio for digital publication
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Syracuse University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Resident Advisor
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Aug 2017 - May 2018
• Collaborated with a co-RA to create a positive, supportive environment • Planned monthly culture activities • Maintained a small budget • Resolved conflicts between residents; connected residents with campus resources • Operated the front desk weekly • Collaborated with a co-RA to create a positive, supportive environment • Planned monthly culture activities • Maintained a small budget • Resolved conflicts between residents; connected residents with campus resources • Operated the front desk weekly
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Education
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S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University
Bachelor's degree, Magazine Journalism