Derrick Rossignol

Music News Editor at Uproxx Media
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Portland, Maine, United States, US
Languages
  • French Elementary proficiency

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Experience

    • United States
    • Book and Periodical Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Music News Editor
      • May 2019 - Present

    • Staff Music Writer
      • Apr 2017 - Apr 2019

    • United States
    • Entertainment Providers
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Contributing Writer
      • Aug 2015 - Dec 2018

      I wrote news, features, columns and reviews about music, entertainment, TV, movies, video games and other topics for Nerdist.com. I have also shot concert photography and conducted celebrity interviews for the website. I wrote news, features, columns and reviews about music, entertainment, TV, movies, video games and other topics for Nerdist.com. I have also shot concert photography and conducted celebrity interviews for the website.

    • Freelance writing
      • Jun 2014 - Jun 2017

      I have bylines at The Boston Globe, The Guardian, Consequence of Sound, The AV Club, and other websites. I began writing full-time in June 2015. I have bylines at The Boston Globe, The Guardian, Consequence of Sound, The AV Club, and other websites. I began writing full-time in June 2015.

    • United States
    • Online Audio and Video Media
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Contributing Writer
      • Feb 2017 - Apr 2017

      I provided daily news posts about technology and related topics. I provided daily news posts about technology and related topics.

    • Online Audio and Video Media
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • News Writer
      • Sep 2015 - Jan 2017

      I provided nights and weekends music news coverage for about 12 hours per week for pigeonsandplanes.com, during which time I assist in managing the website’s Facebook and Twitter accounts. I also wrote features and columns on a freelance basis. I provided nights and weekends music news coverage for about 12 hours per week for pigeonsandplanes.com, during which time I assist in managing the website’s Facebook and Twitter accounts. I also wrote features and columns on a freelance basis.

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • News Writer
      • Mar 2015 - Sep 2015

      I wrote music news posts during weekday mornings and afternoons for Diffuser.fm. I also wrote features, columns and reviews. I wrote music news posts during weekday mornings and afternoons for Diffuser.fm. I also wrote features, columns and reviews.

    • United States
    • Entertainment Providers
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Writer/Blogger
      • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

      I wrote blog posts and lists about content and personalities related to TV network IFC's programming. I also wrote a script for a web video starring the cast of the IFC show "Benders." I wrote blog posts and lists about content and personalities related to TV network IFC's programming. I also wrote a script for a web video starring the cast of the IFC show "Benders."

    • Community Assistant
      • Jan 2013 - Jun 2015

      The Grove Orono is a college housing complex in Orono, ME. My responsibilities included sales, customer service, cleaning, light maintenance, and various other duties. The Grove Orono is a college housing complex in Orono, ME. My responsibilities included sales, customer service, cleaning, light maintenance, and various other duties.

    • Newspaper Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Editor in Chief
      • May 2013 - May 2015

      I managed staff and worked with them to generate content. I wrote content, including news stories, a music column and album reviews. During the summer of 2014, I completely redesigned the layout of the physical newspaper. Worked as News Editor from 2012 to 2013 and as Style Editor from 2011 to 2012. I managed staff and worked with them to generate content. I wrote content, including news stories, a music column and album reviews. During the summer of 2014, I completely redesigned the layout of the physical newspaper. Worked as News Editor from 2012 to 2013 and as Style Editor from 2011 to 2012.

    • Various other work
      • Jul 2003 - Jun 2011

      I was the varsity baseball assistant coach at Van Buren District Secondary School during Spring and Summer 2011. I was also a substitute teacher at VBDSS at around the same time. I used to work as a tour guide for the Historic Governor Brann Schoolhouse in Cyr Plantation, ME for three or four summers in high school. I worked for the Van Buren Rec. Department for a few summers during high school, where I provided tennis instruction and guided arts and crafts activities for elementary school kids. I worked on a potato farm picking rocks when I was younger, during late elementary school and middle school. Show less

Education

  • University of Maine
    Journalism
    2010 - 2015
  • Van Buren District Secondary School
    High School Diploma
    2006 - 2010

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