Ian Kumamoto
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Experience
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Into
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Retail Apparel and Fashion
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1 - 100 Employee
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Columnist
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Feb 2023 - Present
I write a monthly column about queer wellness called Into It / Not Into It
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HuffPost
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United States
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Online Media
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300 - 400 Employee
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Contributing Writer
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Oct 2022 - Present
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Myself
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United Kingdom
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Marketing Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Freelance Writer
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Mar 2020 - Present
New York City Metropolitan Area I am a freelance writer and have recently published pieces on culture and identity on the New York Times, The Washington Post, Slate, HuffPost and more.
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Mic
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United Kingdom
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Musicians
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Staff Writer
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Aug 2021 - Oct 2022
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Chaos+Comrades
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United States
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Media Production
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Deputy Editor
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Jan 2019 - Aug 2021
Brooklyn, NY
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VICE News
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United States
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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100 - 200 Employee
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Contributing Writer
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Oct 2020 - Jul 2021
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Quartz
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Video Production and Audience Development (Freelance)
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Sep 2018 - Feb 2019
Greater New York City Area I pitch, create and edit original videos using Premiere and Final Cut Pro to promote the newly-launched Quartz app, often within 3-4 day deadlines.
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Time Out Shanghai
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Media Production
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1 - 100 Employee
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Editorial Intern
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Jul 2017 - Dec 2017
Shanghai City, China Pitched and produced original video content and wrote about LGBTQ issues for the print magazine. I also wrote travel guides, short news stories and viral content for our digital platform. I interviewed subjects in Mandarin and learned to curate the Time Out Shanghai's home page to maximize user engagement and re-packaged content for WeChat.
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Education
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Columbia University
Master of Fine Arts - MFA, Creative Writing -
New York University
Journalism and Global Liberal Studies, Print Journalism, Digital Storytelling and Identity Studies