Resume Khalid
Resume Khalid
Digital Journalist
Experience
Editorial Intern, Slate Sep 2012 - Nov 2012 | Washington, D.C. Wrote 2-3 blog posts a week for Future Tense, Slates technology section Topics ranged from the on-going cybersecurity policy snafus on Capitol Hill, the Pentagons new cyberwarfare project, and bees in France were making blue and green honey Post on how to use your smartphone as a wi-fi hotspot was the second most shared story on Slate during the weekend of Hurricane Sandy Created SEO-friendly headlines, selected art and loaded all stories onto Slates CMS Collaborated with Interactive Editor to produce an infographic on the next Silicon Valley Research Assistant to Editorial Director, National Journal Jan 2012 - Mar 2012 | Washington, D.C. Compiled and analyzed data from sources ranging from the decennial census to CNN exit polls to support Editorial Director Ronald Brownsteins reporting projects on race, religion and gender Used and maintained Excel databases on a daily basis Pitched and then analyzed congressional voting behavior by gender and religion for the magazines 2012 Vote Ratings issue Worked extensively with production and graphics desk on print version of publication Research Associate, Government Executive Jun 2011 - Dec 2011 | Washington, D.C. Conducted primary research for both the editorial and custom divisions of the magazine Wrote feature-length piece on the State Departments eDiplomacy program for the September 2011 issue Designed, executed and analyzed surveys on topics related to the federal government Created interactive presentations with charts and graphs to display survey results ArtsDesk Intern, Washington City Paper June 2010 - Jan 2011| Washington, D.C. Wrote 1-2 blog posts a week for Arts Desk, Washington City Papers arts and entertainment section Interviewed members of the local arts community to be featured in profile pieces Articles were regularly picked up by NBC Washington and other local news outlets
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Education
M.A. in Journalism and Public Affairs (Print) American University Expected August 2013 B.A. in Political Science American University May 2011
Technical Skills
Wordpress CMS Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Excel Powerpoint Garageband FinalCut 7