Resumé

EDUCATION

Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism
Master of Science in Journalism
Winter Class of 2009
Concentrations: Business and Arts reporting; Magazine writing

University of Florida
Bacheor of Arts cum laude in English
Summer 2002 - Winter 2005
Concentrations: Non-fiction writing, literature, grammar

EXPERIENCE

Online Exclusives Reporter and Feature Writer, QSRmagazine.com
May 2009 - Present
Job Description: National coverage of restaurant industry news, events and trends

Contributing Writer, Miami SunPost
January 2008 - January 2009
Job Description: Education coverage in Dade and Broward counties

Editor, teachdade.com
August 2008 - Present
Job Description: Writing, editing and publishing original content for a news site covering Miami-Dade County education; web design using Drupal; HTML and CSS coding

Reading Teacher, W.J. Bryan Elementary
N. Miami, Florida
December 2005 - June 2008
Job Description: Developing the reading comprehension, vocabulary and fluency of high-risk students, grades 1 - 5

Published

QSR Magazine, prairiemod.com, Pharamaceutical Representative, Miami SunPost, Medill Reports - Chicago

DISTINCTIONS

Peter Jennings Project Fellow (2010), George C. Likeness Scholarship (2009), Gary Blonston Scholarship (2009)

WEB SITES

jordanmelnick.com, 100personproject.org, teachdade.com, journalism-matters.com