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James Hodges
james.hodges@nyu.edu
1458 Greene Avenue (Apt 3)
Brooklyn, NY 11237
908.461.8246
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Education:
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New York University, Department of Media, Culture and Communication. Class of 2009.
3.55/4.0 Cumulative GPA, specializing in digital media theory. Honors pending
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Work Experience:
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YouthNoise PlayCity: New York Metro Region Blogger. 2008- present.
Produce written, photo, and video content daily for youth sports and activism web-portal.
Responsible for covering local sport-for-good events, conducting interviews, providing commentary and aiming to elevate political and physical engagement among youth.
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Overspray Magazine: Contributing Writer. 2007- present.
Responsible for writing print and digital features on local and international street art scenes for the world’s first globally distributed street art magazine.
Other responsibilities include writing reviews and assisting in the production of video segments, gallery shows, and parties.
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Qtrax.com: Content Management. Summer 2008
Responsible for organizing and maintaining charts of hot and newly available music for promotion on free, licensed, music downloading portal. Coordinated between publishing and licensing personnel to maintain a record of all available music.
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Professor Helen Nissenbaum, NYU Department of Media, Culture, and Communication. 2007-2008.
Compiled monthly software updates for Nissenbaum’s “Trackmenot” web privacy software.
Managed archives of research and grants related to biometric identification, privacy law, and other media-related topics.
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Overspray Magazine: Editorial Intern. 2007-2008.
Responsibilities included conducting interviews and writing reviews in the editorial office as well as hanging art, facilitating sales, merchandising and coordinating events in the adjacent gallery space.
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Music Writer: Washington Square News: 2005-2007.
Responsible for writing album reviews and year-end retrospectives on popular artists, as well as covering live events.
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Swim Instructor: Ocean County YMCA: 2002-2006.
Certified Water Safety Instructor. Instructed swimmers of all ability levels and ages, from non-swimmer senior citizens to highly advanced toddlers.
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Skills:
Proficient with assorted blogging software, all MS Office programs, HTML, and popular media production software such as FinalCut Pro, Photoshop, SoundForge, etc.
Familiar with work in a social networking environment and in start-up scenarios, working under deadline both in offices and while working from home, abroad, or on assignment.
