eefers: resume

EMILY FARRIS

experience

2000–Present: Freelance Reporter/Writer, Various

Reported and composed news stories that have appeared in the New York Sun; Women’s Wear Daily; Nerve.com; the Brooklyn Papers, Interpreter Magazine; The Senior Advocate, Our River, Our Streets, eefers.com, 10003 Magazine and Yahoo! Blogs
Composed essays that have appeared in the Kansas City Star; Our River, Our Streets and 10003 Magazine
Composed a poem that appeared in 10003 Magazine
Composed letters to the editor that appeared in the New York Times, The Villager and The New York Observer Online
Composed an OpEd that appeared on Gothamist.com

Oct. 2005–Dec. 2006: Communications Associate, New Yorkers for Parks, New York, NY

Served as webmaster, writing and posting copy for NY4P’s website, ny4p.org, and blog, The Dirt
Developed copy for internal and external communications including newsletters, brochures, annual reports and event invitations
Composed scripts for event emcees, including CBS’s Charles Osgood and NY1’s Dominic Carter
Served as press liaison, composing and distributing press releases, and pitching story ideas to local and national press
Served as NY4P’s in-house graphic designer and print production artist
Composed monthly emails and actions alerts to list of 10,000+

Jan. 2004–Oct. 2005: Editor-in-Chief, Our River, Our Streets, Greenwich Village, New York

Solicited and edited content for 12-page, quarterly broadsheet
Served as page designer/production artist
Developed and updated content on The Federation’s website, villagewaterfront.org
Coordinated regular printing and delivery of Our River, Our Streets and other printed materials
Worked closely with community boards, community organizations and the offices of local elected officials on waterfront and development issues

Nov. 2004–Oct. 2005: Communications Director (Volunteer), Cosmopolity/Drinking Liberally, National Organization

Helped to grow Drinking Liberally from 13 to 76 chapters, nationwide, from November 2004 to May 2005
Served as media liaison, representing Drinking Liberally on Air America Radio’s Unfiltered
Composed press releases and event listings for website, local and national press that led to a story on MotherJones.com, stories
in New York Newsday and multiple listings in Time Out New York

Fall 2003: Editorial Intern, Women’s Wear Daily, New York, NY

2002–2003: Editorial Intern, The New York Sun, New York, NY

2000: Recurring Panelist, Oxygen Network, New York, NY

2000: In-Studio/On-Air Intern, Q104.3 FM KBEQ, CBS Radio, Kansas City, MO

Assisted with show preparation including news and weather updates
Served as an assistant to the on-air personalities occasionally appearing on-air as a co-host

1998-2000: Talk Show Host and Co-Producer, Kansas City Educational Network (KCEN), Kansas City, MO

TV Personality/Host of Who’s Cool?, an educational format show, profiling community leaders
Produced weekly programming schedule for network

education

2002–2006: New School University, New York, NY

2000–2002: Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY