Jennifer Calfas
Jennifer Calfas Cell: 310-560-7422 E-mail: [email protected] Twitter: @JenCalfas
Education University of Michigan
Expected: May 2016
- English major; University Honors. GPA: 3.6/4.0 - Selected for and participated in the New England Literature Program in spring 2014
July - August 2014
University of Oxford ? St. Peter 's College - Studied Shakespeare at Oxford's St. Peter 's College for five weeks.
Experience September 2012 - December 2015
The Michigan Daily ? Editor in Chief
- Elected by my peers to lead the paper for 2015, organizing 250 staffers, editing all news, arts and editorials, managing a $500,000 budget, and serving as the sole person who could speak on behalf of the publication. - Made the newspaper a "digital first " publication for the first time in its 125-year history; redesigned our website; created a new editing schedule to publish content during the day. - In 2014, The Michigan Daily was recognized by The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The New York Times for its excellence as an independent, student-run newspaper.
USA TODAY ? Breaking News & Homefront Intern
June - August 2015
- Wrote over 50 stories for USA TODAY covering breaking news, politics, Supreme Court decisions, lawsuits, research & enterprise pieces. - Wrote several most-read, trending stories for the day; took photos on the scene. - Managed and organized online content; used Dataminr to track breaking news.
The Hollywood Reporter ? Editorial Intern
May - August 2013
- Covered film and television premiers for THR.com, interviewed actors, directors and producers on the red carpet and wrote on tight deadlines. - Contributed research to several investigative projects and pitched and wrote a back-page feature for the magazine.
Skills
Beginning
Adobe InDesign & PhotoShop DSLR Photography Social media tools iMovie Audacity & sound-mixing French Excel
Intermediate
Advanced
Interests Running - Completed two marathons, five half-marathons; plenty of 5Ks Backpacking - Total of 20 weeks in the back-country; spent 4 days alone in the wilderness
Education University of Michigan
Expected: May 2016
- English major; University Honors. GPA: 3.6/4.0 - Selected for and participated in the New England Literature Program in spring 2014
July - August 2014
University of Oxford ? St. Peter 's College - Studied Shakespeare at Oxford's St. Peter 's College for five weeks.
Experience September 2012 - December 2015
The Michigan Daily ? Editor in Chief
- Elected by my peers to lead the paper for 2015, organizing 250 staffers, editing all news, arts and editorials, managing a $500,000 budget, and serving as the sole person who could speak on behalf of the publication. - Made the newspaper a "digital first " publication for the first time in its 125-year history; redesigned our website; created a new editing schedule to publish content during the day. - In 2014, The Michigan Daily was recognized by The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The New York Times for its excellence as an independent, student-run newspaper.
USA TODAY ? Breaking News & Homefront Intern
June - August 2015
- Wrote over 50 stories for USA TODAY covering breaking news, politics, Supreme Court decisions, lawsuits, research & enterprise pieces. - Wrote several most-read, trending stories for the day; took photos on the scene. - Managed and organized online content; used Dataminr to track breaking news.
The Hollywood Reporter ? Editorial Intern
May - August 2013
- Covered film and television premiers for THR.com, interviewed actors, directors and producers on the red carpet and wrote on tight deadlines. - Contributed research to several investigative projects and pitched and wrote a back-page feature for the magazine.
Skills
Beginning
Adobe InDesign & PhotoShop DSLR Photography Social media tools iMovie Audacity & sound-mixing French Excel
Intermediate
Advanced
Interests Running - Completed two marathons, five half-marathons; plenty of 5Ks Backpacking - Total of 20 weeks in the back-country; spent 4 days alone in the wilderness
