Sam Peters EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION Bachelor of Science in Journalism, Minor in Dance Dean's List, Overall GPA: 3.7/4.0
May 2017 Boston, MA
LONDON INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME Studies in Journalism
January 2016 - April 2016 London, England
September 2016 – December 2016 BOSTON MAGAZINE Boston, MA Editorial Intern - Perform local coverage of style-related events. - Compose fashion-related pieces for online publication. - Transcribe and fact check articles for both print and online publication. - Research items to be featured in the February issue fashion spread. April 2016 – December 2016 DEUX HOMMES New York, New York Contributing Fashion Writer - Remotely compose weekly reviews of designer collections for the Deux Hommes website. - Interview and write profiles on up-and-coming fashion designers. September 2016 – December 2016 HERCAMPUS BU Boston, MA Campus Correspondent - Edit, publish and compose lifestyle articles for circulation. - Lead efforts in reaching up to 7,000 views per week and achieving highest level chapter status. - Help coordinate staff meetings and plan events to maintain publicity for BU's chapter. June 2016 – September 2016 DRESS FOR SUCCESS BOSTON Boston, MA Inventory Assistant - Organize and sort through all incoming apparel donations that will appear in the boutique. - Manage a staff of inventory interns. - Help the boutique dress over 10,000 clients since the Boston branch's establishment in 2001. FOREVER TWENTY SOMETHINGS
Editorial Assistant
June 2016 – September 2016 Boston, MA
- Compose weekly posts about entertainment and lifestyle topics for the online magazine. - Receive pitches and edit articles submitted to the site. - Help manage the Facebook and Twitter accounts to improve content circulation.
February 2016 – April 2016 ESSENTIALS London, England Editorial Intern - Transcribed interviews for features to be published in Essentials magazine. - Researched upcoming film, theater and concert events in the UK for the entertainment section. - Contributed content to online and print platforms. January 2015 – August 2015 COLLEGEFASHIONISTA Boston, MA Style Guru - Composed weekly fashion posts (with original photography and text) about collegiate style on my campus to inform audiences of the latest fashion trends. May 2015 – August 2015 Editorial Intern - Edited an average of 10 posts per day for the website to ensure accuracy and quality of posts. August 2015 – December 2015 THE BU BUZZ Fashion Editor Boston, MA - Managed a staff of writers to produce content for the print issue and website. - Recruited local stores to lend merchandise and styled ensembles for the print fashion shoot. Contributor September 2013 – December 2015 - Wrote articles that were featured as lead pieces in the fashion section of the print issue. - Compose monthly fashion articles for publication in the magazine's website. Copy Editor September 2013 – December 2015 - Edit 2-3 articles per for the fashion section of the magazine’s website.
SKILLS
Computer: Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Final Cut Pro, SoundCloud, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, HTML, Wordpress Other: Editorial work, Fashion styling, Photography