BLAIRE BRIODY
(530) 262-8655
bkbriody@gmail.com

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Freelance Writer, New York, NY (Present)
Write on various topics including model scouts for The New York Times, a high school math genius for Geek Monthly, new-age skyscrapers for Popular Mechanics and nonfiction book reviews for Publishers Weekly. Blog for ElleDecor.com and The Frisky. Fact-check nonfiction books including Seven by former Reader’s Digest Editor-in-Chief, Jackie Leo.

Assistant Research Editor, Diversion Magazine, Hearst Corp. New York, NY (September 2007-September 2008)
Fact-check, report and research all sections. Write and edit front-of-book and back-of-book sections; write features; pitch ideas for all areas, including travel cover stories; write cover lines. Develop ideas for a soon-to-launch website; write and edit a weekly travel deals newsletter.

Reporter/Researcher, Popular Mechanics, New York, NY (June 2007-September 2007)
Fact-check, report, and research all sections for this National Magazine Award-winning publication; edit text using InCopy; write back-of-book pieces and features for website.

Freelance Assistant Web Editor, Cosmopolitan.com, New York, NY (March 2007-June 2007)
Help prepare web materials for the first relaunch of Cosmopolitan.com; compile, write and edit print material to upload online; resize and format images; tag articles for search engine optimization; code text with HTML; help with webisodes and interactive online quizzes.

Editorial Intern, Big Apple Parent, New York, NY (September 2006-April 2007)
Write, edit, interview, research and fact-check for publications Big Apple Parent, Westchester Parent, Brooklyn Parent and Queens Parent, as well as City Guide Magazine; interviewed Tyler James Williams from "Everybody Hates Chris," Liz Lange, Adriana Trigiani, Jill Abramson and Mary Higgins Clark.

Editorial Intern, Sactown magazine, Sacramento, CA (June 2006-September 2006)
Assisted editors-in-chief with writing, fact checking, reporting and research for a new city magazine; attended editorial meetings; brainstormed article/index ideas.

English Language Instructor, Community Service Project in the Dominican Republic (September 2004-December 2004)
Organized and instructed basic English classes in Spanish to low-income Dominican school teenagers for four months. Developed lesson plans and collaborated with community volunteer to organize the project.

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts- International Relations
University of California, Davis, June 2006
Bachelor of Arts minors- Spanish and Mathematics

ACTIVITIES
Writing Tutor, 826NYC (September 2009-present)
Member, Women's Media Center (Present)
Reporter/Writer, The California Aggie (December 2005-June 2006)

SKILLS
Experienced with Macintosh and PC; highly proficient in applications of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint; proficient in Adobe Photoshop, InCopy, NICA, HTML and CMS

Languages: Proficient in written and spoken Spanish