Bradford A. Flora
b-flora [at] northwestern.edu
300 North Jackson St. Arlington, VA 22201
EDUCATION
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, MSJ, Medill School of Journalism Sept 2006-Current Concentration: New Media Journalism
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, A.B., cum laude, English, GPA: 3.60, June 2004
Activities: Undergraduate Student Government, Class Senator, 2000-2004 Nassau Weekly Magazine, contributor, 2002
EXPERIENCE
CARNEGIE-KNIGHT INITIATIVE ON JOURNALISM, Evanston, IL Summer 2007
News 21 Journalism Fellow
- Produced participatory video project on the role of faith in American daily life
- Reported and wrote magazine-length feature on religious enthusiasm in Orlando, FL
MORRIS COMMUNICATIONS, Evanston, IL 2007
Multimedia Consultant
- Co-directed conceptualization and design of hyperlocal publication for Holland, MI paper.
MEDILL NEWS SERVICE, Chicago, IL 2007
Legal Affairs Reporter
- Reported breaking courthouse news for Chicago Defender, Daily Southtown and other dailies
- Published investigative reporting on county budget cuts impacting foster care and drug rehab.
ECONTENT MAGAZINE, Wilton, CT 2006-Current
Freelance Writer
- Report and write monthly news features on digital content management industry
PRINCETON ADMISSION OFFICE, Princeton, NJ 2004-6
Admission Officer, Undergraduate Outreach Program Coordinator
- Analyzed, wrote evaluations, and voted on 800 written applications each year.
- Represented admission policies in person, over phone and e-mail throughout TX, MI, PA, NH.
- Planned, promoted, and supervised University’s online chat outreach to 1700 admitted students.
- Coordinated recruitment and training of 74 undergraduate admission ambassadors.
- Conducted 13 interviews and advised Dean of Admission on hiring for new budget position.
CULVER MILITARY ACADEMY SUMMER SCHOOL, Culver, IN Summers 2004-6
Senior Counselor
- Motivated and trained a “naval company” of 63 high school men, many speaking only Spanish.
- Directed staff of two assistant counselors and a naval ensign.
- Counseled students for psychological and disciplinary issues.
- Coached cryptography, softball, football, rowing, swimming and track.
SNOWRIDGE SUMMER CAMP, Westcliffe, CO Summer 2003
Student Director
- Supervised counseling staff of 20 during 4 one-week summer camps for 200 youth.
- Set agenda for daily staff debriefings, counseled staff and campers.
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, St. Joseph, MI Summer 2002
Government Relations intern
- Wrote study guide materials for advertising department’s legal claims team.
NEW MEDIA EXPERIENCE METHODS REPORTER.COM, http://www.methodsreporter.com Current Editor – Designer– Marketing
- Created a group blog for Chicago news and features by Medill students
GO CULVER.COM, http://www.goculver.com 2005-current Writer - Graphic Designer - Moderator - Business Manager
- Created online web community visited monthly by 1600 summer campers, parents, and alumni.
- Contributed marketing copy, blog posts, newsletters, graphic design, programming.
SKILLS
- Working knowledge of French, Spanish, and Italian,
- Proficient in HTML, MySQL, JAVA, CSS, and with Adobe Photoshop, Premiere and Illustrator, Macromedia Dreamweaver and Flash, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.
- Well-versed in Wordpress, Drupal and Joomla publishing platforms
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