NOAH MANSKAR

104 Vanderbilt Ave., Apt. 1 manskarthejournalist.tumblr.com

Brooklyn, N.Y. 11205 noah.manskar@gmail.com
615-428-1942 Twitter: @noahmanskar

WORK EXPERIENCE
Blank Slate M edia | W illiston Park, New York
Assistant m anaging editor October 2016 to present
Reporter August 2015 to October 2016
Write 10 to 12 stories each week contributing to award-winning coverage of local politics,
education, religion, business and other topics of interest to Nassau County communities.
Manage content and social media for The Island Now, the companys digital publication.
Schedule assignments and edit stories for a freelance staff of five reporters.

Lakeside Chautauqua | Lakeside, Ohio

Journalism /newspaper editor intern M ay 2015 to August 2015
Edited copy, designed pages, wrote articles and took photos for the Lakesider, a 16- to 20-
page weekly community relations newspaper.
Managed contributing writers, enforced deadlines and confirmed facts.
Conducted a three-month research project to help grow Lakesides blog, The Front Porch.

The Tennessean | Nashville, Tennessee

Reporting intern M ay 2014 to August 2014
Wrote 37 news stories, took photos and gathered data as part of the Trends and Topics team,
covering education, religion and health issues.
Assisted the papers Strategic Leadership Team in its efforts to reach more young readers.

Ohio W esleyan University

Office of University Com m unications | Delaware, Ohio
Assistant web content manager August 2012 to M ay 2015
Managed content and developed strategies for the university Twitter account and Tumblr blog.
Assisted graphic designer and webmaster with special print and digital projects.

AWARDS
First place, Spot News Coverage, 2016 New York Press Association Better Newspaper Contest
Third place, Rookie Reporter of the Year, 2016 Better Newspaper Contest
Third place, Coverage of Local Government, 2016 Better Newspaper Contest
Third place, Coverage of Education, 2016 Better Newspaper Contest
Third place, Best Front Page, 2016 Better Newspaper Contest

SKILLS
Comprehensive knowledge of AP Style.
Comprehensive knowledge of WordPress digital publishing utilities; Adobe InDesign,
Photoshop and InCopy; Microsoft Office; and Google Suite.
Social media management using TweetDeck, HootSuite and Facebook Insights.
Basic knowledge of HTML.

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in journalism | Ohio W esleyan Univers ity, Delaware, Ohio
Class of 2015 | 3.92 GPA | Summa cum laude | Phi Beta Kappa scholar