SOPHIA ROSENBAUM

22-04 33rd St. Apt. 2R Astoria, NY 11105 soph.rosenba@gmail.com (315) 591-1618 sophiarosenbaum.com @sophrosenba

EXPERIENCE:
THE NEW YORK TIMES, LENS BLOG/CONTRIBUTER, NEW YORK, N.Y. // SEPT. 2012 PRESENT Transcribe audio files for online and print editions; wrote about strawberry surplus [http://nyti.ms/15EO0u7] NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, RUNNER, NEW YORK, N.Y. // FEB. 2014 PRESENT On-call reporter for breaking local news; feed information to reporters on deadline [http://nydn.us/1h0s2a1] GOTHAM GAZETTE, FREELANCE, NEW YORK, N.Y. // JAN. 2013 PRESENT Cover and analyze political events and issues affecting New Yorkers; contributed to 2012 election coverage for NYC mayor [http://bit.ly/1eYR8Tu] NBCNEWS.COM, INTERN, NEW YORK, N.Y. // JUNE 2013 DEC. 2013 Wrote breaking news and feature articles for NBC!s digital team; collaborated with editors, reporters and investigative unit [http://nbcnews.to/17VSGM7] NEW YORK CITY NEWS SERVICE, REPORTER, NEW YORK, N.Y. // SEPT. 2012 PRESENT Contributed to Hurricane Sandy and 2012 election coverage [http://bit.ly/UMt89h, http://bit.ly/VdcQZC] JUVENILE JUSTICE INFORMATION EXCHANGE, FREELANCE, NEW YORK, N.Y. // APRIL 2013 Worked on multimedia package about juvenile justice system in New York [http://bit.ly/1cPAgvJ] QUEENS COURIER, CONTRIBUTING WRITER, NEW YORK, N.Y. // JAN. 2013 Reported on Greek!s failing economy bringing a new wave of immigrants to Astoria [http://bit.ly/14pgGlR] BORO MAGAZINE, CONTRIBUTING WRITER, NEW YORK, N.Y. // JAN. 2013 Wrote about Astoria pizzeria serving pies from a brick oven with Mt. Vesuvius ash [http://bit.ly/11343yU] OUR TOWN DOWNTOWN, FREELANCE JOURNALIST, NEW YORK, N.Y. // OCT. 2012 JAN. 2013 Focused on lower Manhattan; reported on how rezoning would affect Hudson Square [http://bit.ly/11w0wIi] THE VILLAGER, CONTRIBUTING WRITER, NEW YORK, N.Y. // SEPT. 2012 Wrote about tug of war over tile ownership of one of the first 9/11 memorials [http://bit.ly/P4G880]

EDUCATION:
CUNY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM, NEW YORK, N.Y. // M.A., DEC. 2013 Multimedia journalist with focus on urban reporting, data visualization and photography BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY, BINGHAMTON, N.Y. // B.A., MAY 2012 Double major: Philosophy, Politics and Law, and Media and Politics; minored in Global Studies FLORENCE UNIVERISTY OF THE ARTS, FLORENCE, ITALY // JAN. MAY 2011 Semester abroad, studied Renaissance history and Italian cuisine UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER, LONDON, ENGLAND // JULY 2010 Studied print journalism; wrote about finding the perfect pair of shoes (with sidebars) for class magazine

SKILLS:
Basic HTML and CSS; Reaper, Final Cut Pro X, Creative Suite 5, HYPE; Marantz recorder, Canon DSLR, JVC; HighCharts, CartoDB, Google Fusion Tables, Excel