Carolyn Vallejo

978.270.4787 | CarolynVallejo.com | clyn.vallejo@yahoo.com

Experience

Education

Managing Editor, B2B Pymnts.com | 1.2015-present

After the success of CPI, promoted to re-launch and revamp
the B2B newsletter of larger sister-site Pymnts.com.
Currently overseeing editorial direction and calendar,
newsletter design and podcasts to establish Pymnts.com as
the premier source for B2B payments innovation news and
commentary.

Boston University, College of

Communication
9.2008-5.2012
BS in Journalism
Minor in Psychology
Magna cum Laude honors
Journalism Dept. Offce Assistant

Managing Editor, Competition Policy International |

10.2012-2.2015
Directed all content, distribution, promotion and social
media for this antitrust news and feature publication.
Introduced new columns, initiated interview podcast series,
led website and newsletter design overhauls, managed
events featuring upper-level federal antitrust executives,
and hired and trained new sales staff.
Staff Writer, Alter the Press | 6.2012-11.2014
Became one of founder Jon Ablesons go-to writers for
musician interviews, profles and album reviews.
Admittedly occasionally pushed the boundaries of what
musicians management would like to see published about
their artists.
Staff Writer & Photographer, Allston Pudding | 12.20118.2014
Contributed artist interviews, op-eds and live reviews that
helped propel this Boston music blog into an award-winning
platform for local and international acts.
Contributing Writer, Performer Magazine | 3.2012-3.2013
Crafted musician profles and features, album reviews, live
concert reviews and concert photography with a voice
geared toward technically-trained musicians.
Contributing Writer, Dig Boston |1.2011-5.2012
Approached by former editor-in-chief David Day, I broke
into Bostons food scene for features, interviews and
reviews at this weekly Boston journal.
Contributing Writer, Big Cheese/Vive le Rock Magazines |
2.2011-3.2012
Starting as an intern while abroad in London, I was quickly
handed more demanding assignments for these music
magazines that continued upon my return to the US.
Contributions ranged from long-form profles, to
videography packages, to demo, book, and video game
reviews.

Visit CarolynVallejo.com for my full portfolio.

Quick Look
The Howling Tongues
Profle | Performer Magazine
The Hotelier
Concert Photography | Freelance
Local music venues surprisingly
busy in tough economy
Article | Boston.com
Jayson Zeeman of Z-Rant
Profile, restaurant review | Dig Boston
Nails on a Chalkboard: Clichs Music
Journalists Need to Quit
Op-ed | The Eighty8

Beyond The Writing

Profcient in Spanish
LA Animal Services East Valley
Shelter Volunteer
Member of Delta Gamma
Fraternity, Zeta Zeta Chapter at BU
Studied abroad in London as part of
the 2011 BU London Internship
Program; simultaneously worked as
a Resident Assistant
Dual citizen of Colombia and US
Studied abroad in Medellin,
Colombia for 1 semester; attended
the Columbus School