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Michaela Ross

23-21 26 St., Astoria, NY 11105 | michaela.ross@journalism.cuny.edu| 608-606-5647 |michaela-ross.com | @michaelarossa

EXPERIENCE

Bloomberg News, New York, N.Y. January 2016-April 2016

Reporting Intern for Telecom, Media and Entertainment Industries
Produce accurate, thorough coverage of breaking news on Bloomberg.com and the Bloomberg terminal
Pitch, research and write beat-driven enterprise pieces and data visualizations

Money Magazine, New York, N.Y.



June 2015-August 2015
Data and Reporting Intern
Analyzed large data sets, conducted interviews and researched demographics to help rank 4,500 U.S.
towns for the magazines largest annual feature: Best Places to Live 2015
Reported and wrote personal finance articles and profiles for print and website publication

WFUV, NPR Affiliate Bronx, N.Y. December 2014-November 2015

Freelance Radio Newscaster
Curate content, write copy, edit audio and deliver hourly newscasts for NPR affiliate station

Zachary Shuster Harmsworth Literary Agency, New York, N.Y. December 2013-July 2014
Associate Literary Agent
Reviewed and edited business and non-fiction manuscripts, book proposals and pitch letters

United States Peace Corps, Nicaragua

May 2011-May 2013
Va Pue Digital Magazine Editor|Writer|Layout Designer



Collaborated with Peace Corps staff and 200+ volunteers to solicit, write, edit and digitally create alloriginal content for triannual publication
Organized staff meetings for content development, issue planning, training and budget approval

Business Development Volunteer

*All activities conducted in Spanish
Supported three U.S.-based 501(c)(3) organizations in strategic growth, staff hiring, training, marketing,
promotional initiatives and program development
Created grant proposals to connect community efforts with funding from USAid and individuals

Maclin Studio, Milwaukee, Wis.

Marketing/Bookkeeping/Inventory Management

February 2010-April 2011

Vollrath Associates, Milwaukee, Wis.

Public and Investor Relations Account Coordinator

December 2008-December 2009

EDUCATION

CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, New York, N.Y.

December 2015
Master of Arts, Business, Economics and Data Journalism

Scholarships: New York Financial Writers Association, McGraw, Jr. Center for Business Journalism, National
Association of Hispanic Journalists Ford Blue Oval Award, Frederic Wiegold Award for Business Journalism

Carthage College, Kenosha, Wis. May 2008

Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Digital Media, minors in English and Spanish
Summa cum laude, Writing Fellow 2004-2006, Communication and Digital Media Fellow 2007-2008, Centrique
Literary Magazine Editor 2007-2008, All-College Honors, Honors in Communications
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Bilingual Spanish speaker
Software: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Publisher | InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects | Pro Tools
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Google+, Storify, YouTube, About.me, WordPress