McCarton Ackerman

634 4th Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11232 (917) 817-7186 mccartonjournalism@gmail.com

Education B.A. in English, May 2008, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio News Editor for the Ohio Wesleyan Transcript, January 2007-December 2007 Disc Jockey for WSLN FM, Ohio Wesleyan Radio, January 2007-December 2007 Varsity player on the Ohio Wesleyan Mens tennis team, September 2004-May 2006 Extensive travel throughout the United States, Australia, South America, and Europe Experience
East Coast Entertainment Writer, Hollywire, New York, NY, January-May 2008 Writing five posts per day related to entertainment and pop culture for the Hollywire website Creating and implementing ideas for weekly features, assisting with maintaining the sites Facebook page and occasionally reporting live from red carpet events Freelance Writer/Editor, Various Locations, January 2008-present Writing articles for publications including abcnews.com, usopen.org and The Fix Writing bios, press releases and fact sheets for Big Machine Media and the United States Tennis Association Credentialed media badge holder at the US Open each year since 2008 and joined the usopen.org editorial team in 2011 Wrote ten articles per week for AOL Patch and worked as a guest editor for four of Patchs Brooklyn sites from November 2010-October 2011 Freelance USTA Press Aid, Various Locations, July 2008-present Worked to generate newspaper, radio, and television publicity for five USTA Pro Circuit tournaments across the country, including two in 2012 Wrote daily press releases and articles throughout the tournaments, networked with local media outlets, developed a tournament following using social media such as Twitter and Facebook, and provided administrative support on an as-needed basis Intern, Time Out New York, New York, NY, January-May 2008 Assisted with fact checking and research for the magazine and online travel guides, helped cast for photo shoots, and pitched stories Wrote articles for Time Out New York and timeoutnewyork.com Intern, ABC World News with Charles Gibson, New York, NY, June-August 2007 Transcribed interviews, booked guests, assisted with research, and assisted correspondents on production shoots Conceived several story proposals that aired on World News with Charles Gibson Wrote stories appearing on ABCnews.com website

Summary of Qualifications Strong understanding and familiarity with CMS platforms Computer skills. Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook, PowerPoint, Skype, Google Docs