Patrick Svitek – Resume – Jan. 6, 2013

Work Experience

The Chicago Tribune, Chicago | @ChicagoTribune

June 2012 to August 2012: Metro Intern

Covering general assignments for newspaper’s Metro desk.

The Huffington Post, Washington, D.C. | @HuffPostPol

June 2012 to August 2012: Politics Intern

Covering national politics and Congress for the DC bureau.

The Daily Northwestern, Evanston, Ill. | @TheDailyNU

June 2012 to December 2012: Online Managing Editor

March 2012 to Present: Web Editor

September 2011 to December 2011: City Desk Editor

March 2011 to June 2011: Assistant City Desk Editor

September 2010 to March 2011: Staff Writer, Copy Editor and Layout Designer

Most recently oversaw newspaper’s transition to WordPress. Previously led publication’s first Web desk, standardizing procedures for breaking news and social media presence. Formerly led 15 writers and two assistant editors at City news desk, Evanston’s only daily news source. Have written more than 200 stories for City, Campus and In Focus (investigative) news desks since joining freshman year. Original reporting has been spotlighted by the New York Post, CNN Headline News, MSNBC, USA Today, as well as linked to by The New York Times and Newsweek.

Medill News Service, Washington, D.C. | @MedillOnTheHill

January 2012 to March 2012: National Security Reporter

Covering national security beat for mobile- and multimedia-oriented newsroom based on Capitol Hill.

The Journal Times, Racine, Wis. | @JournalTimes

January 2012 to February 2012: Freelance Contributor

Wrote several profiles of local businesses for newspaper’s special section.

The Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, Ind. | @JGFortWayne

December 2011: Metro Reporter

Wrote more than 20 stories over two weeks filling in for various beats, including local government and crime, as a temporary Metro desk reporter.

June 2011 to September 2011: Eugene S. Pulliam Foundation Intern

Wrote more than 90 stories over three months as general assignment intern selected by the Hoosier State Press Association’s Pulliam internship program.

Morton Grove Patch, Morton Grove, Ill. | @MGrovePatch

October 2010 to June 2011: Freelance Contributor

Profiled prominent community figures during site’s first year on the Patch network. Covered hyperlocal issues including long-delayed construction along village’s main road and fire department budget cuts.

North by Northwestern, Evanston, Ill. | @NBN_Tweets

September 2010 to January 2011: Freshman Columnist and Features Writer

Wrote technology-oriented features for quarterly print edition and monthly column chronicling college freshman experience for online edition.

The News-Banner, Bluffton, Ind. | @NewsBanner

August 2009 to December 2009: General Assignment Intern

Wrote more than 30 stories for various beats during a semester part of high school’s intern-student pilot program. Typically handled all photography accompanying stories.

Education

Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.

• Graduation Date: June 2014
• Expected Majors: Journalism and political science
• Current GPA: 3.423

Homestead High School, Fort Wayne, Ind.

• August 2006 to June 2010
• Core 40 Academic Honors Diploma
• Cumulative GPA: 3.710 (unweighted)

Key Skills

• Proficient in: Adobe Photoshop CS5, Adobe InDesign CS5, Adobe Illustrator CS5, Adobe Premiere Pro CS5, Apple iLife suite, Microsoft Office suite, AP style, video production, WordPress content management system, social media (Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook)
  
• Experience with: Audio Audition CS5, Audacity, audio production, Adobe Flash CS5, basic HTML/CSS code

Awards

• Finalist (Region 5 – Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky), 2011 Mark of Excellence Awards, Society of Professional Journalists
• Second Place, Feature Story (Dailies), Awards for Excellence in Illinois College Newspapers (2011)
• Seventh Place, Feature Writing, Hearst Journalism Awards Program (Fall 2011)
  
• Honorable Mention, Design of the Year – Infographic, National Scholastic Press Association (2010)
  
• Recipient, Sterling Sentinel Scholarship, The News-Sentinel (2010)
  
• Superior, Newswriting, Journalism Education Association/National Press Association (Spring 2010)
  
• Superior, Newswriting, Journalism Education Association/National Press Association Write-Offs (Fall 2009)
  

References

Available upon request (See resume).