Neal Schindler

Last updated April 24th 2010

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NEAL SCHINDLER
Seattle, WA 98115

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PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Work well in teams, on both loosely and tightly structured collaborative projects Highly motivated to improve situations that need it and to solve problems Write clearly and precisely, with a distinct point of view and sense of humor Enthusiastic about working toward goals, and capable of inspiring people Listen well to others, especially when they are experiencing stress

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MEDIA EXPERIENCE
Expedia	2010 - present
Content Editor
Write and edit hotel descriptions. -
JTNews	2007 - present
Freelance Writer and Blogger
Write and blog about Jewish arts and culture; topics have ranged from theater and film to motorcycling and views of the afterlife -
The Seattle Times Company	2008 - 2010
Online Content Assistant
Work on Web content projects on a contract basis Tallied votes in 2008 and 2009 People's Picks reader surveys; resized images in Photoshop; updated fuel-efficiency listings at NWautos.com; tweeted regularly from NWjobs.com Twitter account -
The Seattle Times Company	2007 - 2008
Associate Online Editor
Researched and wrote 31 articles, including multiple concert previews and a piece on vegan shoes that became one of the site's most-read stories of 2007 Copyedited all content for NWsource.com, the Times' online city guide Conceptualized and created roughly two dozen specialized guides on such topics as vegetarian dining, bike shops, taco trucks, and yoga studios Monitored and contributed to the site's topic-driven forums, in areas ranging from parenting and pets to shopping and music Collaborated with marketing director on promotions, including Best Pet Pictures contest, which received local TV coverage -
Downtown Express	2006
Freelance Arts & Culture Writer
Wrote features on such topics as New Yorkers' responses to the film United 93, an emerging downtown farmers market, and an innovative Tribeca artist -
Seattle Weekly	2002 - 2006
Staff Writer
Wrote nearly 300 articles on a colorful variety of topics, including Jewish Christmas customs, Sarah Silverman, competitive whistling, addiction memoirs, major albums by Fiona Apple and Coldplay, and the history of gazpacho Edited food and visual art features and calendars for more than two years; fit copy for food and visual arts sections; wrote Brain City, a calendar of political events Reviewed more vegetarian and vegan restaurants than any previous food writer Served as interim food editor for a month, working with freelancers to develop stories and planning four complete sections Progressed from editorial intern to staff writer in just over two years -

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OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
Childhaven	2009
Administrative Assistant
Directed phone calls and visitors at a nonprofit therapeutic child-care center Edited or copyedited promotional materials as needed Processed donations and worked with a massive donor database Sent thank-you letters to donors -
University Book Store	2006
Bookseller
Provided knowledgeable, courteous service (cashiering, shelving, information) to a wide variety of customers from academic and other backgrounds in a large, fast-paced retail environment -
Global Health Strategies	2006
Personal/Research Assistant
Provided assistance to company head David Gold during his recovery from injury Performed in-depth, detail-oriented research on global vaccine resources as part of a team working for the company's biggest client, GlaxoSmithKline Co-edited letters to the Gates Foundation and speeches for benefit dinners -

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SKILLS
COMPUTER PROFICIENCIES Microsoft Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook; Adobe InDesign and Photoshop; Drupal; The Raiser's Edge; Internet research; comfortable with both PCs and Apple computers LANGUAGE SKILLS Spanish and German: Comprehension is very good; writing and speaking are good COPYEDITING SKILLS Trained in the AP Stylebook

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EDUCATION
Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, 1997 - 2001
B.A. in Spanish and Creative Writing, 3.89 Grade Point Average

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