Caitlin E. Curran
Homepage editor for the Atlantic, journalist, Baltimore native. Former web producer for The Boston Globe, Boston Phoenix, Teach For America, and The Fiscal Times. Contributed to TheAtlantic.com, Gawker, The Washington Post, Spin, NPR, and The Christian Science Monitor. The New York Observer once asked me for pumpkin beer advice.
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- SummaryPrint and multimedia journalist, editor, photojournalist, videographer, copywriter, web producer, music critic with a Master of Arts in journalism, web and print journalism-related staff positions at the Atlantic, WNYC, ABC News, the Boston Globe and Boston Phoenix, and freelance work for SPIN, The Washington Post, and NPR.Specialties: Writing, reporting, editing, music and arts criticism; digital photography and videography; Advanced Photoshop abilities; Microsoft Word; audio editing (Audacity, David, GarageBand); video editing (Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, iMovie); Outlook; HTML; PC and Mac platforms; content management systems (Movable Type, Drupal, Sitecore, Bonsai); SEO; blogging platforms (Wordpress, Tumblr); Filemaker; Flash; Twitter, Facebook, and other social media platforms.Experience
- Dec 2011 - PresentAssociate Editor / The AtlanticResponsible for theatlantic.com home page, including selecting stories, writing headlines, editing photos, copy editing across the website, responding to reader e-mails, and working with developers to identify technical problems. Wrote articles for theatlantic.com. Hired for a three-month contract position, which was extended.
- May 2005 - PresentFreelance Journalist, Photographer, Web Producer / FreelancePitch, report, and write briefs, reviews, profiles and longform pieces for SPIN, The Washington Post, Gawker, Free Williamsburg, Bostonist and other sites and publications. Freelance photo producer for ABCNews.com, which includes selecting and editing photos, and managing the photo budget.
- Jan 2011 - Oct 2011Web Producer / WNYC RadioWrote, edited, and produced content for thetakeaway.org, the site for The Takeaway, a news program produced by WNYC Radio and Public Radio International, the BBC, The New York Times and WGBH Boston. Edited audio, managed social media presence, contributed to the show’s blog, commissioned, selected and edited photos.
- Feb 2011 - Aug 2011Web Editor / Teach for AmericaHired for a six-month contract to redesign teachforamerica.com. Conducted interviews with Teach For America staff and supporters, wrote content based on my reporting, contributed to the site design process, commissioned photographers and coordinated photo shoots, entered site content, and aided in the QA process.
- Dec 2009 - Dec 2010Web Producer / The Fiscal TimesLaunched a news website covering politics and economic issues. Entered content, selected and edited photos, and designed graphics, slideshows and video, and interactive multimedia. Wrote and edited content. Managed social media presence and newsletter campaign. Facilitated editorial meetings and managed special projects.
- May 2007 - Feb 2009Web Content Coordinator, Contributing Writer / Boston PhoenixCoded and formatted content from the newspaper and nightlife magazine, and posted it online at thephoenix.com, photographed, edited photos, shot and edited video, created online special sections. Wrote for multiple blogs, and reported and wrote articles for the newspaper. Hired and managed web interns.
- May 2005 - Feb 2007Web Content Producer, Intern / The Boston GlobeManaged content for the travel, news, arts and jobs sections on Boston.com, reporting to Boston Globe editors. Aided in implementing a redesigned website. Conceived original web-only features and multimedia content, wrote articles for the newspaper. Headed e-mail campaigns. Promoted from unpaid intern to web producer.
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2004 - 2005Northeastern UniversityMA in Journalism
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2000 - 2004Gettysburg CollegeBA in English/Art History
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- U2's Bono owns 2.3% of Facebook's shares, and could make $1.5 billion: http://t.co/IpJmfow9
- RT @theatlanticwire: Update: NASDAQ has halted trading on Facebook due to unprecedented demand http://t.co/ua1GZ8ap
- RT @jaredbkeller: Why aren't cities littered with dead pigeons? The answer is fascinating and gross http://t.co/P6W0NgJp via @AtlanticCities
- For those of us who have pondered dying our hair strange colors, but only temporarily: http://t.co/5TuJdvvl via @brit
- Sad! Handsome Furs Break Up, via @Stereogum http://t.co/MGMMCcM3
- "If you’ve seen a gun in a NY film, chances are it came from here." http://t.co/exFaSb0k With a quote from Max Sherwood, prop master pro.
- Giant group of kids outside my window in Williamsburg, marching and chanting "Save after school!" http://t.co/8ISByX6L
- Finally! Via @TheAtlanticWire, Obama: 'I Think Same-Sex Couples Should Be Able to Get Married' http://t.co/DzlIflv8
- Best Coast's new album sounds like Neko Case, but beachier.May 09, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- "'Tomorrow Never Knows'... wasn't the start of anything" Via @nprmusic: On 'Mad Men,' Beatles Tune Misses The Mark http://t.co/XHT3Huz7
- So sad! @TheAtlanticWire: 'Where the Wild Things Are' Author Maurice Sendak Dead at 83 http://t.co/9WflWmhe
- Just heard @tanehisi and @1bobcohn on @npratc, talking about commenter-turned-@TheAtlantic-writer @YAppelbaum. Nice! http://t.co/4FJ0Pr60
- There are signs like this all over my neighborhood in Brooklyn. #RIPMCA http://t.co/r1bMTRQp
- Where in Brooklyn can I acquire a log, as a prop for a log lady costume for a Twin Peaks party tonight?May 04, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- .@willspitz and I once covered a Beasties show for @BostonPhoenix, and it was one of the best shows I've seen. Sad news http://t.co/W1n1jLL4
- RT @mollyesque: Newt: "It's nice that the president broadcast from Afghanistan. The center of al Qaeda today is Yemen."
- In other words, no more trend stories about whistling's "comeback" Via @TheAtlanticVID 100 Yrs of Whistling in Pop http://t.co/RtMXhopj
- "You will not fall in love with someone you fight with all the time, neighbor, coworker or obnoxious magazine writer" http://t.co/melCN8dX
- Or "A Creepy Round-Up of Mummified Baby Stories." RT @thehairpin: In the Walls http://t.co/v45c4sJW
- Love. RT @megangarber: DO GHOSTS HAVE CIVIL RIGHTS? @TheAtlantic: One of our favorite covers ever, from October 1984: http://t.co/Ce9nfCT3
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