JAIME CUNNINGHAM
New York, New York
Mobile: 646-338-4870 Email: [email protected]
Citizenships: USA and Ireland (European Union)
Writer, editor and reporter with seventeen years of experience
EXPERIENCE
Freelance
Content Creator, Writer and Editor; New York 11/14-Current
Reporting and writing news features for healthcare clients’ newsrooms. Creating marketing material for brands. Ghostwriting articles. Researching and writing for a documentary film.
The Economist
Content Program Manager; New York 7/16-4/17
Edited content for thought leadership programs, focusing on finance, technology and professional services client programs. Oversaw program budgets. Hired writers, designers and copy editors. Edited articles, interviews and infographics. Wrote copy for ad units. Developed new program ideas.
Newsweek Japan Magazine
Freelance Reporter / Writer; New York 1/03-12/14
Reported and wrote for the Japanese language edition of Newsweek on a variety of topics including politics, society, education, science, English language acquisition, trade regulations, travel, and entertainment. Co-wrote cover story on parent coaching in 2010.
Weber Shandwick
Digital Manager; New York 6/13-10/14
Produced digital editorial content for healthcare and travel accounts of a global public relations agency. Wrote, reported and edited articles for client newsrooms of two pharmaceutical companies.
Newsweek
Researcher-Reporter; New York 2/01-12/12
Assisted in the International Magazine’s editorial process by inputting writer fixes, communicating with foreign correspondents, proofreading, and checking facts. Wrote and reported stories on health, society, travel and luxury for the International Magazine and dotcom. Wrote copy for website’s photo galleries. Co-wrote the June 2004 cover story “Sad Planet” on the global impact of depression. Conducted phone interviews with Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Forest Whitaker, and Jeffrey Sachs.
MBL Communications
Part Time Editorial & Acquisitions; New York 1/08-11/08
Wrote news stories, fact checked and copy edited for CNS Spectrums, a monthly journal for neurologists and neuropsychiatrists. Wrote articles for Psychiatry Weekly.
Frommer's
Freelance Guidebook Contributor; Caribbean 10/07-4/08
Updated, fact checked, and expanded three chapters in the 2009 edition of “Caribbean Ports of Call” guidebook for cruise passengers, based on travels to Antigua, Barbados and Panama.
EDUCATION
Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism MA 2008; Science Journalism
New York University, Gallatin School of Individualized Study BA 1999; Concentrations: Literature and Media
New York, New York
Mobile: 646-338-4870 Email: [email protected]
Citizenships: USA and Ireland (European Union)
Writer, editor and reporter with seventeen years of experience
EXPERIENCE
Freelance
Content Creator, Writer and Editor; New York 11/14-Current
Reporting and writing news features for healthcare clients’ newsrooms. Creating marketing material for brands. Ghostwriting articles. Researching and writing for a documentary film.
The Economist
Content Program Manager; New York 7/16-4/17
Edited content for thought leadership programs, focusing on finance, technology and professional services client programs. Oversaw program budgets. Hired writers, designers and copy editors. Edited articles, interviews and infographics. Wrote copy for ad units. Developed new program ideas.
Newsweek Japan Magazine
Freelance Reporter / Writer; New York 1/03-12/14
Reported and wrote for the Japanese language edition of Newsweek on a variety of topics including politics, society, education, science, English language acquisition, trade regulations, travel, and entertainment. Co-wrote cover story on parent coaching in 2010.
Weber Shandwick
Digital Manager; New York 6/13-10/14
Produced digital editorial content for healthcare and travel accounts of a global public relations agency. Wrote, reported and edited articles for client newsrooms of two pharmaceutical companies.
Newsweek
Researcher-Reporter; New York 2/01-12/12
Assisted in the International Magazine’s editorial process by inputting writer fixes, communicating with foreign correspondents, proofreading, and checking facts. Wrote and reported stories on health, society, travel and luxury for the International Magazine and dotcom. Wrote copy for website’s photo galleries. Co-wrote the June 2004 cover story “Sad Planet” on the global impact of depression. Conducted phone interviews with Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Forest Whitaker, and Jeffrey Sachs.
MBL Communications
Part Time Editorial & Acquisitions; New York 1/08-11/08
Wrote news stories, fact checked and copy edited for CNS Spectrums, a monthly journal for neurologists and neuropsychiatrists. Wrote articles for Psychiatry Weekly.
Frommer's
Freelance Guidebook Contributor; Caribbean 10/07-4/08
Updated, fact checked, and expanded three chapters in the 2009 edition of “Caribbean Ports of Call” guidebook for cruise passengers, based on travels to Antigua, Barbados and Panama.
EDUCATION
Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism MA 2008; Science Journalism
New York University, Gallatin School of Individualized Study BA 1999; Concentrations: Literature and Media
