Douglas MacMillan's Resume (Last updated September 4th 2008)

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Douglas MacMillan
New York, NY

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WORK EXPERIENCE

BusinessWeek
Reporter

September/2006 - Present
  • Wrote more than 120 news analysis features for BusinessWeek.com on technology, real estate, lifestyle, autos, marketing, small business, careers, and management
  • Develop sources, interview top-level executives, and attend industry events
  • Craft interactive web graphics, product reviews, videos, tip sheets, and blog posts
  • Helped plan and and grow the Managing channel, a new section of the site
  • Optimize online stories for consumption in major portals like Yahoo! and MSN
  • Wrote 5 stories for BusinessWeek print magazine on careers, innovation, management, lifestyle, and the economy
  • Appeared in CNBC "On the Money" segment discussing the sports card industry

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BusinessWeek
Editorial Intern

June - August/2006
  • Wrote 18 online stories on small business and entrepreneurship
  • Gained fluency in financial and corporate management issues

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Adotas.com
Editorial Intern

February - May/2006
Daily trade publication serving over 100,000 interactive advertising professionals weekly
  • Wrote 22 business articles on deadline, including 9 features and 13 op-ed pieces
  • Updated website with breaking news stories throughout the day

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Rolling Stone
Editorial Intern

August - December/2005
  • Collected research of articles for at least one feature story per magazine
  • Compiled and distributed daily media packet of current events and entertainment news
  • Transcribed interviews with prominent figures in the music and entertainment industry

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EDUCATION

Vanderbilt University
B.A. in English (Focus in Fiction Writing), Minor in Music (Classical Percussion)

2001 - 2005
Nashville, TN

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AWARDS AND HONORS
2007 Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Award in the category of Best Online Article or Series, for contribution to The Best Entrepreneurs Under 25 on BusinessWeek.com

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SKILLS
Adept with AP Style, LexisNexis, MS Office, Adobe InCopy, Adobe Photoshop, HTML, Internet research, and photo research

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INTERESTS
Percussionist in the Greenwich Village Orchestra in New York City

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REFERENCES
Available upon request

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