Resume

Jason R. Stevenson

JOURNALISM

FREELANCE WRITING
2003-present
-Author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Backpacking & Hiking (Alpha, 2010)
-Published in Men's Journal, Runner's World, Men’s Health, Seed, Backpacker, Delicious Living, Outside, and Best Life
-Specialize in environmental, health, science, travel, history, outdoors, and technology topics
-For a complete list of previous and forthcoming work, see www.jasonstevenson.net

BEST LIFE MAGAZINE
Emmaus, PA
Contributing Editor: Fall 2008
-Recruited to serve as Best Life's interim Health Editor for three months during editor's maternity leave
-Developed, assigned, and edited health trend reports, lifestyle articles, fitness workouts, and medical advice columns

BACKPACKER MAGAZINE
Boulder, CO
Associate Editor: 2006-2008
-Headed two departments: Nature (wildlife and environment) and Skills (hiking, health, and survival)
-Developed, assigned, and edited department pieces, infographics, profiles, features, and packages
-Member of editorial team that won 2008 National Magazine Award for General Excellence; also nominated in 2009
-Led magazine's online video initiative; filmed, edited and uploaded 40+ videos; created Backpacker YouTube channel
-Contributed to award-winning redesign of Backpacker.com website
-View PDFs of Backpacker magazine clips

OUTSIDE MAGAZINE
Santa Fe, NM
Assistant Editor: 2004-2006
Editorial Intern: 2004
-Lead fact-checker; contributed to feature articles and packages; designed maps and infographics
-Wrote ten departmental articles and profiles on the environment, technology, politics, travel, and gear
-Fact-checked 12 features and packages, including the 11,000-word, NMA-nominated "Raising the Dead" (August 2005)

TEACHING / CONSULTING

CITIZENSHIP LANCASTER
Lancaster, PA
Founder, Instructor: September 2009-present
-Teach weekly classes to help local immigrants and refugees become U.S. citizens by passing the Naturalization Test
-Create PowerPoint presentations, conduct mock interviews, and post resources at the Citizenship Lancaster website

THE INITIATIVE FOR A COMPETITIVE INNER CITY (ICIC)
Boston, MA
Senior Analyst: 2003-2004
Analyst: 2000-2003
-A national, not-for-profit consulting firm that promotes job creation, business investment, and skills training for inner cities -Coordinated three long-term consulting teams in U.S. and U.K.; chief investigator for U.S. Census, economic, and mapping data
-Co-author of Milwaukee project report; contributor to Harvard Business School case study on St. Louis, MO

EDUCATION

HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Cambridge, MA
B.A. magna cum laude in Social Studies: June 2000
-Selected by classmates to be a Class Day speaker for Harvard’s graduation ceremonies
-President and news editor of the Independent, Harvard’s weekly newsmagazine; managed staff of 30
-Senior honors thesis investigated downtown development and city hall corruption in Newark, NJ during the 1990s

THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Edinburgh, Scotland
Masters in Science (M.Sc. by Research) in Modern British History: October 2001
-National winner of Saint Andrew’s Society of New York Fellowship for post-graduate study in Scotland
-Dissertation analyzed the demise of the battleship mystique before and during the Second World War
-Instructor for American History course; designed course syllabus and led three undergraduate tutorials

SKILLS AND INTERESTS

-Mac/PC proficient with Office, InDesign, InCopy, Quark, Photoshop, and Final Cut; conversational Spanish
-Trained in Wilderness First Aid (SOLO)
-Travel experience in East and West Africa, Great Britain, Ireland, and Western Europe
-Interests include world and military history, wood-working, and backpacking