Jason R. Stevenson
FREELANCE WRITING
Lancaster, PA
2004-present
-Creative, details-oriented, and on-time approach to magazine articles and features.
-Published in Wired, Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Best Life, Backpacker, Outside, Spirit (Southwest Airlines), Boston, and Seed.
-For a complete list of clips and forthcoming work, see www.jasonstevenson.net
BACKPACKER MAGAZINE
(Active Interest Media)
Boulder, CO
Associate Editor - 2006-2008
-Winner of National Magazine Award for "General Excellence" (250,000-500,000 circ.) in 2008.
-Managed two departments: Nature (environment) and Skills (technique) spanning 12 pages in the front of book
-Conceived, assigned, and edited department pieces, short and long features, profiles, inserts, and packages
-Filmed and produced online videos (40+) for Backpacker's website and YouTube channel
-Specialized in how-to, technology, science, wildlife, food, health, fitness and environmental topics
-Created content for special issues, including Survival (NMA-nominee for "Single-Topic Issue" in 2007), Skills, and Global Warming
-Represented Backpacker at consumer and retail trade shows and events
OUTSIDE MAGAZINE
(Mariah Media, Inc.)
Santa Fe, NM
Assistant Editor - 2004-2006
Editorial Intern - 2004
-Lead fact-checker; conducted additional reporting, designed maps, and developed feature packages
-Wrote ten department articles on green technology, celebrity profiles, travel sidebars, and gear reviews
-Reported on topics including politics, the environment, science, adventure travel, celebrity profiles, Africa, and technology
-Fact checked 12 packages and features, including 11,000-word, NMA-nominated feature story, "Raising the Dead" (8/05)
THE INITIATIVE FOR A COMPETITIVE INNER CITY (ICIC)
Boston, MA
Senior Analyst - 2003-04
Analyst - 2002-03
-A national not-for-profit consulting and research firm promoting market-driven business growth for inner citiess
-Co-author of Milwaukee project report; contributor to Harvard Business School case study on St. Louis
-Co-directed three long-term consulting teams; lead researcher for census, business, and mapping information
BLAIR MACINNES FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN (NEW JERSEY'S 25TH DISTRICT)
Morristown, NJ
Research Director - 2003
-Managed issues research for $1M state senate campaign; wrote briefings, pamphlets, and speech and debate notes
THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Edinburgh, Scotland
Masters in Science (M.Sc. by Research) in Modern British History - October 2001
Graduate dissertation From Damage Control to Abandon Ship: The British Admiralty and the Decline of Royal Navy Battleships analyzed the political and social impact of obsolete battleships on the decline of Great Britain’s sea empire
-National winner of the Saint Andrew’s Society of New York Fellowship for post-graduate study in Scotland
-Instructor for sophomore-level American History course at the Univ. of Edinburgh; designed course syllabus and led weekly tutorials for 25 students
-Examined archives and primary sources at maritime history sites in England, Scotland, and France
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Cambridge, MA
B.A. magna cum laude in Social Studies - June 2000
Senior honors thesis The Fire this Time: Development Conflict in Rebuilding Newark, New Jersey investigated the development conflicts between community activists and the city over a downtown stadium proposal in late-1990s Newark
-Selected by fellow students as a Class Day speaker at the Harvard graduation ceremonies
-President and news editor of the Independent, Harvard’s weekly newsmagazine; managed staff of 40
-University nominee for the Saint Andrew’s Society of New York Fellowship
Lancaster, PA
2004-present
-Creative, details-oriented, and on-time approach to magazine articles and features.
-Published in Wired, Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Best Life, Backpacker, Outside, Spirit (Southwest Airlines), Boston, and Seed.
-For a complete list of clips and forthcoming work, see www.jasonstevenson.net
BACKPACKER MAGAZINE
(Active Interest Media)
Boulder, CO
Associate Editor - 2006-2008
-Winner of National Magazine Award for "General Excellence" (250,000-500,000 circ.) in 2008.
-Managed two departments: Nature (environment) and Skills (technique) spanning 12 pages in the front of book
-Conceived, assigned, and edited department pieces, short and long features, profiles, inserts, and packages
-Filmed and produced online videos (40+) for Backpacker's website and YouTube channel
-Specialized in how-to, technology, science, wildlife, food, health, fitness and environmental topics
-Created content for special issues, including Survival (NMA-nominee for "Single-Topic Issue" in 2007), Skills, and Global Warming
-Represented Backpacker at consumer and retail trade shows and events
OUTSIDE MAGAZINE
(Mariah Media, Inc.)
Santa Fe, NM
Assistant Editor - 2004-2006
Editorial Intern - 2004
-Lead fact-checker; conducted additional reporting, designed maps, and developed feature packages
-Wrote ten department articles on green technology, celebrity profiles, travel sidebars, and gear reviews
-Reported on topics including politics, the environment, science, adventure travel, celebrity profiles, Africa, and technology
-Fact checked 12 packages and features, including 11,000-word, NMA-nominated feature story, "Raising the Dead" (8/05)
THE INITIATIVE FOR A COMPETITIVE INNER CITY (ICIC)
Boston, MA
Senior Analyst - 2003-04
Analyst - 2002-03
-A national not-for-profit consulting and research firm promoting market-driven business growth for inner citiess
-Co-author of Milwaukee project report; contributor to Harvard Business School case study on St. Louis
-Co-directed three long-term consulting teams; lead researcher for census, business, and mapping information
BLAIR MACINNES FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN (NEW JERSEY'S 25TH DISTRICT)
Morristown, NJ
Research Director - 2003
-Managed issues research for $1M state senate campaign; wrote briefings, pamphlets, and speech and debate notes
THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Edinburgh, Scotland
Masters in Science (M.Sc. by Research) in Modern British History - October 2001
Graduate dissertation From Damage Control to Abandon Ship: The British Admiralty and the Decline of Royal Navy Battleships analyzed the political and social impact of obsolete battleships on the decline of Great Britain’s sea empire
-National winner of the Saint Andrew’s Society of New York Fellowship for post-graduate study in Scotland
-Instructor for sophomore-level American History course at the Univ. of Edinburgh; designed course syllabus and led weekly tutorials for 25 students
-Examined archives and primary sources at maritime history sites in England, Scotland, and France
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Cambridge, MA
B.A. magna cum laude in Social Studies - June 2000
Senior honors thesis The Fire this Time: Development Conflict in Rebuilding Newark, New Jersey investigated the development conflicts between community activists and the city over a downtown stadium proposal in late-1990s Newark
-Selected by fellow students as a Class Day speaker at the Harvard graduation ceremonies
-President and news editor of the Independent, Harvard’s weekly newsmagazine; managed staff of 40
-University nominee for the Saint Andrew’s Society of New York Fellowship
