Eric Brackett

Knoxville, TN USA
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Professional Experience

A recent college graduate with three years experience in writing and editing stories about local news, the tech industry, video games, movies, and popular culture in general.

Expertise

Copy Editor
2 Years
Researcher
1 Year
Writer
2 Years

Specialty

Books & Literature
Entry Level
Technology
2 Years
Politics
Entry Level

Industries


Video Games
3 Years
Newspaper - Local/Regional
Entry Level
Online/new media
Entry Level

Total Media Industry Experience

3 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

TNJN (3-5), UT Scoop Magazine (1-2), Current Digital Magazine (6-10)

Other Work History

I have worked in an office environment for the past 3 years as well as in the service industry so I'm comfortable talking to other people as well as navigating an office environment.

Technical Skills

Video and audio editing.

Foreign Language Skills

N/A

Unions

N/A

Computer Skills

Word, Excel, Powerpoint, HTML.

Equipment

Desktop and laptop, digital camera, recorder, editing software.

Work Permits & Visas

N/A

References

Dr. Elizabeth Hendrickson, UTK assistant professor hendrice@ohio.edu: 573-489-1689 Jennifer Brake, editor-in-chief, TNJN jbrake@mail.tennessee.edu: 615-428-8618. Bonnie Hufford, UTK assistant professor bhufford@utk.edu: 865-974-5113

Awards

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Associations

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Showcase

Writing Samples.

An article discussing net neutrality and how it will affect consumers.
A discussion of Legendary's 2014 Godzilla reboot and how it respects the franchise's legacy.
Coverage of Amazon's renouncement of the Fire TV
A review of Marvel's first issue of the relaunched Amazing Spider-Man series.
A short news piece about the launch of Subset's rogue-like on the iPad as well as the game's expansion pack.