April Joyner

Brooklyn, NY USA
Website: http://www.apriljoyner.com
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Professional Experience

I primarily cover entrepreneurship and technology and have experience in both online and print media. I'm particularly interested in how companies are revamping industries, developing workforces, making their communities better, and influencing culture.

Expertise

Fact-Checker
6 Years
Writer
6 Years
Social Media
3 Years

Specialty

Business (general)
6 Years
Entrepreneurship
5 Years
Technology
6 Years

Industries


Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
6 Years
Online/new media
3 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

6 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Inc. magazine (3-5), Sports Illustrated (custom content) (1-2), FastCo.Labs (Fast Company magazine) (1-2)

Other Work History

senior reporter, Inc. magazine (2011-2013) reporter, Inc. magazine (2008-2011) editorial intern, FastCompany.com (2007-2008)

Technical Skills

basic Web design, photo editing (Photoshop, GIMP)

Foreign Language Skills

conversational French

Computer Skills

HTML/CSS; Microsoft Office; Adobe InDesign, InCopy, Photoshop; Wordpress

Showcase

General

Julie Bauer spent two decades working at some of the world's largest advertising agencies, serving some of the world's biggest brands. Now, as a founding partner of the New York City-based ad firm Grok, Bauer is facing off against those same big names.
Affectiva's technology lets marketers what viewers are really thinking when they watch ads.
Facebook's newly found advertising prowess has benefited a crop of ad-tech startups.
Myspace VP Joseph Patel discusses why editorial content is key to the revamped company's success.