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Ericka Boston

Bowie, MD USA
8 Years Experience

Professional Experience

I'm an enthusiastic writer and editor with a natural curiosity, a sense of humor and an ability to think on my feet. I love to learn and try new things, and I'm comfortable working in print, online and broadcast environments. I'm currently based near Washington, DC.

Expertise

Content Editor (online) 6 YearsEditor 8 YearsWriter 8 Years

Specialty

Entertainment 9 YearsLifestyle 7 YearsBeauty 5 Years

Industries

Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines 7 YearsOnline/new media 10 Years

Associations

Online News Association American Society of Magazine Editors National Association of Black Journalists

Technical Skills

Web design, photo editing, photo editing

Computer Skills

Photoshop, Quark Xpress, basic HTML, Dreamweaver, Web content management software, AP ENPS broadcast script writing software, IBM ViaVoice, Avid Express

Equipment

Canon Vixia, MacBook Pro, digital audio recorder

Editing Samples

2007 Mom's Guide
(Sister 2 Sister magazine 5/1/2007)
This is the cover of our second annual Mom's Guide, a special section I conceived in '06. I assigned, edited and contributed to articles in the 20-page guide, and I developed its design with an outside firm. Individual articles are too large to upload here, but I can mail a hard copy or email files.

Writing Samples

Just a Little Sample
(Sister 2 Sister magazine 2/1/2007)
I wrote this in tribute to James Brown. It documents his contributions to some of hip-hop's best-loved songs. I regularly do interviews (in-person and phoners) with stars like Rihanna, John Legend, Don Cheadle, Kerry Washington, Big Boi, Teena Marie and Carlos Santana. Please email me for samples.