Jennifer Pinkowski

New York, NY 11201 USA
http://www.jenpinkowski.com
12 Years Experience

Professional Experience

Based in New York City, I'm a versatile writer/editor available for on-site, off-site and on-location assignments. As a journalist, I've filed from a dozen countries on the work scientists are doing to explore, explain and expand our world. I've covered topics as diverse as the sequencing of the Neanderthal genome; the defeat of a coal-fired power plant in a South Pacific paradise; and Thailand's lone mosquito taxonomist. I also cover education, information management and travel. As a communications consultant for major nonprofit organizations and corporations, I'm fluent in both digital and print outreach, from social media to direct mail. I've drafted press releases, email blasts, newsletters, profiles, product copy, buyers' guides, direct mailings, ads, web copy and more. Finally, I'm a skilled editor at all levels - development, story, line and copy - and have counted among my clients major national magazines, nonprofits and corporations.

Expertise

Editor 10 YearsReporter 10 YearsWriter 10 Years

Specialty

International 8 YearsScience 10 YearsTravel 5 Years

Industries

Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines 10 YearsMagazine - Trade magazines/publications (B2B) 10 YearsNonprofit 10 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • Time/Time.com (10+)
  • Library Journal (10+)
  • School Library Journal (3-5)
  • Discover (1-2)
  • New York Times (3-5)
  • Archaeology (3-5)
  • ARTnews (1-2)
  • The Art Newspaper (1-2)
  • OnEarth.org (1-2)
  • The Africa Bazaar (6-10)
  • SolveClimate News.com (10+)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • Macys.com (10+)
  • TIAA-CREF (3-5)
  • Civic Ventures (3-5)
  • Services for the Underserved (6-10)
  • Bloomingdales.com (10+)
  • Energy Programs Consortium (10+)

Awards

2001 Daniel M. Cohen Award for Photojournalism

Associations

Society of Professional Journalists

Other Work History

MEDIA: Discover, Cosmopolitan, Business Traveler, Connecticut Cottages and Gardens, Sportswear International, Scholastic NONPROFIT: Planned Parenthood; Annie E. Casey Foundation HIGHER EDUCATION: adjunct instructor of journalism, Hunter College

Technical Skills

Style Guides: Associated Press, New York Times, Chicago Manual of Style, Time Print and digital photo editing

Foreign Language Skills

basic French; travel and etiquette capabilities in Turkish, Mandarin, Thai and Arabic

Computer Skills

Computer/Software: InDesign, InCopy, K4, Woodwing, CopyDesk, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office Online: FTP, CMS, SEO, SlideShowPro Director, WordPress, Drupal Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, IM, Skype Spanish ONLINE: Transmit FTP client; eLogic CMS; SlideShow Pro Director

Equipment

Mac laptop, digital SLR Nikon D70s, 35 mm SLR Nikon N80, digital audio recorders, photo printer, scanner, full home office

Work Permits & Visas

Valid U.S. passport

References

Media: David Corcoran, Senior Science Editor, New York Times Eric Powell, Senior Editor, Discover Sora Song, Senior Science Editor, Time.com Jose Fidelino, Copy Chief, Time Rebecca Miller, Senior Editor, Library Journal Ann Wright, Copy Chief, Cosmopolitan Nonprofit: Josh Wolfe, President, Project Energy Consortium Melissa Melendez, Senior Communications Coordinator, Civic Ventures Minjung Park, Services for the UnderServed Corporate: Julie Ulrich, Bloomingdales.com Cheryl Maday, Macys.com Isabella Connena, TIAA-CREF

Science & Environment

Neanderthal DNA Lives On in Modern Humans*
(Time.com 5/6/2010)
A decade after scientists cracked the human genetic code, they've done the same for the Neanderthal - and it turns out we are a little them. *One of the Top 10 Time.com Stories of 2010
Growing Taste for Reef Fish Sends Their Numbers Sinking
(New York Times 1/19/2009)
The insatiable appetite for reef fish across Southeast Asia is threatening populations in the Coral Triangle, one of the world's richest marine reserves.
Borneo Says No to Dirty Energy
(Time.com 2/22/2011)
Coal is expelled from paradise as the government of Sabah kills a plan to build a controversial coal-fired plant in tourism mecca Malaysian Borneo.
Scientist at Work: Rampa Rattanarithikul
(New York Times 7/22/2008)
Thailand's lone mosquito taxonomist has spent 50 years studying the pest, in the process creating a body of work that is used to control the spread of malaria and dengue fever in Southeast Asia.
A Rich and Royal Ruin in the Heart of Hanoi
(New York Times 10/16/2007)
For the last five years, archaeologists have been unearthing the remarkable remnants of Thang Long, Vietnam's 1,000-year-old imperial capital.
Ontario's Green Energy Push Draws Fire From Japan, U.S. and E.U.
(Reuters via SolveClimate 10/12/2010)
In one Canadian province, clean energy is replacing coal, and some foreign governments say they're entitled to a piece of the action.
Humble Brass Was Even Better Than Gold to a 16th-Century Tribe in Cuba
(New York Times 1/16/2007)
Because of its otherworldly brilliance, the 16th-century Tai­no Indians of Cuba called it turey, their word for the most luminous part of the sky. What was this treasured stuff? The humble brass lace tags and fasteners from Spanish explorers' shoes and clothes.
Financing Energy Efficiency in the Keystone State
(State & Local Energy Report 8/4/2010)
Pennsylvania is pioneering a new approach: energy-efficiency financing as an investment - one with a respectable return, no less, and one that has the potential to be bundled and sold on a secondary market.
Solar in Alaska
(State & Local Energy Report 8/4/2010)
Why solar power in a place better known for being dark for months on end? Because as part of a hybrid system, solar may help cut the high cost of powering some 200 rural Alaskan villages that must fly in the diesel they use to power their homes.
How To Classify a Million Galaxies in Three Weeks
(Time.com 3/28/2010)
Do you have an Internet connection, some free time and a penchant for staring off into space? Then the wildly successful "citizen science" project Galaxy Zoo needs you to help astronomers make discoveries.
Malaysia: A Coal Plant in Paradise
(Time.com 11/27/2010)
In a Southern Pacific garden spot are all the world's eco-tensions writ small.
Should You Eat Like a Caveman?
(Time.com 1/22/2011)
Followers of the Paleo diet say that we can survive today's unhealthy world by returning to a fresh food diet and exercising in short bursts. Does paleoanthropology back them up?
California Defends Climate Law, Remains National Bastion of Clean Energy Economy
(Reuters via SolveClimate 11/3/2010)
61 percent of voters say no to referendum that would have suspended the state's landmark climate legislation.

Communications

Purpose Prize Profile: Dana Freyer
(Civic Ventures 10/1/2010)
Profile of Dana Freyer, head of Global Partnership for Afghanistan, a 2010 nominee for the $100,000 Purpose Prize. The profile was first used in the judging process and then distributed to the media after Freyer won.
Purpose Prize Profile: Elizabeth and Stephen Alderman
(Civic Ventures 10/1/2009)
Profile of Elizabeth and Stephen Alderman, founders of Peter C. Alderman Foundation, a nominee for the $100,000 Purpose Prize in both 2008 and 2009. (This is the second of 2 profiles.) The profile was first used in the judging process and then distributed to the media after the Aldermans won.
Purpose Prize Profile: James Smallwood
(Civic Ventures 10/1/2009)
Profile of James Smallwood, head of The Choice is Yours, a 2009 nominee for the $100,000 Purpose Prize. The profile was first used in the judging process and then distributed to the media after Smallwood won.
Community Involvement Tool
(Annie E. Casey Foundation 10/15/2002)
One chapter of the 80-page, 6-part toolkit I crafted from the series of seminars at the 2002 Annie E. Casey Foundation Annual Community Health Summit. These professional-development materials help public health experts fine-tune programs and measure community impact.
News & Notes
(Services for the UnderServed (SUS) 5/1/2007)
Profiled programs and the people they help for newsletter sent to funders and partners of a major social services agency for the City of New York. This issue: assisted living for developmentally disabled teens; a residence for homeless vets; and a social worker specializing in HIV/AIDS clients.
Cultural Competency Tool
(Annie E. Casey Foundation 10/15/2002)
One chapter of the 80-page, 6-part toolkit I wrote from the series of seminars at the 2002 Annie E. Casey Foundation Annual Community Health Summit. These professional-development materials help public health experts fine-tune programs and measure community impact.
News & Notes
(Services for the UnderServed (SUS) 10/1/2007)
Profiled programs and the people they help for newsletter sent to funders and partners of a major social services agency for the City of New York. This issue: home modifications for disabled seniors; job placement on Wall Street for the mentally ill; and emergency housing for homeless with HIV/AIDS.

Education

ALA to Libraries: Keep Alms for Jihad
(Library Journal 8/23/2007)
Facing a potential UK libel suit it wouldn't win, Cambridge University Press pulps "Alms for Jihad" and asks libraries to yank it from their shelves. Don't do it, says the American Library Association.
Pluto Gets the Heave-Ho
(School Library Journal 10/1/2006)
The dwarf planet's shrinking status is no challenge for librarians, who keep up with the always deepening pool of human knowledge as a matter of course.
Kansas Asks: What's the Matter with No Child Left Behind?
(School Library Journal 8/27/2006)
After its own recent report that dozens of schools failed to meet yearly No Child Left Behind standards, Kansas considers abandoning NCLB - and up to $300 million in federal funding - entirely.
Amended Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act Moves Closer to Reality
(School Library Journal 5/18/2011)
CPSIA aims to keep lead-laden toys out of kids' hands—but it also inadvertently keeps older library books out of reach too. A new House bill aims to change that.
Gay/Lesbian Library in Fort Lauderdale Finds New Home, Despite Protests
(Library Journal 7/18/2007)
Despite protests by Fort Lauderdale mayor Jim Naugle that its collection includes "hard-core pornography'" the private Stonewall Library, one of the largest gay and lesbian libraries in the U.S., will have a new home in the same city building as the public library.
L] LA Governor Signs Controversial Science Education Act
(School Library Journal 7/2/2008)
More than 20 years after the Supreme Court shot down a Louisiana law mandating equal time in the science classroom for creationism and evolution, Governor Bobby Jindal has signed into law an act that allows teachers to offer "supplemental materials" to state-mandated science textbooks.
Keeping Track of Green Libraries
(Library Journal 9/15/2007)
Green Libraries is an online resource for creating the environmentally sensitive library, with everything from design ideas to building-certification guides.
The Espresso Book Machine: A Revolution in Publishing?
(Library Journal 8/17/2007)
Visitors to the NYPL's Science, Industry and Business Library are getting a chance to check out what some call a revolution in book publishing technology: the much-hyped Book Espresso Machine.
VA Counties Target Illegal Immigrants; Libraries May Be Put in a Bind
(Library Journal 7/31/2007)
Librarians in two northern Virginia counties may soon be put in the awkward position of having to check immigration status along with library cards.