Marcia Adair

Kempener Str. 68, Cologne, Germany 50733
http://marciaadair.com
12 Years Experience

Professional Experience

I'm great at writing clearly about complicated topics, making boring things interesting and finding new angles for tired stories. I'm from Canada, but have lived for 6 years in Germany. Main topics are art, culture, design, architecture and music, but I've also filed travel stories and hard news. I don't work for free.

Expertise

Book Author 11 YearsReporter 10 YearsWriter 13 Years

Specialty

Lifestyle 11 YearsArts & Humanities 11 YearsBusiness (general) 10 Years

Industries

Newspaper - National 8 YearsOnline/new media 13 YearsOther 11 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • The Los Angeles Times (10+)
  • The Toronto Star (Canada) (10+)
  • The Guardian (UK) (1-2)
  • The Financial Times (1-2)
  • Hemispheres (3-5)
  • Time Out NY (3-5)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • BT (1-2)
  • o2 (1-2)
  • Rolls Royce (6-10)

Awards

n/a

Associations

DJPV - German Press Association

Technical Skills

video editing, photo editing, audio editing, radio, podcasts

Foreign Language Skills

German B1 - speaking, reading and writing French reading B2, writing B1, speaking A2

Unions

n/a

Computer Skills

Word, Excel, HTML, PHP, Wordpress, Typepad, Photoshop, Angry Birds, Instagram,

Work Permits & Visas

Canadian citizen - no restrictions to Cuba right to work in Germany as a journalist

References

available upon request

Portfolio

The figure of the mad artistic genius is compelling, but unhelpful
(The Economist 1/22/2018)
Subprime ghosting sample
(client self-published 1/22/2018)
Why eight ordinary Canadians have volunteered for a (one-way) voyage to Mars
(The Globe and Mail 1/22/2018)
I was in Cologne on New Year's. There's a reason to be afraid and it's because of other people's fear
(The National Post 1/22/2018)
A Guide To The Royal Wedding Music
(Los Angeles Times 5/25/2011)
In which I predict what music William and Kate would choose for their wedding. Turns out, I got about half of them right.

General

Cultural Exchange: classical music in the diplomatic world
(LA Times 9/18/2011)
a look at how U.S. diplomats use classical music as part of cultural diplomacy programs and also how the genre relates to status in developing countries.
Study Guide: Tale of Genji
(study guide for first year world lit 1/22/2018)
Cultural Exchange: The world cottons to Little Mosque on the Prairie
(Los Angeles Times 4/10/2011)