Marcia Adair

Kempener Str. 68, Cologne, Germany 50733
Website: http://marciaadair.com

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 Years
Reporter
10 Years
Writer
13 Years

Specialty

Lifestyle
11 Years
Arts & Humanities
11 Years
Business (general)
10 Years

Industries


Newspaper - National
8 Years
Online/new media
13 Years
Other
11 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

12 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)

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

Awards

n/a

Associations

DJPV - German Press Association

Showcase

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)