{"id":291,"date":"2007-05-14T19:46:32","date_gmt":"2007-05-15T02:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=291"},"modified":"2007-12-09T08:03:47","modified_gmt":"2007-12-09T14:51:47","slug":"amy-klein-seeking-a-new-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=291","title":{"rendered":"Amy Klein Seeks Teaching Gigs"},"content":{"rendered":"

This resume was emailed to me (not by Amy)<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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FREELANCE WRITER: <\/strong> 8\/05-Present<\/p>\n

Book Reviewer, San Francisco Chronicle, features for The Los Angeles Daily News, The Chicago-Sun Times, Hadassah Magazine, Moment Magazine, etc. Syndicated Singles Columnist: The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, World Jewish Digest, Detroit Jewish News.<\/p>\n

THE JEWISH JOURNAL OF GREATER LOS ANGELES, <\/strong><\/p>\n

Religion Editor, Columnist <\/strong>8\/05-Present<\/p>\n

Managing Editor <\/strong> 5\/01–7\/05<\/p>\n

Responsible for putting out weekly community newspaper (readership: 150,000), from commissioning and editing stories to overseeing design and layout of 65+-page paper, as well as writing editorials, features, arts, news, and cover stories.<\/p>\n

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THE FORWARD, Senior Reporter <\/strong> 8\/00–5\/01<\/p>\n

As legal\/crime reporter for national Jewish weekly, produced two investigative features weekly.<\/p>\n

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FREELANCE: Researcher and Editor <\/strong> 8\/99–8\/00<\/p>\n

Researcher for Marie Claire, Ladies’ Home Journal, AlleyCat News, FindSVP<\/p>\n

Translator (Hebrew to English) for legal and governmental agencies.<\/p>\n

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THE JERUSALEM POST, Editor, Reporter <\/strong> 12\/95–6\/99<\/p>\n

Jerusalem Affairs correspondent 6\/98-6\/99, Feature writer 6\/95-6\/98, Special Supplements Editor 5\/95-6\/98, Features Editor 9\/97-11\/97, Youth Magazines Editor 12\/96-3\/97<\/p>\n

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ISRAEL XPRESS, Partner<\/strong> 5\/95–12\/95<\/p>\n

Co-founded Internet Company to provide Internet advertising to Israeli companies Designed site (HTML and graphics) and marketed ad service to Israeli Companies<\/p>\n

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ISRAEL EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CO., Communications Director <\/strong> 10\/92–4\/95<\/p>\n

Part of core team to establish a duty-free Free Processing Zone (FPZ) in Israel.<\/p>\n

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EDUCATION<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY: MFA, Creative Writing 6\/06<\/p>\n

QUEENS COLLEGE: B.A., English Writing and Literature 6\/92<\/p>\n

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BOOKS: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Essay in The Jewish Girl’s Guide to Guilt, <\/u>(Dutton) 8\/05<\/p>\n

Essay in Eight Nights: A Chanukah Anthology<\/u> (Algonquin) 7\/07<\/p>\n

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AWARDS: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Summer Literary Seminars in Kenya, 2nd<\/sup> Place, Creative Non-Fiction<\/p>\n

Judged by Philip Lopate 12\/07<\/p>\n

L.A. Press Club Awards, Honorable Mention, Columnist 6\/05, 6\/06<\/p>\n

Rockower Press Club Awards, First Prize, Feature Writing 6\/05, 6\/04<\/p>\n

National Jewish Book Award, “The Modern Jewish Girls’ Guide to Guilt” 2006<\/p>\n

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TEACHING: <\/strong>UCLA Extension, Intro to Feature Writing 9\/06<\/p>\n

Media Bistro, Writing the Personal Essay 3\/07<\/p>\n

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LANGUAGES: <\/strong>Fluent in Hebrew<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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