Bellevue, Washington
contact@kevincapp.com
www.KevinCapp.com
Overview
An award-winning and versatile editor, journalist, and copywriter. Experience writing film and music reviews, hard news stories, travel narratives, long-form features, and marketing and ad copy. Work includes datelines from several U.S. cities, France and Brazil.
Experience
12/07-present
Freelance Writer & Editor
Bellevue, Wa
-Journalism credits include:
Trazzler,
Los Angeles Times,
Chicago Tribune,
Orlando Sentinel,
Phoenix New Times,
Seattle Weekly,
Travel Channel’s World Hum,
Las Vegas CityLife,
The Advocate, Caesars Player Magazine, What’s On!
-Copywriting experience includes: internationally distributed press releases; creative print copy and technical documentation; promotional scripts for Pay-Per-View and other outlets; and professional biographies for entertainers in the music industry
-Appointed Senior Editor of Club World Magazine, a nightclub trade publication, April 2008, and promoted to Editor January 2009
-Duties include assigning stories, editing copy, recruiting writers, proofreading, implementing design decisions, managing the budget, transcribing interviews, and writing feature stories
6/04-11/07
Las Vegas CityLife
Las Vegas, NV
Staff Writer
-Contributed two to three articles per issue, including news pieces, film reviews, and entertainment features
-Developed and pitched story ideas
-Assisted in the reporting, writing, and editing of annual Nightlife Issue three years in a row
-Edited/wrote film capsule section
8/03-8/04
University of Nevada at Las Vegas
Graduate Assistant/ Freshman Composition Instructor
-Developed course syllabus and semester-long lesson plans
-Conducted classroom activities on a daily basis
9/02-1/03
The Oracle: University of South Florida Campus Newspaper,
Tampa, FL
News Department Staff Writer
-Contributed three to four news articles per week
-Attended weekly staff meetings and assisted in making editorial decisions
-Developed story ideas with editors
1/02-4/02
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Arlington, VA
Broadcast Intern
-Contributed articles on media and First Amendment issues every week to website
-Wrote “Home Front Confidential” white paper
-Contributed several articles to the Committee’s magazine News Media & the Law
Education
University of Nevada at Las Vegas, 2008
-M.F.A. in Creative Writing
-Awarded $5,000 study abroad fellowship
-Completed two-month independent study program in Florianopolis, Brazil
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 2003
-B.A. in English
-Magna Cum Laude
-Member of National Society of Collegiate Scholars
-Completed three-month language program in Munich, Germany
Awards
-Nevada Press Association: Journalist of Merit 2007
-Nevada Press Association: Best Explanatory Journalism 2006
-Nevada Press Association: Best Local Sports Feature 2005
References
Available upon Request.