Resume
Katia Bachko
Mobile: 347-394-3214 — Email:
Education
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
New York, NY — M.S. journalism, expected graduation May 2008
Coursework: New Media Newsroom, Radio Skills, Investigative Project with Walt Bogdanich, Narrative Writing.
New York University
New York, NY — B.A. psychology, minor journalism, magna cum laude December 2002
Experience
Freelance Copy Editor
amNewYork; New York, NY — 2007-Present
Copyedited daily New York City newspaper (circ. one million) for clarity, accuracy and consistency with Associated Press Stylebook and amNewYork style guide on tight deadline. Rewrote headlines and photo captions.
Assistant Editor
ColumbiaJournalist.org; New York, NY — 2007-Present
Administered student-work Web site for Columbia Journalism School through content management system. Edited and manipulated photographs. Added HTML formatting.
Freelance Writer
New York, NY — 2003-Present
Columnist for mediabistro.com's J-School Confidential series. Covered health and wellness for Dance Spirit’s young-adult audience, distilling expert interviews on metabolism, body image and eating disorders. Also wrote for: Budget Travel, Scholastic Scope, European Dance News and Dance magazine.
Contributing Editor
Pointe magazine; New York, NY — 2005-2007
Wrote features and columns about Russian ballet icons (Boris Eifman, Moscow City Ballet). Proofread, copy- and line-edited features, columns and front-of-the-book articles for leading national bimonthly ballet magazine during close. Conducted Russian-language interviews.
Senior Editor
Dance Teacher magazine; New York, NY — 2003-2007
Wrote features, columns and short items for monthly magazine serving dance educators and dance studio owners. Developed, wrote and edited cover stories that included timelines and sidebars on major dance institutions (Juilliard School centennial). Launched and contributed to Q&A column. Expanded education and health coverage by attending conferences and recruiting experts. Spearheaded Web site redesign and developed plan for site organization and features. Assigned and edited five to seven columns per issue.
Writer/Editor
Greeting-cards.com; New York, NY — 2003-2004
Created greeting card text for site serving more than one million subscribers. Created new card concepts and supervised artists to create visuals.
Editorial Assistant
Wendy Sherman and Joëlle Delbourgo Associates; New York, NY — 2001-2003
Evaluated 200+ submissions per week. Wrote rejection letters. Recommended acquisition of strong manuscripts, resulting in the sale and publication of several titles.
Assistant Editor
Manhattan Style Magazine; New York, NY — 2001
Wrote short pieces on New York City and Hamptons restaurants, shops, gallery events, benefits and club openings. Organized photo shoots of luxury products.
Skills
Working knowledge of Final Cut Pro, Photoshop and Pro Tools. Proficient in LexisNexis, QuarkXPress. Fluent in Russian, intermediate Spanish. Trained in photography, including SLR use. Audio/video recording and editing. Some HTML.