James OHare

Jpohare26@gmail.com
914-330-7942

Professional Guest Presenter John Jay High School, Cross River, NY 10/23/17
Experience Presented to juniors and seniors on gender and advertising
Lesson aimed to make students think about how advertisers create images of
masculinity and femininity
Led class discussion after the lesson

Editorial Intern Global Citizen 1/17 6/17

Wrote daily news stories and profiles, and pitched original story ideas
Researched activists, businesses, and organizations in Austin, TX and
partnered with them for a socially conscious city guide
Produced and edited a music video as well as videos for social media
February had the most traffic of any month in the organizations history

Education Volunteer Jacob Burns Film Center 4/17 6/17

Led third graders through a workshop on visual storytelling in film
Focus on mise en scene and importance of descriptive writing

Deli Man Rockys Millwood Deli 12/13 -

Provided excellent customer service both in person and over the phone Present
Assisted in day-to-day management and maintenance
Deli has been named the best in the county by Westchester Magazine three
times (2003, 2009, 2013)
Trip Leader, Blogger Westcoast Connection/360 Student Travel Summer,
Responsible for the health, safety, and behavior of 40+ teenagers while 2014 2016
traveling through the Pacific Northwest, California, and Italy
Shadowed a blind trip member for 16 days through Italy
Surpassed company requirements as blogger by interviewing each and every
trip member about stories that went beyond the itinerary
Intern Syracuse Peace Council 1/13 5/13
Grassroots community outreach
Administrative duties included updating membership data base and
distributing monthly newsletter throughout campus
Took photographs at events and uploaded them to social media accounts

Pop Culture Columnist The Daily Orange: The Student Newspaper of 1/13 5/13
Syracuse, NY
Wrote a weekly opinion column featured in both print and digital formats
Pitched story ideas during meetings with editor

Education MA in Media Literacy and Digital Culture, Sacred Heart University August, 2016
Graduate Assistant
3.95 GPA
Guest-lectured in undergraduate Media Literacy course
Helped organize an academic conference held in April, 2016

BA in History and Political Science, Syracuse University May, 2013

3.64 GPA
Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society
Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society

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