Nicholas Przybyciel: Professional Achievements
Nicholas Przybyciel: Professional Achievements
Nicholas Przybyciel: Professional Achievements
NICHOLAS
PRZYBYCIEL
PROFESSIONAL
ACHIEVEMENTS
JOURNALISM
Filed
numerous
bylines
daily
on
a
variety
of
issues
at
renowned
international
wire
service
Agence
France
Presse.
Medill-trained
business
and
multimedia
journalist;
cultivated
and
maintained
high-caliber
sources
while
covering
Chicagos
derivatives
markets
and
Illinois
agricultural
sector
for
the
Medill
News
Service.
Award-winning
writer
for
AirForce.mil,
having
filed
stories
on
assignment
in
remote
and
austere
locations
such
as
Antarctica.
Additional
experience
in
political
reporting,
with
articles
published
by
Mashable.com,
The
Chicago
Pipeline
and
Digital
Politics
Radio.
DIGITAL,
SOCIAL
AND
INTERACTIVE
MEDIA
Developed,
managed
and
executed
integrated
social
media
engagement
strategies
on
behalf
of
the
largest
health
care
philanthropy
in
the
United
States,
The
Robert
Wood
Johnson
Foundation.
Utilizing
a
user-centered
design
process,
led
development
of
the
ChicagoSchoolSelect
prototype,
a
web-based
app
designed
to
make
the
school
choice
process
easier
for
parents.
Wrote
copy
for
several
multi-stakeholder
websites
and
applications.
PUBLIC
RELATIONS
Represented
the
Bill
&
Melinda
Gates
Foundations
Agricultural
Development
Initiative
as
its
day-to-day
media
relations
lead,
responding
to
more
than
200
requests
from
journalists.
Served
as
an
official
military
spokesman
for
local,
national
and
international
news
outlets.
On-camera
experience
includes
a
commercial-free,
special
episode
of
the
Larry
King
Live
Show.
Consistently
produced
major
earned
media
wins
for
technology
and
green- tech
clients,
including
placements
on
CBS
The
Early
Show,
New
York
Times
and
USA
Today.
Managed
junior
staff
and
vendors,
ensuring
results
were
delivered
on
budget.
SKILLS
HTML5, CSS and Content Management Systems (CMS) WordPress and TypePad blogging/CMS platforms
Adobe Suite desktop publishing and media editing software, including: Premiere, InDesign, Flash and PhotoShop FinalCut Pro UX testing Message crafting, copywriting (traditional and digital) and social media management/measurement WORK HISTORY RESIDENT, AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA January 2013 March 23, 2013 SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, DDB ISSUES & ADVOCACY, SEATTLE, WA. February 2010 October 2011 ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, WEBER SHANDWICK, SEATTLE, WA. March 2008 February 2010 PUBLIC AFFAIRS, NON COMMISSIONED OFFICER IN CHARGE, U.S. AIR FORCE, SEATTLE, WA December 2001 August 2008 INTERN, TACOMA WEEKLY, TACOMA, WA. April 2007 June 2007 EDUCATION MASTER OF SCIENCE IN JOURNALISM, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, 2013 Bachelor of arts in communications, university of washington, 2007 REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
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