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Nicholas Przybyciel: Professional Achievements

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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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