Download - Jordan Fenster Resume
JNFJJoorrddaann NNaatthhaanniieell FFeennsstteerr [email protected]@jordanfenster845.558.6445
jnfstuff.blogspot.com"I went to them and asked them directly, ‘What’s the story? Is this, what we’re hearing from Jordan Fenster
true? What’s the story? And they said, ‘No, no, no, not true,’ and they maintained that all the way through twoyears, up until they walked into the courtroom.” Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton
SkillsWriting and narrative
Staff management
Investigative reportage
Crisis communications
Strategic planning
Social media growth
Web and print design
News and brand blogging
Community engagement
Infinite creativity
InterestsPoliticsLiterature and poetryMusic performanceTheaterPhilosophy
Notable ExperienceConnCANSenior Writer and EditorDeveloped strategy and implemented tactics designed to build ConnCAN'sindividual advocacy brand. Created earned media matierials, drafted testimonyand coordinated communications efforts among strategic partners acrossConnecticut.
New Haven RegisterLead State Politics Reporter/BloggerReported for and managed the award-winning CT5thDistrict site,reportage from which resulted in two federal investigations, and morethan a dozen convictions.
Entertainment EditorCreated new access points and web design for feature and arts content.Interviewed celebrities (Dolly Parton, 'Weird' Al Yankovik and Bob Weir,among many others) and helped support New Haven's respected artsand music community.
The Register CitizenLead editorTransitioned traditional daily news product into 24-hour web-focuseddaily news service. Conceived, created, designed and launched fiveweekly, local community news products. Integrated social media intodaily news gathering, development and dissemination. Increasedmonthly page views 130 percent to over 1.4 million consistently.Increased monthly unique visitors 120 percent to over 130,000consistently.
Long Island Jewish WorldWrote advocacy-focused feature and news copy - investigative,interview-based articles as well as critiques and editorials. Createdgraphic design materials, and designed and executed layouts andmultiple page spreads.
For a complete work history inboth traditional resume andtimeline form, extensive list of
awards and more generalinformation about me, log on to
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References gladly made available upon request
SoftwareInDesign, Quark XPress,Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat,Microsoft suite, basic HTML,content managementsoftware and social media.
