:: ROBERT CASHILL ::
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| EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE |
| Contributing Writer/Editor |
2003- |
| Assorted publications |
New York, NY |
- Travel and leisure columns for The Wall Street Journal
- Cover story profiles for IN New York magazine. Also substitute
editor, May 2004
- Senior Writer, theater reviews, for New York Theater News
- Film, DVD, and book reviews for Cineaste magazine. Appointed
Associate Editor, March 2005. Marketing coordinator, 2006-
- Biographical entries for the Funk & Wagnalls New World
Encyclopedia
- Writer/Researcher, The World Almanac Book of Records.
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| Managing Editor |
2002 |
| Stagebill |
New York, NY |
- Oversaw editorial trafficking and production cycle of
25 monthly program editions
- Assigned, edited, and wrote monthly columns for national
editions and program pages
- Supervised staff of 10 in New York, Philadelphia, Washington,
D.C., Chicago, and Los Angeles
- Principal software: QuarkXPpress and Adobe PhotoShop
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| Editor |
1996-2001 |
| Lighting Dimensions |
New York, NY |
- Coordinated in-house staff and global freelance network
for industry-leading magazine targeted at lighting designers
and manufacturers in architecture and the arts, published
by Primedia Business
- Wrote, assigned, and edited feature stories, news, and
department pieces
- Increased frequency by adding February and August issues
- Launched local-language editions for China and South America
- Spearheaded overall editorial budgeting and planning
- Redesigned publication and created Editorial Advisory
Board, 2000
- Edited Lighting Dimensions.com and coordinated seminars
for LDI trade show
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| Themed Entertainment Editor |
1994-2001 |
| Entertainment Design |
New York, NY |
- Developed beat for Folio: Editorial Excellence Award-winning
publication.
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| Staff Positions |
1988-1993 |
| Global Sources |
Hong Kong/California |
- American Edition Editor, Electronic Components
magazine (1991-1993, based in San Jose, CA)
- Features Editor, Electronic Components (1990-1991,
based in Hong Kong), trade publication for Pacific Rim-based
electronics purchasers
- Assistant Editor, Asian Electronics Engineer magazine
(1988-1990, based in Hong Kong)
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| WRITING EXPERIENCE |
| Freelance Writer |
1988- |
- Reviews, features, and profiles for Playbill, Playbill
On-Line, Newsweek.com, Time Out New York, Video Store Magazine,
The South China Morning Post, Avenue, Array, SRO, L'Ecran
Fantastique, Live Design and MovieMaker.
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| PROFESSIONAL MEDIA AFFILIATIONS |
- Drama Desk, society of journalists covering New
York theater, 2000-present
- Drama Desk Nominator, 2007-2008 theater season
- Editorial Freelancers Association, MediaBistro AvantGuild, and Freelance Success; member of national freelancers organizations, 2001-present
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| EDUCATION |
| Northwestern University, Medill School
of Journalism, Evanston, IL Master of Science in Journalism,
1988; Bachelor of Science in Journalism, 1987 |
