Ethan Szlezinger
Ethan Szlezinger
1 City Place Apt 2905 • White Plains, NY 10601 • ------------ • ------------
Education
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Ann Arbor, MI
Bachelor of Arts, Major in English, Minors in Political Science and Middle East studies May 2020 GPA: 3.95/4.0
Honors and Awards: James B. Angell Scholar, Five terms University Honors
Experience
THE EVERY THREE WEEKLY Ann Arbor, MI
Executive Editor and Writer September 2017 – Present
• Write and edit satirical articles that are published in the university’s primary satirical news source
• Selected as one of five editors who manage the newspaper and edit writer submissions so that they match the newspaper’s satirical voice and style
• Participate in editor-only layout meetings in order to copy-edit, create infographics, craft the physical newspaper, and prepare for publication
• Offer detailed feedback reports for writers after every issue, giving insight into how they can improve
E. SZLEZINGER ESSAY EDITING Ann Arbor, MI
Founder September 2017 – Present
• Created business in which clients send essays or research paper in return for detailed feedback
• Help clients to improve their writing through face-to-face meetings and online correspondence
• Line-edit in addition to offering detailed reports about a paper’s strengths, weaknesses, and places to improve
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Ann Arbor, MI
Research Assistant January 2019 – Present
• Work alongside University of Michigan researchers to examine how extended militarized conflicts affect a state’s public goods provision and level of accountability
• Extract information from newspapers in order to answer the question in the context of the militarized conflict surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh
• Record and analyze data to engage with literature that has provided unsatisfactory hypotheses
APESTER Tel Aviv, Israel
Marketing and Content Intern June 2018 – August 2018
• Wrote and edited digital media publishing start-up’s official marketing material that was later pitched to companies such as CNN and BBC
• Promoted new Apester products by writing blog posts that were published on Apester’s website
• Engaged with sports, entertainment, and political news in order to create original content that was published on platforms of Apester clients
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND New York, NY
Missions Department Marketing Intern May 2017 – July 2017
• Wrote official mission itineraries that were published and disseminated in order to attract participants
• Planned missions and customized itineraries by communicating directly with participants and donors
• Promoted office efficiency by reporting directly to JNF Chief of Staff and Chief Financial Officer
Additional
• Published in the University of Michigan’s Café Shapiro Anthology of Selected Poems &Short Stories
• Experience with Adobe Photoshop and video-editing software
• Proficient in Hebrew
• Passionate SCUBA diver
• Citizen of the United Kingdom, can speak in an English accent upon request
Ethan Szlezinger
1 City Place Apt 2905 • White Plains, NY 10601 • ------------ • ------------
Education
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Ann Arbor, MI
Bachelor of Arts, Major in English, Minors in Political Science and Middle East studies May 2020 GPA: 3.95/4.0
Honors and Awards: James B. Angell Scholar, Five terms University Honors
Experience
THE EVERY THREE WEEKLY Ann Arbor, MI
Executive Editor and Writer September 2017 – Present
• Write and edit satirical articles that are published in the university’s primary satirical news source
• Selected as one of five editors who manage the newspaper and edit writer submissions so that they match the newspaper’s satirical voice and style
• Participate in editor-only layout meetings in order to copy-edit, create infographics, craft the physical newspaper, and prepare for publication
• Offer detailed feedback reports for writers after every issue, giving insight into how they can improve
E. SZLEZINGER ESSAY EDITING Ann Arbor, MI
Founder September 2017 – Present
• Created business in which clients send essays or research paper in return for detailed feedback
• Help clients to improve their writing through face-to-face meetings and online correspondence
• Line-edit in addition to offering detailed reports about a paper’s strengths, weaknesses, and places to improve
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Ann Arbor, MI
Research Assistant January 2019 – Present
• Work alongside University of Michigan researchers to examine how extended militarized conflicts affect a state’s public goods provision and level of accountability
• Extract information from newspapers in order to answer the question in the context of the militarized conflict surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh
• Record and analyze data to engage with literature that has provided unsatisfactory hypotheses
APESTER Tel Aviv, Israel
Marketing and Content Intern June 2018 – August 2018
• Wrote and edited digital media publishing start-up’s official marketing material that was later pitched to companies such as CNN and BBC
• Promoted new Apester products by writing blog posts that were published on Apester’s website
• Engaged with sports, entertainment, and political news in order to create original content that was published on platforms of Apester clients
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND New York, NY
Missions Department Marketing Intern May 2017 – July 2017
• Wrote official mission itineraries that were published and disseminated in order to attract participants
• Planned missions and customized itineraries by communicating directly with participants and donors
• Promoted office efficiency by reporting directly to JNF Chief of Staff and Chief Financial Officer
Additional
• Published in the University of Michigan’s Café Shapiro Anthology of Selected Poems &Short Stories
• Experience with Adobe Photoshop and video-editing software
• Proficient in Hebrew
• Passionate SCUBA diver
• Citizen of the United Kingdom, can speak in an English accent upon request