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jordanfenster@gmail.com
@jordanfenster
845.558.6445
jnfstuff.blogspot.com
"I went to them and asked them directly, Whats the story? Is this, what were hearing from Jordan Fenster
true? Whats the story? And they said, No, no, no, not true, and they maintained that all the way through two
years, up until they walked into the courtroom. - Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton
Skills
Writing 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
Interests
Politics
Literature and poetry
Music performance
Theater
Philosophy
Notable Experience
ConnCAN
Senior Writer and Editor
Developed strategy and implemented tactics designed to build ConnCAN's
individual advocacy brand. Created earned media matierials, drafted testimony
and coordinated communications efforts among strategic partners across
Connecticut.
New Haven Register
Lead State Politics Reporter/Blogger
Reported for and managed the award-winning CT5thDistrict site,
reportage from which resulted in two federal investigations, and more
than a dozen convictions.
Entertainment Editor
Created 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 arts
and music community.
The Register Citizen
Lead editor
Transitioned traditional daily news product into 24-hour web-focused
daily news service. Conceived, created, designed and launched five
weekly, local community news products. Integrated social media into
daily news gathering, development and dissemination. Increased
monthly page views 130 percent to over 1.4 million consistently.
Increased monthly unique visitors 120 percent to over 130,000
consistently.
Long Island Jewish World
Wrote advocacy-focused feature and news copy - investigative,
interview-based articles as well as critiques and editorials. Created
graphic design materials, and designed and executed layouts and
multiple page spreads.
For a complete work history in
both traditional resume and
timeline form, extensive list of
awards and more general
information about me, log on to
jnfstuff.blogspot.com
Want to know more?
References gladly made available upon request
Software
InDesign, Quark XPress,
Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat,
Microsoft suite, basic HTML,
content management
software and social media.