Benjamin Rosenstock

College Address: 516 South 4th Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Home Address: 30085 Highmeadow Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
Cell: 248-880-4688
bdrosen@umich.edu

Summary
Passionate student of English literature with experience writing and editing film/television
criticism, personal essays and fiction. Strong writing skills and experience in journalism and
customer service.
Education
Bachelor of Arts: English, 2017
- Minor: Global Media Studies
University of Michigan Honors College Ann Arbor, MI
Experience
Circulation Desk Assistant for University of Michigan Law Library
Ann Arbor, MI, June 2016 Present
Assist patrons at the Circulation Desk with locating books, checking in and out
books, placing books on reserve, and applying for personal carrel desks in the
Law Library.
Check for identification at the Entrance Station to ensure patrons have
appropriate access to the library.
Senior Arts Editor for The Michigan Daily
Ann Arbor, MI, January 2016 December 2016
Read every TV review and essay, advise writers on changes in both sentencelevel copy and larger structural organization.
Oversee management of the TV beat, determine daily coverage.
Oversee production of weekly Thursday arts-focused issues of the newspaper.
Blogger for Arts, ink.
Ann Arbor, MI, November 2015 Present
Write weekly blog posts about books, movies, and art in general:
http://artsatmichigan.umich.edu/ink/author/benjamin-rosenstock/
Intern at FilmNation Entertainment
Beverly Hills, CA, June July 2015
Wrote coverage of incoming film scripts, assisted in choosing screenplays for
acquisition, answered phones and assisted on projects related to film production,
development, and distribution.
Reader for the Midwestern Gothic
Ann Arbor, MI, January 2015 Present
Read submissions to each issue of the Midwestern Gothic literary magazine,
voting on whether each submission deserves inclusion in the magazine.
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 Focus both on genuine writing ability and general tone/aesthetic to determine

whether each piece fits in the Midwestern Gothic.
Film/TV Writer for The Michigan Daily
Ann Arbor, MI, January 2015 Present
Write film reviews, television reviews, music reviews, retrospectives on older
films and essays about overarching trends in film and television.
Conduct interviews and write profiles on people connected to the film industry.
Contribute a unique style of writing film criticism keeping formal elements (i.e.
camera movement and sound design) in mind.
Bring a new perspective on the beauty of mundanity in film, as in The Strange
Little Cat: http://michigandaily.com/arts/03realism-film-notebook13
Suggest new features such as Book vs. Movie comparing film adaptations to
original books.
Sales Associate at Barnes & Noble College
Ann Arbor, MI, September 2014 June 2016
Worked behind the cash register, hauled shipments and textbooks.
Catalogued, searched, and shelfed trade and textbooks.
Assisted customers in finding books and other products.
Writer (Miscellaneous)
Write personal essays and advice for College Magazine:
http://www.collegemagazine.com/author/brosenstock/
Wrote several blog-type articles for Thought Catalog:
http://ThoughtCatalog.com/Benjamin-Rosenstock
Wrote an opinion article for The Ann Magazine:
http://www.TheAnnMag.com/Advice-for-Schlissel-Lower-Tuition
Food Photographer
Ann Arbor, MI, January 2014 June 2015
Took pictures for recipes.
Photographed restaurants for the online food magazine, Spoon University, at the
University of Michigan.