Journalism Gig Acquisition
Learn how to apply for a journalism job from the perspective of a hiring manager and successful applicants, and how Elle Woods’ application to Harvard Law School (in “Legally Blonde”) can get you an audience with key players.
In search of freelance assignments? Rachel Kaufman, author of “Cover Letters of Creative People,” will school you in crafting pitches that will lure editors into your writerly embrace.
We’ll spend about half the class on resumes/cover letters/portfolios and the other half on freelance pitches.
Location
Washington Post
1150 15th St. NW
Washington,
DC
20071
Neighborhood: McPherson Square
Between L and M streets NW
Past event
Instructors
Holley Simmons is the lifestyle and dining editor of The Washington Post Express. When she’s not reporting on local fashion, beauty, and restaurants, you can find her sewing a dress from a 1950s pattern or planting a windowsill herb garden. A New Jersey native, she likes porkroll egg and cheese and says the word “drawer” funny.
Holly J. Morris has been a writer and editor for 18 years, first at U.S. News & World Report, then at The Washington Post Express. She enjoys editing anything that passes before her eyes, drinking Cheerwine, and spreading the good news of British telly.
(Portrait by Alex Fine)
Rachel Kaufman has been crafting since she was very young. Now that she’s grown, she creates stuff people other than her mom think is cool!