Two Worlds

Francesca Di Meglio

fdimeg10@aol.com

Two Worlds Web Site: Discover the life and work of journalist Francesca Di Meglio

OBJECTIVE

Freelance opportunities that require a skilled writer and resourceful reporter who knows what an editor wants – and needs – because she’s been one herself

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Journalist with more than 10 years of experience at prominent national media outlets

–beats include management education, women’s lifestyle, relationships and marriage, parenting, Italian culture and politics, travel, and soccer

–done everything from interview singer Andrea Bocelli in his native Italian for Ladies’ Home Journal to lead the development of an entirely new section on undergraduate business education for BusinessWeek’s award-winning Web site

–has special skills – trained in public speaking and fluent in Italian

–won numerous awards and has an impressive track record of promotions in staff positions

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ItaliansRus.com in conjunction with La Voce, Columnist, telecommuter (2003-Present)

write “Our Paesani” column about politics, dating and marriage, sports, and culture in Italy

About.com, Guide to Newlyweds, telecommuter (December 2007-Present)

create the Newlyweds channel (http://newlyweds.about.com) about the first years of married life; blogging four to six times per week; writing, editing, and publishing features; communicating with readers, maintaining the forum; executing traffic-driving plans

BusinessWeek Online, Reporter and Community Manager, telecommuter (July 2006-Present)

oversee and direct the forums, MBABlogs, and live chat events for the business school channel; created and maintain a fan page on Facebook; report and write features;  assign and edit the work of job hunter bloggers and MBA Journal writers

BusinessWeek Online, B-schools Channel Editor, telecommuter (August 2005-May 2006)

led a team of four reporters and producers in the daily coverage of business education; organized and managed the production of numerous surveys and relevant online content that were part of the famous business school rankings conducted by BusinessWeek magazine; consistently generated story ideas that got placed in the highly trafficked “hot box” on the site’s homepage; helmed the creation of a new channel for undergraduate business students; teamed up with the marketing department to pursue partnerships that were relevant to our audience and drove traffic to our channel; wrote numerous items for special reports on the Small Biz channel

PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BusinessWeek Online, Reporter, telecommuter (November 2004-August 2005); BusinessWeek Online, Project Assistant, telecommuter (May 2004-November 2004); Monster.com, Consultant and Writer, telecommuter (January 2007-December 2007); iVillage.com, Associate Producer of Relationships, New York (2002-2004); Ladies’ Home Journal, Editorial Assistant/Assistant Travel Editor, New York (2000-2002); The George Washington University student newspaper, Editor of the 2004 book, The GW Hatchet: A Century in Focus, telecommuter (2003-2004); Translated the 184-page book, A Teacher from Another Time, from Italian to English, telecommuter (2004-2005)

AWARDS

February 2009 Go Getter Award for About.com, 2008 National Magazine Award for Personal Service Online for BusinessWeek.com B-Schools Channel, 2007 National Magazine Award for Interactive Service for BusinessWeek.com B-Schools Channel, 2006 MIN Best Online Community for BusinessWeek.com B-schools Channel, BusinessWeek.com News Breaker Award (December 2005), Charles Puffenbarger Student Achievement Award 1999, Best News Writer of Fall 1997, Gridiron Scholarship, Presidential Academic Scholarship, FLHS Journalism Achievement Award

PUBLISHED

BusinessWeek, BusinessWeek Online, Ladies’ Home Journal, lhj.com, Monster.com, MBA Jungle, QuizFest (Bauer), iVillage.com, Footwear News, Baby Steps, Lamaze Pregnancy, Go magazine, MyMidwest, Modern Bride New Jersey, BrideBoard blogs, Bergen Health & Life, More San Pedro (supplement to the Daily Breeze in California), Sea Island magazine, Fra Noi, The Italian Tribune, Tour & Food Italia, ItaliansRus.com, La Voce, America & Italia Review, F&L Primo, Ambassador, Metro News (wire service), SoccerAge.com, Soccer365.com, InMamasKitchen.com, Nuda fashion blog, The GW Hatchet, U-WIRE

EDUCATION

The George Washington University, B.A. in journalism (May 2000)

Phi Beta Kappa, GPA 3.7, Dean’s List – every semester