DEAN STATTMANN
111 E 7th St. Apt. 46 | New York, NY 10009 | 917 544 2462 | deanstattmann@gmail.com
EDUCATION
New York University, College of Arts and Sciences, New York, NY
09/06 – Present
BA in Journalism and History, December 2009
Current GPA: 3.6
Dean’s List Honors for Excellent Academic Performance
Inter-Community School Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
01/04 – 05/06
International Baccalaureate: 36 points
Principal’s Commendation for Exceptional Performance
King David High School Linksfield, Johannesburg, South Africa
01/01 – 11/03
WORK EXPERIENCE
Editorial Intern, Men’s Fitness, New York, NY
09/08 – Present
- Writes for fitness, business, outdoors, sport, food and relationship sections
- Conducts and transcribes interviews with story subjects (over 40 to date)
- Represents Men’s Fitness at events
- Maintains relationships and interacts regularly with PR agents
- Helped launch inaugural issue of official UFC magazine
Photo Editor and Contributing Writer, NYULocal.com, New York, NY
03/08 – 03/09
- Shot and uploaded “Photo of the Day” daily
- Responsible for overhauling flickr images with original photography
- Reported and wrote stories for On-Campus and City sections
- Recruited and delegated work to photographers
- Attended weekly editorial team meetings
Editorial Intern, TheCelebrityCafe.com, New York, NY
07/08 – 09/08
- Wrote three gossip stories per day (Over 130 published)
- Researched and wrote extended “Top 10 Celebrity Vacation Spots” feature
Event Photographer, Usgang.ch, Zurich, Switzerland
06/07 – 08/07
- Covered 12 events at clubs throughout Zurich
- Took approx. 150 photographs per event
- Edited and retouched images
- Two images appeared on “Most Viewed” page for over two weeks
- Covered celebrity red carpet event and after-party on Zurich Lake
FREELANCE WORK
Contributing Writer, Downtown Express, New York, NY
Volume 21, Number 50
- Contributed story, “Wall Street’s Woes Scrawled on SoHo’s Walls”
- Conducted research and multiple interviews regarding recession-themed graffiti
Photographer, Manhattan South Magazine, New York, NY
Volume #24
- Front and back cover photography of NYU magazine
- Coordinated photo shoot on location with models
Photographer, Street-Spotted.com, New York, NY
11/08 – 01/09
- Scouted and shot fashionable students on streets of NYU campus
- Worked closely with creator Caroline Tseng
COMPUTER SKILLS
Mac and PC, Microsoft Office, Adobe InCopy (K4), Adobe Photoshop, Proficient in a variety of online research tools.
INTERESTS
Writing, Photography, Music, Fashion, Fitness
ORGANIZATIONS
The Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, Alpha Upsilon Chapter
Positions held: Secretary (Spring 2008), Public Relations Chair (Fall 2008), Historian (Spring 2009 and Fall 2009)
Presidential nominee for Fall 2008
