Jenn Sutkowski • 98 Howard Street, Cambridge, MA • Mobile 617.519.5320 • sutkowski@gmail.com, rubyfuss@mac.com
Award-winning copywriter and editor with outstanding background in creating and editing news columns and magazines, as well as highly effective marketing materials. Outstanding communicator with ability to speak with and interview artists and actors, as well as members of the community, and write about it. Completes all projects and tasks on time and error free.
Copywriting ~ Film Reviews ~ Article Creation ~ Newspapers ~ Articles ~ Editing
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Freelance Columnist, Mercury, Newport, RI 2005-Present
FEATURE WRITER, FILM CRITIC. Creates weekly arts and entertainment magazine articles, which includes a weekly column, film reviews, and feature articles. Interviews artists performing at JVC Jazz Festival Newport and creates articles.
Key highlights
Writes and delivers annual Best/Worst Of the Year article. Interviews musicians and filmmakers, such as Dave Brubeck, Eartha Kitt, Roy Haynes and Sam Rockwell.
Creates and manages all aspects of a weekly 500 word column with coverage of The Newport Folk Festival and Jazz Festival every year, as well as the Newport International Film Festival.
The College of Westchester, White Plains, NY 1995-Present
COPYWRITER. Serves as contractor for various assignments, including writing copy and proofreading for executive offices and career services. Creates brochures, catalogs, and letters for use of marketing programs and initiatives.
Key highlights
Successfully exceeds all project deadlines while remaining error free.
Kneerim & Williams ~ Fish & Richardson P.C., Boston, Massachusetts
January-May 2009
SCRIPT READER/COVERAGE WRITER.
Internship responsibilities included reading scripts and writing coverage for the licensing agency.
Key highlights
Created terse, flawless screenplay coverage and ensured proper balance of constructive
criticism.
EDUCATION • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Master of Fine Arts, Film and Television — Boston University, Boston, MA, 2009
Master of Liberal Arts, English & American Literature — Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2004
Bachelor of Science, Film & Television — Boston University, Boston, MA, 1997
ACCOLADES
2009 Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Contest, Finalist
Started and ran Best of Boston Magazine weekly karaoke night at Charlie's Kitchen, Cambridge, for 6 years
Won the Newport Film Salon Screenplay Contest
Placed second in the Indie-fest Chicago Screenplay Contest in 2005
Won Boston University’s Screenwriting Achievement Award in 1997
Assistant edited Quentin Tarantino: Interviews, by the University of Mississippi Press
Published music reviews in Amplifier Magazine
Published humor writing in several online journals including LiP Magazine and Thieves Jargon
Studies and writes about various music genres and instruments, including voice, guitar and piano