Welcome!
Below you’ll find a brief outline of my professional and educational background. Take a look and let me know what you think.
When you’re done, please check out the other pages on the site. You can see my clips and some samples of multimedia work I’ve created.
Yisrael Shapiro, M.S.J.
144-46 72nd Drive • Flushing, NY 11367 • (773) 987-8105 • yisraelshapiro@gmail.com
• Reported and wrote stories for Forbes Magazine.
• Worked on digital brand extensions for Forbes Magazine’s “America’s Best Colleges” issue.
• Created a prototype e-book for the Amazon Kindle, made a sample e-newsletter, and edited
web stories with Adobe Dreamweaver.
• Reported and wrote political stories for the Medill Reports wire service.
• Created and edited video stories using Adobe Premiere Pro.
• Stories picked up by:
• Chicago Journal
• Northwest Indiana Times
• Wrote copy and blurbs for new textbooks.
• Worked closely with editorial department to design promotional materials for new releases.
• Assisted Marketing Manager in identifying and contacting new sales leads.
• Promoted to full-time Marketing Assistant.
Adobe Creative Suites 5
• Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Soundbooth, InDesign, Dreamweaver
Microsoft Office
• Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Blogger, WordPress