ARBELA CAPAS

EXPERIENCE

Substream Magazine | Print Content Editor | 10/17 - 5/18

Editing and fact-checking content for each issue of the print publication.
Corresponded with publicists and artist managers. Conducting and scheduling interviews with artists and other interviewees

The Vindicator | Editor-In-Chief, Features Editor | 05/2015 - 5/18

Developed an editing plan for section editors each month and reviewed articles before print
Cultivated and assigned story ideas and pitches for writers and editors.
Wrote pieces for the features section and assisted writers with cultivating their stories and editing final drafts.

Cleveland Magazine | Editorial Intern | 01/2016 - 05/2017

Fact checked articles weekly via calls or online research before the print deadline.
Wrote 1-4 articles and write-ups for the print issues as well as pieces for the website. Interviewed sources, transcribed interviews and conducted clip research.

Cleveland State University, School of Communications | Research Assistant | 06/2016 - 07/2016

Assisted and co-authored a content analysis about the 2016 presidential election.
Coded and categorized 30 articles from the New York Times archives.
Organized data into charts and wrote the methodology section of the project.

EDUCATION

Cleveland State University - Cleveland, Ohio

Major: Journalism and Women’s and Gender Studies

Minor: Sociology

Expected graduation date: May 2018

SKILLS

Languages: Conversational Lithuanian Elementary Russian speaking and writing

Programs: Basic skills in Photoshop, Premiere Pro and Audacity. Elementary skills in HTML, InDesign and Illustrator.