Alexandra
Pierson
Work Experience
American Theatre Magazine: Theatre Communications Group New York, N.Y. February 2022–July 2024
Associate Editor​
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Generated pitches, reported features, wrote news items, and edited articles for publication
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Coordinated print and online coverage with publicists and contributors from around the U.S.
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Produced and promoted monthly episodes of AT’s podcasts, managed social media accounts, and created a weekly newsletter
Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards Los Angeles, C.A. (remote) February–May 2021
Script Analyst
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Reviewed and wrote detailed analyses for script submissions in various genres for television, short film, and feature-length categories
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Scored each submission according to criteria for plot structure, characters, pacing, dialogue, tone, conflict, theme, emotional investment, and marketability
Broadway Licensing: Playscripts, Inc. New York, N.Y. May–August 2018
Publications Intern
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Developed synopses and compiled profile information for play covers, catalogs, and the website
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Copyedited, formatted, and proofread theatrical manuscripts
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Provided playwrights with feedback, edits, and analysis of scripts
Washington Square News New York, N.Y.
Books & Theater Editor August 2015–May 2017
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Wrote articles and reviews, edited submissions for print and online publication
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Led weekly pitch meetings with a team of five writers
Copy Editor
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Edited articles for grammar, accuracy, and clarity in accordance with AP style guidelines
Education
Eugene O'Neill Theater Center National Critics Institute, Waterford, CT July 2024
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Two-week journalism fellowship dedicated to theater, music, dance, film, food, and audio criticism
School of Visual Arts, New York, NY Fall 2023
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Six-week continuing education course on performance photography
Columbia Publishing Course, New York, NY Summer 2021
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Six-week intensive course on all aspects of book, magazine, and digital media publishing
Penn State Dickinson Law, Carlisle, PA Fall 2019
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Coursework Completed: Civil Procedure, Torts, Criminal Law, Legal Argument & Research
New York University, New York, NY Class of 2019
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Bachelor of arts, journalism & English, creative writing concentration, cum laude
New York University, London, England Fall 2017
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Coursework in Shakespeare and the stage, arts reporting, psychology, writing London