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Alexandra

Pierson

Work Experience

American Theatre Magazine: Theatre Communications Group New York, N.Y.                     February 2022–July 2024

Associate Editor​

  • Generated pitches, reported features, wrote news items, and edited articles for publication

  • Coordinated print and online coverage with publicists and contributors from around the U.S.

  • 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

  • Reviewed and wrote detailed analyses for script submissions in various genres for television, short film, and feature-length categories

  • 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

  • Developed synopses and compiled profile information for play covers, catalogs, and the website

  • Copyedited, formatted, and proofread theatrical manuscripts

  • Provided playwrights with feedback, edits, and analysis of scripts

 

Washington Square News New York, N.Y.

Books & Theater Editor                                                                                                                    August 2015–May 2017

  • Wrote articles and reviews, edited submissions for print and online publication

  • Led weekly pitch meetings with a team of five writers

Copy Editor

  • 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

  • Two-week journalism fellowship dedicated to theater, music, dance, film, food, and audio criticism

 

School of Visual Arts, New York, NY                                                                                                   Fall 2023

  • Six-week continuing education course on performance photography

 

Columbia Publishing Course, New York, NY                                                                      Summer 2021

  • Six-week intensive course on all aspects of book, magazine, and digital media publishing

 

Penn State Dickinson Law, Carlisle, PA                                                                                          Fall 2019

  • Coursework Completed: Civil Procedure, Torts, Criminal Law, Legal Argument & Research

 

New York University, New York, NY                                                                                       Class of 2019

  • Bachelor of arts, journalism & English, creative writing concentration, cum laude

 

 New York University, London, England                                                                             Fall 2017

  • Coursework in Shakespeare and the stage, arts reporting, psychology, writing London

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