Lindsay J. Westley's CV

Lindsay J. Westley

PO Box 151, Burlington, VT 05402  • lindsay.j.westley@gmail.com 

www.lindsayjwestley.com

 

   
 Versatile museum professional with experience in writing, editing, pagination and photography.

 

Experience:

Senior Press Officer

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA..........................................April 2009 – June 2011

  •  Develop and manage publicity for museum’s permanent collections and special exhibitions
  •  Work with curators to develop written exhibition content, web content and image banks
  •  Plan and execute major annual year-ahead events held in Philadelphia and New York
  •  Develop written and visual materials for museum director, curators, and to distribute to the media
  •  Coordinate press interviews, film crews and exhibition press previews and events
  •  Manage web content, develop image banks, use social media to engage online media.

     

Freelance Journalist

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA.............................................................June 2009 – present

  •  Pitch and write feature articles, shoot photography for largest daily newspaper in Philadelphia
  •  Contribute regularly to Style & Soul, Real Estate, and Home & Design sections

Polo Times Magazine, Oxford, England....................................................................Nov. 2007 – present

  •  Travel around the U.S. high-goal circuit to write feature profiles and cover polo news
  •  Provide original photography for polo travel articles and news issues

Backpacker Magazine, Boulder, CO………………………………………………….March 2010 – present       

  •  Provide gear reviews and content for national outdoors magazine

International Polo Lifestyle Magazine, Queensland, Australia.........................April 2006 – Nov. 2007

     

Arts & Culture Editor

The Bulletin Newspaper, Philadelphia, PA..........................................................March 2007 – April 2009

  •  Assigned, edited, paginated and wrote culture articles for a Philadelphia daily newspaper.
  •  Covered art, theater, music, dance, film and culture news, shot relevant photography.
  •  Managed one full-time assistant editor and15 freelance writers and interns.
  •  Tripled the daily Culture page count; introduced and implemented 24-page seasonal Culture Guide.

 

International Polo Groom

  •  Worked for professional polo teams in Europe, New Zealand and Australia…....May 2004-June 2009

 

Education:

Kenyon College, Bachelor of Arts in English, cum laude............................................May 2005

  •  Graduated with distinction awarded on senior comprehensive exams
  •  Arts & Culture Editor of The Kenyon Collegian weekly newspaper
  •  Studied at the University of Bristol, England, in spring 2004

Interests:

Philadelphia Triathlon ('08,'09,‘10), Cincinnati Marathon ('05), Philadelphia half-marathon ('08, '09)

Enjoy running, hiking, mountaineering, swimming, music, photography and biking.

 

Multimedia:

Quark Xpress, InDesign, Photoshop, The Museum System, HTML code, Microsoft Office, Excel, Access, digital photography, basic website construction: www.lindsayjwestley.com