Ian Mount

Buenos Aires, Argentina

+ 1 215 253 3522: US

+54 911 3675 7575: Argentina cell

ian (at) alumni (dot) amherst (dot) edu

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Various Publications, Freelance Journalist (1992 to Present).

· Since March 2003: The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Marketplace, The World, New York, Food & Wine, Foreign Policy, Monocle, The Guardian, Budget Travel, Fortune Small Business (FSB), Inc., Time, The Chicago Tribune, Real Simple, Travel + Leisure, Time Out New York and others. Also fiction in Eratica, The Allegheny Review, Schuylkill and The Amherst Review.

Business 2.0, Senior Writer (March 2000 to March 2003).

· Wrote news, investigative, profile and investing stories for 550,000 circulation Time Inc. business and technology monthly, including two cover stories and numerous features.

· Covered Internet, software and other high-tech businesses.

· Promoted from Staff Writer to Senior Writer in April 2001.

SmartMoney.com, Reporter (March 1999 to March 2000).

· Wrote an average of three news, investing and commentary articles each week for Hearst/Dow Jones personal finance and investing website.

· Primarily covered Internet business. Also covered energy, retail and other sectors.

Philadelphia Inquirer, Editorial Assistant (November 1997 to March 1999).

· Wrote business, lifestyle and real estate articles for metro daily.

· Performed computer assisted reporting for large investigative projects on political candidate donation patterns and school performance.

· Designed and created graphics for publication.

Temple University, Writing Mentor (September 1995 to July 1997).

· Trained and supervised graduate student teaching assistants in freshman writing program.

· Designed curriculum and taught college writing to native speakers and ESL students.

· Promoted from Instructor to Writing Mentor in September 1996.

EDUCATION

Temple University, MA, 1997.

· Creative Writing/English major. Advised on short story collection thesis by David Bradley, author of PEN/Faulkner-winning The Chaneysville Incident

· Full teaching assistantship scholarship.

· Cumulative average: 3.97

Amherst College, BA, magna cum laude, 1992.

· English major, with coursework in political science, neuroscience and visual arts. Novella thesis.

· Cumulative average: A-

OTHER SKILLS AND AWARDS

· Experienced with Microsoft Office, Sound Forge, Photoshop, Illustrator and Quark.

· Fluent in verbal and written Spanish.

· Writer’s residency at Ucross Foundation (September 2001).