Expériences — Jax Jacobsen

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Writing on mining, natural resources, biodiversity, and science for S&P Global Market Intelligence, RGN Magazine, Mining Magazine, Global Arbitration Review, and others.
Also published pieces in Montreal Gazette and The Riveter.

I led coverage of North American and global mining news, with a focus on developments in Canada.
I led coverage of North American and global mining news, with a focus on developments in Canada.
I beat competitor magazine CIM Magazine on its renewable energy in mining story by a good two weeks, and scooped Forbes Africa on its cover story about the sole South African mine owned and operated by a woman.
I launched and maintained a blog - North American Auger - and regularly updated it with the latest Canadian mining and financial news.
I've represented SNL at several conferences this year, including PDAC in March and following it up with a lithium supply and markets conference in May and the Canadian International Aluminum Conference in June.
I was SNL's 7th most-followed journalist on Twitter and am often one of the most frequent Tweeters.
Was first to be nominated in department for Story of the Month: Uranium (April 2014).
Twice included in Foreign Policy Interrupted's weekly digest of best work by female journalists.

Solely responsible for overseeing daily newswire publication covering economic, political developments in Central Asia, Pakistan, and Afghanistan;
Manage social media accounts, substantially increase number of followers on Twitter (40%), Facebook (70%), and Google+ (30%);

Monitor breaking news and emerging economic and political trends in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan;
Author short web-friendly news updates as well as longer in-depth pieces analyzing developments in the region;
Locate new interview subjects, undertake interviews with policy players, academics, and media observers;
Edit and fact-check over 4,000 short news briefs to be included in daily publications;

Edit and fact-check feature articles received from on-the-ground reporters in Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, and Mauritania;
Undertake daily publication of web site and distribution of electronic newsletters;
Write daily news summaries, which involve translating source articles from French and placing events in context;
Conduct background research for longer articles, as well as contacting authors on-the-ground in French for additional fact-checking;
Maintain database of contributed photographs and provide data to accounting and payroll;

Monitor parliamentary debates of interest to MP
Conducted research on education policy, housing policy, banking reform, and other bills for MP Michael Meacher
Led the campaign for Social Mobility
Prepare and manage website, social media accounts of MP

Design and teach eight courses in international politics and American national government
Create course websites for student feedback and additional course materials
Write and grade exams
Lead writing workshops for students who needed writing assistance

Serve as the UN Correspondent for MediaGlobal.org, where I focused on issues concerning developing nations, namely hunger, poverty, and funding.
Interview UN officials, government officials from Least Developed Countries (LDCs), and health officials

Extensively research and author reports on Scottish economic trends, taxation issues, and health care funding for the Scottish National Party (SNP)
Interview government officials, local residents for SNP policy reports
Maintain voting records of SNP, Scottish Labour, Scottish Conservatives, and Scottish Liberal Democrats on Scotland-related issues
Regularly attend parliamentary sessions and hearings for research purposes

Jax Jacobsen