CARITA RIZZO (626) 590- 5992 • [email protected]

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Variety, LA Confidential, Angeleno, Emmy Magazine, Glamour, Marie Claire, TV Week, TV Guide Magazine Feature Writer, Reporter, Contributor| 2005—Present - Report and write breaking news stories for both for online and print on topics relating to television and pop culture. - Report, research and write feature articles on the inner workings of the film, TV and music industry (The Hollywood Reporter, Variety) extraordinary women (Glamour) and 5-page cover stories on hit shows like Breaking Bad, DWTS and Revenge (TV Week). - Research, report and write multi-page actor profiles, and news features on topics such as the increase of sexual behavior on TV. - Experience, report and write first-person features that describe taking part in physical challenges like those shown on Celebrity Circus and The Biggest Loser. - On and off camera interviews for TV Guide Magazine, on occasion as many as 217 people in three days.

New York Magazine, Us Weekly, In Style, Marie Claire, Glamour, Modern Bride Reporter | 2005—Present - Conduct interviews with celebrities on red carpets, at junkets and photo shoots, and during set visits. - Acquire desired material for client, to serve their purposes. - Full coverage (credentialing, reporting, and writing) of events like the Academy Awards, the Golden Globes, the Emmys, the Grammys, Comic Con and TCA.

The Insider, TV Guide Network, KTLA Expert - Represent client on TV, and discuss topics related to recently reported pop culture stories.

Voluntales.com Co-Founder| 2010 - Creator of volunteering website from concept to finished product. - Editor, writer, copy editor, and programmer of content relating to volunteering abroad.

EDUCATION

Napier University (Edinburgh, UK) BA in Journalism | 2001

Åbo Akademi (Vaasa, Finland) MA in Social & Political Studies (Final Semester) | 2001-2002

LANGUAGE SKILLS

ENGLISH, FINNISH, SWEDISH Fluent

NORWEGIAN, DANISH, FRENCH, ITALIAN Fair knowledge