FELIX SALMON
203 Rivington St. apt 3E, New York, NY 10002
(h) 212 358-8869 (m) 917 721-0361 (e) felix@felixsalmon.com (w) http://www.felixsalmon.com
EXPERIENCE
Euromoney Magazine, New York,
Dec 2000 to date
Latin America Editor
In charge of all Latin American content for Euromoney magazine, writing
at least one feature per month on the region.
BridgeNews, New York,
Dec 1998 to Dec 2000
Latin America Editor
Wrote news and analysis of events and markets in Latin America on a
real-time basis. Specialized in the development of the debt markets. Had
a daily slot on WebFN, a business news channel aired in the Midwest and
over the internet. Required keeping up to the minute on all market-sensitive
events and issues in Latin America.
IDEA New Media, New York,
Dec 1996 to Dec 1998
Editor
In charge of a team of four New Media writers at economic think-tank
IDEA, mainly for the companys website, InterMoney.com. Wrote fundamental
and technical analysis of US and Latin American capital markets. Also wrote
the InterMoney style guide, glossaries and help documentation; liaised with
third-party content providers (such as wallstreetcity.com) and started on
a complete redesign of InterMoney.
Euromoney Publications, London,
Jun 1995 to Dec 1996
Journalist, editor, designer and copy editor
On Euromoney magazine, wrote news and features on topics from
French banking to electronic forex dealing. Also produced and edited surveys,
booklets, research guides and advertorials. Designed MTNWeek, Euromoney
Publications first newsletter, and the Euromoney surveys and
advertorials templates. Copy-edited both on and off screen, in Word and
Quark. Involved in all stages of production, from copy chasing to checking
Cromalins.
The Partisan, London,
Dec 1995 to Jun 1996
Creator, Publisher and Editor
Started (and finished) the Partisan, "the intelligent art
fanzine". Everything from concept to distribution.
OTHER
Freelance contributor to Euromoney and Latin Finance magazines
Joint curator of David Hamilton: Architectural Drawings at the Hunterian
Art Gallery, Glasgow.
Designer of Acteme, a 64-page magazine of new Scottish writing.
Arts editor of the Glasgow University Guardian.
Librarian at Interights, the International Centre for the Legal Protection
of Human Rights in London.
Tour guide of London from atop open-topped double-decker buses.
Spent two months trekking in Dolpa, Nepal, going to 18,000 ft and places
previously unvisited by Westerners.
Counsellor at Camp Unalayee, a wilderness summer camp in California.
EDUCATION
GLASGOW UNIVERSITY, Glasgow, Scotland
Oct 91 to Jun 95
MA with First Class Honours in History of Art and Philosophy
Buchanan Prize in Philosophy
Accepted into Honours to read Mathematics
DULWICH COLLEGE, London, England
1985 to 1990
Four A-levels: History of Art (A), Physics (A), Mathematics (A), Further
Mathematics (B).
One AS-level, two O-levels, eight GCSEs.
SKILLS
Literate, imaginative, articulate and numerate. Knowledge of the Eurobond, Brady bond and Treasury bond markets, and international capital markets in general. Eight years on the internet, with a real understanding of its capabilities and limitations. Fluent in both Macintosh and Windows operating systems, and in Quark, Photoshop, Word, and internet applications. Basic HTML. Fast, accurate writer and worker. Extensive travel experience. Interested in contemporary art, music and literature, current affairs, and international capital markets. Conversational German.