Education

University of Texas School of Architecture, 2016,  M.S. in Community and Regional Planning
Barnard College/Columbia University,  2005, B.A in History
Phillips Academy Andover, class of 2000


Experience

Giddy, Managing Editor November 2020 - Present

  • directed all aspects of the  launch of a high-volume daily health publication, from the design of the website to the editorial strategy

  • hired team of more than 15 editors, production staff members and social media professionals to produce and promote roughly 50 stories each week

  • built vast network of hundreds of freelance writers 

  • manage daily operations of website from editorial schedule to staff oversight to budgeting 

  • launched biweekly newsletter that quickly gained tens of  thousands of subscribers 

  • manage team of writers, editors, illustrators and tech staff to produce multimedia stories, including one that  was awarded Bronze 2021 Digital Health Award

Austonia, Managing Editor February 2020-August 2020

  • oversaw daily operations and vision for local journalism startup

  • assigned, line-edited and copy edited 5-8 stories per day

  • managed full-time reporters and audience development specialist

  • recruited, hired and managed a stable of freelancers

  • oversaw production of daily newsletter

  • maintained editorial schedule

  • liaised with the publisher and editorial adviser

Community Impact Newspaper, Editor 2018-2020

  • managed content and production of monthly magazine

  • covered a beat comprised of several jurisdictions

  • reported and wrote enterprise stories on legal, environmental and policy topics

Planetizen, Contributing Editor 2017-present

  • research, compile and write on planning-related topics, with a focus on water, infrastructure, the environment, politics and where they intersect

University of Texas School of Architecture, researcher and teaching assistant 2015-2016

  • researched and wrote studies on water policy, net-zero planning and interstate water law

  • led 40 students in weekly discussion sections and assignments  on sustainable planning

  • developed curriculum, graded and mentored students

The Pulse, Managing Editor 2014

  • guest-edited the publication of bioregional planning institute Planet Drum


Capital New York, Writer-at-Large 2010-2013

  • help to develop coverage at a journalism startup later purchased by Politico

  • reported and wrote articles on architecture, infrastructure, development and environment

  The New York Observer, Political Editor 2010

  • assigned and edited articles from reporters for a prestigious weekly newspaper  

The New York Observer, Managing Editor 2009

  • managed, coordinated,  produced and edited a weekly newspaper and daily website

The New York Observer, Deputy Political Editor 2007-2009

  • edited a fast-paced political blog with several  staff reporters and commentators

 The Huffington Post, Associate Editor 2006-2007

  • edited a fast-paced political blog with several  staff reporters and commentators

The Encyclopedia of New York City, Vol. 2, Assistant Editor 2005

  • developed the second edition of an ambitious book edited by Kenneth Jackson, Jacques Barzun Professor of History at Columbia University

Katharine P. Jose has written for: Planetizen, The Pulse, Texopolis, The New York Times, The New York Observer, SOMA, Popmatters, Capital New York (now Politico) and The Huffington Post.