Sebastian Modak

About Sebastian Modak

Award-winning writer, editor, photographer, and multimedia journalist with more than 15 years experience finding and telling stories that resonate with a global audience. I am currently the Travel Editor for Off Duty, the Wall Street Journal’s lifestyle weekly. In 2019, I was selected to travel the world as the New York Times 52 Places Traveler, reporting from all the places on the Times\'\"52 Places to Go\" list. My writing and photography has also appeared in Condé Nast Traveler, Afar, National Geographic, the Washington Post, Lonely Planet and more. Having lived in six countries on four continents,\"home\" is a concept forever just out of reach.

Experience

1. Travel Editor, off Duty

   The Wall Street Journal

   Aug 2023 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Oversee travel & adventure coverage at Off Duty, the Wall Street Journal’s weekend lifestyle section.• Ideate, assign, edit and fact-check up to four travel features a week, coordinating both print and digital presentations with freelancers along with internal editorial, art and design teams. • Proof-edit other non-travel lifestyle stories, including from Off Duty\'s Food section.• Build out and maintain editorial calendar based on seasonal trends, the latest news and engagement metrics.• Write and photograph cover features from destinations around the world and shoot accompanying social media video. • Grow and manage team of regular freelance contributors, while maintaining extremely high editorial standards under tight deadlines.

Education

• Jakarta Intercultural School

  High School

• University of Pennsylvania

  B.A.

Skills

• Copy Editing
• Proofreading
• Speech Writing
• Social Media
• Travel
• Qualitative Research
• Drums
• Grant Writing
• Blogging
• Video Production
• Creative Writing
• Editing
• Research
• Storytelling
• African Studies
• Spanish
• Event Management
• Writing
• Press Releases
• Nonprofits
• Music