Resume
OBJECTIVE:
To obtain employment with a media outlet that will make good use of
and allow me to build on my writing, editing and design skills,
while providing a challenging and enjoyable environment.
EXPERIENCE:
February 2007 - present, News Editor
The Philadelphia Tribune
Philadelphia, Pa.
Manage the copy desk, copy flow and pagination for inside pages.
In charge of the wires, pulling content and keeping other editors up-to-date on news from around the world.
Oversee Auto, Food, Religion and State news and Obituaries.
September 2004 - February 2007, Sunday Editor, News Editor
The Times Herald
Norristown, Pa.
First read and headline writing on all stories for the A Section.
Assigning and some editing and layout of the Business section daily and Tech page.
Planning Sunday's A Section, laying out the front and other pages for Sunday; in charge of the newsroom on Saturday.
July 2002 - August 2003, Copy
Editor Intern
The Times of Trenton
Trenton, N.J.
Editing local, national, world and business news daily; features
and entertainment stories weekly.
Some layout required.
May 2001 - December 2004, Sales
Associate, Editorial Assistant
AIA Bookstore & Design Center and AIA Philadelphia
Receiving, shipping, cashier and customer service duties.
Helped the store obtain the best Christmas sales, December sales and overall yearly sales for two consecutive years.
Compiling, typing program listing and editing photos for The Philadelphia Architect.
Web design for e-TPA and Chapter Web site.
Sept. 1999 - May 2002, Writer, Editor, Editor in Chief
Temple News
Instituted guidelines for the entire newspaper and each
section.
Worked to move newspaper from tabloid to broadsheet size.
Writing stories concerning the news on and off campus. Daily
operations for the weekly paper, including hiring,
advertising and meeting with university officials.
Filling in for other positions, including photographer and
designer.
Dec. 2000 - May 2001, Intern
Philadelphia Weekly
Philadelphia, Pa.
Fact checking listings, reviews, small news stories and occasional
larger feature. Some editing.
SKILLS:
Word Processing: Word, OpenOffice
Pagination: Adobe Pagemaker, QuarkXpress
Graphics: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop
Web Design: DreamWeaver, GoLive, HTML
EDUCATION:
Sept. 1999 - May 2002 Temple University
Graduated with a B.A. in Journalism, GPA 2.93
Major classes:
Editing the News
Electronic Information Gathering
Law & Ethics
Newswriting I - III
Publication Design
Publishing to the Web
REFERENCES:
Irv Randolph, Managing Editor
The Philadelphia Tribune
215.893.4050
Gordon Glantz, Managing Editor
The Times Herald
610.272.2501
Pete Callas, Managing Editor
The Times of Trenton
609.989.5454
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