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Resume

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Work history

San Joaquin Media Group, Stockton, Calif.
Web content producer, Recordnet.com, 2008-present

  • Films and edits news and feature video on deadline
  • Creates interactive online features
  • Regularly contributes blog posts
  • Edits and posts breaking news articles
  • Maintains Recordnet.com pages on Twitter, Facebook and MySpace

Editor, myRecord, 2008-present

  • Solicits and edits user-generated articles for daily newspaper feature
  • Manages user-generated photo galleries
  • Maintains user-generated page on Recordnet.com

Founder and editor, 209Vibe, 2007-present

  • Directed effort to create music- and entertainment-based Web site and newspaper
  • Organized and hosted concerts and other marketing events
  • Developed and managed a staff of 30 writers, photographers and marketing assistants
  • Managed promotional and freelancer budgets
  • Wrote and edited online and print articles and blogs
  • Worked with advertising, circulation and other company departments to maintain the product

Staff writer, The Record, 2005-2009

  • Covered local music and entertainment for 55,000 circulation daily newspaper
  • Wrote one of the company’s first blogs
  • Contributed weekly local music column
  • Edited a youth content page
  • Directed a staff of 30 youth content contributors
  • Managed a freelancer budget

The Vindicator, Youngstown, Ohio (Daily circulation: 75,000)
Staff writer, 2001-2005

  • Covered crime, government and education in two communities
  • Reported on breaking news and matters of local importance
  • Developed story and project ideas

The Courier, Findlay, Ohio (Monday-Saturday circulation: 22,000)
Staff writer, 1998-2001

  • Covered local, state and federal government and politics
  • Contributed timely feature articles and in-depth reports
  • Reported on matters of local importance, including crime

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Technical skills

  • Competent in writing and editing HTML, CSS and Actionscript CS3
  • Proficient in use of several content management systems, including Jazbox, NewsEdit Pro, Saxotech, Trumba, WordPress and custom systems developed by the San Joaquin Media Group in PHP and Ruby on Rails
  • Working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Flash CS3, Final Cut Pro/Express and Audacity


Education

E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Bachelor of science in communication, 1998

  • Majored in magazine journalism


Other relevant experience

  • University of the Pacific student media advisory board, Member, 2007-present
  • CollegeLacrosseUSA.com, Freelance contributor, 1999
  • The Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio; Sports reporter, 1997-1998; Summer intern, 1996
  • The Riverdale Press, Bronx, New York; Summer intern, 1997
  • Bee Group Newspapers, Amherst, New York; Intern, 1995-1996

  • References available upon request

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