My resume
I've worked at four newspapers (including Illinois' third-largest daily), free-lanced, and made excursions into the world of online video, podcasting and photo/audio slideshows. I have experience editing for specific markets, such as a college audience, and for the general public. I am willing to relocate.
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A copy editing/pagination position at a newspaper where I can gain more professional experience.
Currently in senior year of college.
Bachelor's degree in progress: journalism major and anthropology minor. Overall GPA 3.6. Will graduate May 2009.
Completed general education requirements. Overall GPA 3.7.
The [Lynchburg, Va.] News & Advance, a Central Virginia newspaper that covers the cities of Lynchburg and Bedford, and the counties of Campbell, Amherst, Bedford and Appomattox, and state and national news.
May 2009—present: Copy editor
- Rim and slot copy, including late-breaking and front-page stories.
- Paginate local and wire pages for two dailes and three weeklies.
- Write headlines and photo captions.
The Daily Herald, a Chicago-area newspaper that covers several northern Illinois counties, metropolitan Chicago, and state and national news.
May 2008—August 2008, December 2008: Copy desk intern
- Rimmed and slotted copy, including late-breaking and front-page stories.
- Paginated inside local and wire pages.
- Wrote headlines and photo captions.
The Daily Eastern News, Eastern Illinois University's daily school paper. The DEN has a circulation of 9,000, and covers Eastern's campus, the city of Charleston, Ill., and the surrounding area, Coles County.
August 2008—present: Online reporter
- Captured audio for podcasts
- Posted stories to DEN Web site
- Shot and edited video for Web
January 2008—May 2008: Lead page designer and copy editor
- Designed two or more pages per night, two to three days a week.
- Copy edited stories for news, sports and Verge sections.
- Created graphic illustrations for story packages.
August 2007—December 2007: Managing editor
- Worked as copy chief three nights a week.
- Ran planning meetings and planned page budgets.
- Copy edited stories and page printouts.
- Compiled payroll for production staff.
- Trained new production staff in pagination software.
January 2007—May 2007: Page designer
- Designed two or more pages per night, two days a week.
The Glacier
The Glacier, Moraine Valley's biweekly school paper. The Glacier has a circulation of 4,000, and covers Moraine's main Palos Hills, Ill., campus, and two satellite campuses.
June 2006—December 2006: Editor in chief
- Helped section editors develop per-issue and semester-long budgets.
- Proofed all pages before publication.
- Ran writing staff meetings and editorial meetings.
- Responsible for hiring staff.
January 2006—May 2006: News editor
- Met with administrators regarding news on campus.
- Laid out the 9-page news section.
- Wrote 2-3 stories per issue, and took photographs for news section.
- Developed per-issue and semester-long budgets.
- Trained new writers in news style.
- AP style
- InDesign CS3
- Quark
- Photoshop CS3
- iMovie
- GarageBand
- SoundSlides
- Flash
- HTML and CSS
- Daily Eastern News Adviser Award. (2008)
- ICCJA Division I Second Place (weeklies/bi-weeklies) — News. (2007)
- ICCJA Division I Honorable Mention (weeklies/bi-weeklies) — Opinion. (2007)
