SKILLS & OBJECTIVE
Seeking writing or editing assignments that will make use of my skills.
- Software programs: Quark, Harris, Word and NewsEditPro.
- Writing guides: AP and Chicago Manual.
- Office work: photocopying, faxing and answering telephones.
- Writing, editing and designing.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Copy editor/Page designer/Journalist
The Daytona Beach News-Journal, Daytona Beach, Fla. (May 2006 to present)
- Designed and edited News-Journal Focus and business publication Volusia Review.
- Designed “Ideas” pages and Sunday’s “Your Money” section.
- Worked local and wire positions.
- Proofread and packaged stories.
- Wrote for various sections of the newspaper.
Freelancer
Lake & Sumter Style magazine in Ocala, Fla. (February 2007 to present)
- Wrote small to large features for this award-winning magazine in Ocala, Fla.
- Had magazine mention my feature story on female race car driver Shea Holbrook as one of its most memorable in “A Magazine Looks At FIFTY” in 2009.
IPS Worldwide in Orleans, France. (June to November 2008)
- Audio recordings, such as English phone greetings and video narration, for international company.
Tampa Bay Illustrated magazine in Clearwater, Fla. (August 2004 to April 2005)
- Wrote profiles and business columns.
- Picked up stories from sister publication, Palm Beach Illustrated, and localized the angle.
- Compiled the monthly events calendar.
Interim features editor, features writer, part-time features editorial assistant
The Daily Commercial (Feb. 2005 to May 2006)
- Wrote news stories, feature stories and in-depth personality profiles.
- Proofread and designed all features sections: Food, Home and Garden, Neighbors, WeekEnder, Auto, Religion and Life Styles.
- Assigned stories to up to 10 reporters and correspondents.
- Selected wire stories.
- Updated The Daily Commercial Web site.
Alumna columnist, features editor, staff writer, copy editor, correspondent
The Oracle, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (April 2003 to May 2005)
- Wrote articles and edited.
- Hired and worked with 17 features writers.
- Designed features section.
Multimedia internship
Tampa Tribune, WFLA-8 and TBO.com. (Jan. 2004 to May 2004)
- Served as the writer for a team project to produce a multimedia package for WFLA-8, The Tampa Tribune and TBO.com. Our topic, which I pitched, followed the push toward merit pay for teachers in 2004.
Editorial Intern
La Gaceta, Tampa. The nation’s only trilingual English, Italian and Spanish newspaper (Feb. to June 2003)
- Researched editorial topics.
Interlibrary Loan Assistant
Shimberg Health Sciences Library, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (May 2002 to June 2004)
- Used copier and Arial machine.
- E-mailed doctors, lawyers and students medical articles.
- Became proficient with library research methods and structure.
EDUCATION
- B.A. Mass Communications — University of South Florida, Tampa (Dec. 2004).
- Magna cum laude graduate. Magazine sequence with political science minor.
HONORS, AWARDS AND MEMBERSHIPS
- Vice President/Membership Coordinator, Florida Press Club (present). Member since 2005.
- Copy editor of the Month (January 2007), Support Staffer of the Month (June 2008), “speller” (Volusia Literacy Council Team Spelling Bee May 2010) and Special Recognition winner (June 2010) for The Daytona Beach News-Journal.
- American Mentors Program, mentored international students (2001-2004).
- Hudson Scholarship, School of Mass Communications, University of South Florida, Tampa (2003).
- Florida Merit Scholarship, State of Florida (2001 – 2004).
- USF Presidential Scholarship, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (2001-2004).
- Sumter County Volunteer of the Year, Sumter County, FL (2001).
References Available Upon Request
