PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Creative, detail-oriented, motivated and confident professional with experience as a copy editor, page designer, reporter and Web developer; always learning and trying new things; will spend time investigating the right answers in order to properly complete assignments on deadline; can easily work with people or independently.COMPUTER SKILLS
| Windows Vista | Mac OS 10.X | Microsoft Office |
| Quark XPress | InDesign | Illustrator CS4 |
| Photoshop CS4 | Adobe Flash | ActionScript 2.0 |
| Adobe Premiere | Final Cut Pro | Dreamweaver |
| XHTML/DHTML | MySQL | Javascript/Ajax |
| PHP | XML/RSS | CSS design |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PR / New Media Associate (August 2010 - Present)3 Click Solutions — Washington, DC
- Proactively manage design and content of Wordpress-based website
- Monitor and direct social media for and related to the firm's issues
- Provide rapid, accurate research and analysis on legislative issues
Beaver County Times — Beaver, Pa.
- Consistently edited local and wire copy for AP style and content
- Designed A1, section fronts and inside pages for local news, world/nation, and entertainment sections
- Managed deadline and advanced projects for print and online content
- Managed daily production for Ellwood City Ledger (3,000 daily circulation)
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review / Point Park News Service
- Reported and wrote news and feature stories about the Pittsburgh area
- Researched and reported data on election night 2005 on deadline
The Recreation News Letter, Supportive Services Inc.
- Designed and developed new layout
- Pioneered monthly feature profiles
- Created regular layout and content
Supportive Services Inc. — Beaver Falls, Pa.
- Supported and provided mentally ill clients with a structured environment
- Taught daily living skills by group and individual instruction
- Accurately documented mental health issues, events and crises
ACTIVITIES
Chief Executive Officer (2007 - 2008)20DC.com, 20DC, LLC
- Co-founded and managed website company
- Oversaw and performed daily operations
- Served as chief designer and content creator
The Globe — Point Park University student newspaper
- Completely redesigned layout and style of publication
- Effectively reorganized office procedure and policy
- Managed staff of editors, writers and photographers
- Oversaw weekly printing and distribution
United Student Government of Point Park University
- Worked with Rules Committee to revise Constitution and By-Laws
- Consistently sponsored legislation to improve university policy
- Managed reorganization and distribution of $30,000 budget
The Globe: In Stereo — weekly news/comedy radio show
- Co-founded show and production design
- Wrote and performed script under strict deadlines
- Distributed final package through website and Podcast
EDUCATION
Point Park University (2003 - 2007)B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication
Print journalism concentration
3.80 GPA (4.0 scale)
References available upon request.
