Freelance Reporter Resume
EMPLOYMENT:
Freelance Reporter, Confidential; Lahaska, PA – May 11 to Present
- Research and write articles as assigned by editor
- Seek out story ideas and pitch them
- Take photos as needed
Temporary Relief Carrier, Confidential; UBE, PA – February 11 to Present
- Sort, Case and deliver letters and packages
- Adhere to USPS rules and regulations
Co-Owner/Producer/Engineer, Confidential; Newark, NJ – Nov 02 to Present
- I.P.S. specializes in singer/songwriter production, commercial music and post production/editing
- Responsible for all engineering, editing and day to day operations
- Compose, arrange and perform music as needed
Photo Librarian/Assistant, Confidential; Brooklyn, NY – November 02 to July 03
- Organized and archived photographs
- fielded prospective client calls
Data Publications Coordinator, Confidential; New York, NY - May 02 to November 02
- coordinated and executed production of five annual and quarterly product guides
- delegated work flow within production department
- created, built and maintained FileMaker Pro Databases
- proofread/basic page layout in Quark
Junior Publicist, Confidential; New York, NY - August 01 to December 01
- wrote, edited and proofread press releases and artist biographies
- responsible for all press clips and handling general artist inquiries
- phone reception, faxing, filing, maintenance of databases
Station Director/Music Librarian, Confidential; New York, NY - February 00 to April 01
- responsible for programming, updating, researching, organizing, and maintaining several Jazz stations as well as the Reggae station
- researched, wrote and edited artist biographies
- label relations
Marketing Assistant, Confidential; New York, NY - August 99 to February 00
- wrote, proofread and edited National Marketing Updates, press releases and any letters sent through Marketing Department
- maintained press database and press clippings book
EDUCATION:
BA, English/ Minors in Philosophy, Psychology, and History
COMPUTER SKILLS:
ProTools, DB2 Relational Database, Filemaker Pro, FoxPro DB, Quark, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Outlook, ACT
