Wrote, edited and SEO two high-traffic blogs: Salary Stories and Ask
Dr. Salary (ghostwrote 75%)
Researched job trends, employment news, changes in labor laws, salaries
and info for workers. Interviewed subjects in various
professions, from biologists to wrestlers.
Created viral marketing online advertising campaign.
Promoted company servies on social media web sites using target
keywords.
2004 - 2005 Managing Editor Westside Today and Westside
Today.com
Los Angeles , CA
Wrote and edited stories for Los
Angeles-based publication. Supervised freelance writers and
photographers, planned editorial calendar, budgeted, supervised graphic
design, proofed layouts, worked with publicists, interviewed subjects,
and wrote advertorial-style articles.
2003 - 2004 Department
Editor LFP
Beverly Hills , CA
Wrote and researched articles for a national
magazine. Created a hi-tech gadget page, budgeted, directed photo
shoots, supervised studio crew, supervised graphic design, proofed
layouts, worked with publicists, consulted with company attorneys, and
negotiated fees & contracts. Wrote articles on U.S.
soldiers exposed to depleted uranium, Diebold voting. cocoa slave trade
and sweat shops.
television
series on Nickelodeon, MTV (Beavis & Butthead - MTV's
highest-rated series) and Fox.
Co-Writer of a King of the
Hill book based on the popular Fox-TV series.
Cat Dog
Rocket Power
Beavis and
Butthead
Celebrity
Deathmatch
Bad Dog
King of the
Hill (book)
1995 - 1998 News Writer NBC/KNBC News
Burbank , CA
Wrote local/network news stories and promos.
Supervised editing sessions under extreme deadlines of 4 live newscasts
a day. Interviewed subjects and fact checked stories.
Computer Skills:
PC, Mac, MS
Office, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, HTML, Wiki
Code, Quark, Final Draft, Wordtracker, Google Adsense, Typepad,
WordPress, SEO, blogging, link building, image cropping, graphic art,
viral marketing, e-newsletters and content management systems (CMS).