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Freelance Graphic Design
Self-employed
Philadelphia, PA
Aug 2014 - Present (10 years 4 months)
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Copy Editor and Page Designer
The Carroll County Times
Mar 2013 - Aug 2014 (1 year 5 months)
- Designed news and feature pages, special sections and packages at a daily newspaper with an about 27,000 daily print circulation and website
- Edited news and feature articles for Associated Press style, clarity, legality and grammar, while funneling articles into immediate online publication
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Copy Editor, Layout Designer; Poetry Editing Staff
Reed Magazine
Jan 2012 - May 2012 (4 months)
- Designed the 169-page issue on my own, acquired cover art from artist submissions and designed the full jacket cover
- Copy edited all copy for the issue, including fiction, poetry and graphic art
- Served as a staff member on the poetry editing team, whittling hundreds of submissions down to a selection of 24
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Advertising and Office Manager
De Anza College Journalism Department
Sep 2009 - Dec 2011 (2 years 3 months)
- Managed journalism department office's day-to-day operations
- Managed all aspects of advertising for La Voz Weekly, including selling ad space, using InDesign in ad placement and design, billing clients, maintaining financial records and liaising between advertisers and editorial staff
- Tutored journalism students in newspaper page design, Adobe InDesign, AP style, news and feature writing, and general journalism topics
- Assisted Journalism Department Chair, Laboratory Technician and student journalism editorial staff of La Voz Weekly in day-to-day and special projects
- Maintained continuing archive of La Voz Weekly issues dating back to 1967
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Editor-in-chief
La Voz Weekly
2007 - 2010 (3 years)
-Two terms as editor-in-chief, responsible for all aspects of newspaper production cycle
-Two terms as managing editor
-Previously held positions: layout designer, arts and entertainment editor, assistant editor, and staff reporter/photographer