ABOUT
In this day and age, no single title really identifies a person. Editor, writer, reporter and photographer are among those that I have used. At the same time I don’t think they fully define myself, or colleagues for that matter. This information is essentially a sample of my background.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Independent Journalist and Copywriter (Los Angeles, CA) | 2006—
The Argonaut (Los Angeles, CA) | What’s On Reporter | 2008
The Hollywood Reporter (Los Angeles, CA) | Copy Editor | 2004—2005
The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) | Intern | 2004
The Malibu Times (Malibu, CA) | Freelance Writer/Intern | 2003
The Daily Campus (Dallas, TX) | Opinion Editor/Staff and Contributing Writer/Photographer | 2001—2004
Six B Labels Corp. (Dallas, TX) | Marketing Assistant | 2000—
SKILLS
Technical: InDesign; PhotoShop; Illustrator; QuarkXPress; MS Office; Outlook; Dreamweaver; Basic HTML; Mac and PC proficient, Google Analytics, Social Media Marketing
Style Manuals: Associated Press Stylebook and Chicago Manual of Style
ORGANIZATIONS
Los Angeles Press Club (Finalist for Best Online Feature Story in the 2008 Entertainment Journalism Awards)
Mediabistro
Religion Newswriters Association
EDUCATION
University of California (Santa Barbara, CA) | MA in Religious Studies | 2006
Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX) | BA in Journalism, Minor in Advertising | 2004
What’s in a name …
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