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Sedona, Arizona

Manage editorial staff at direction of publisher, 8 to 10 staff members in main newsroom in Sedona and a satellite newsroom in Cottonwood. Direct reporters to news and feature stories.Page layout and design for Sedona Red Rock News, The Camp Verde Journal, Cottonwood Journal Extra, The Scene, and The Village View.Write editorials conveying the views of the community and the newspapers' publisher, addressing issues related to public policy, community concern, municipal and county… Show more Manage editorial staff at direction of publisher, 8 to 10 staff members in main newsroom in Sedona and a satellite newsroom in Cottonwood. Direct reporters to news and feature stories.Page layout and design for Sedona Red Rock News, The Camp Verde Journal, Cottonwood Journal Extra, The Scene, and The Village View.Write editorials conveying the views of the community and the newspapers' publisher, addressing issues related to public policy, community concern, municipal and county governments, educational issues and public safety.Coordinate pages and newspaper layouts with other departments.Write several stories a week covering our readership area.Lecture and speak to community groups on the First Amendment, free speech and Constitutional law. Show less

Sedona, Arizona

Manage editorial staff at direction of publisher, 12 staff members in main newsroom and two satellite newsrooms. Direct reporters to news and feature stories.Front page layout and design for Sedona Red Rock News, The Camp Verde Journal, Cottonwood Journal Extra, The Scene, and The Village View.Coordinate pages and newspaper layouts with other departments.Write several stories a week covering our readership area.

Sedona, Arizona

Manage editorial staff at direction of publisher and managing editor, 12 staff members in main newsroom and two satellite newsrooms. Direct reporters to news and feature stories.Front page layout and design for Cottonwood Journal Extra.Coordinate pages and newspaper layouts with other departments.Write two to four in-depth stories a week covering Yavapai County, Coconino County, school districts and state issues as they relate locally; topics include court cases, education… Show more Manage editorial staff at direction of publisher and managing editor, 12 staff members in main newsroom and two satellite newsrooms. Direct reporters to news and feature stories.Front page layout and design for Cottonwood Journal Extra.Coordinate pages and newspaper layouts with other departments.Write two to four in-depth stories a week covering Yavapai County, Coconino County, school districts and state issues as they relate locally; topics include court cases, education, immigration, legislation, medical marijuana program, special tax districts. Show less

Sedona, Arizona

Manage the Sedona Poetry Slam, hosting slams, hiring and booking touring poets, managing poetry slam blog

Flagstaff, Arizona Area

Sedona, Arizona

Write copy for new and existing Web sites.Write press releases intended for publication online and in print media for clients.Formatting Web sites and editing layout, content, style, links, styles, style libraries.Extensive online research to plan search engine optimization (SEO) strategies. SEO marketing.Clients include Charlotte Howard SEO & Web Design, TipiWorld.com, Kings Ransom Sedona Hotel, Sedona Underground Art Gallery, GumptionFest, Project Guerillature and… Show more Write copy for new and existing Web sites.Write press releases intended for publication online and in print media for clients.Formatting Web sites and editing layout, content, style, links, styles, style libraries.Extensive online research to plan search engine optimization (SEO) strategies. SEO marketing.Clients include Charlotte Howard SEO & Web Design, TipiWorld.com, Kings Ransom Sedona Hotel, Sedona Underground Art Gallery, GumptionFest, Project Guerillature and wiseGEEK.Blogging consulting and training. Work and training new and veteran users on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Wordpress, Google Blogger, deviantART and Squidoo. Show less

Cottonwood, Arizona

Write news stories. Design and layout pages for both publications. Gather information for news stories, network with existing sources, establish new sources, talk with officials off the record about existing and upcoming news items and gain information from these sources to direct on-the-record news coverage.Add and standardize page headers, headlines, subheadlines, bylines, text flow, line breaks, info boxes, pull quotes, cutlines, disclaimers, reporter contact tags, dates, folios, story… Show more Write news stories. Design and layout pages for both publications. Gather information for news stories, network with existing sources, establish new sources, talk with officials off the record about existing and upcoming news items and gain information from these sources to direct on-the-record news coverage.Add and standardize page headers, headlines, subheadlines, bylines, text flow, line breaks, info boxes, pull quotes, cutlines, disclaimers, reporter contact tags, dates, folios, story layouts and calendar, support groups, church and ongoing events listings. Ensure that the text flows, is sensible, fair, accurate and that it will provoke no legal problems for the publisher.Contact the public for content, promote the arts and activities in the Village of Oak Creek, generate interest in local events and activities for youth and adults in the community. Make sure all copy, from press releases to listings to bylined news stories, is clear, correct, concise, comprehensible and consistent. Correct spelling, terminology, punctuation, grammatical and semantic errors to ensure that all copy adheres to Associated Press style.Serve as a face and contact for the newspaper in the community. Attend social events, meetings and community events as a local resident, but with news content in mind and ways to promote and encourage community support. Update the Web site.Post news stories, photographs and photo packages on the Web site.Stay alert to other news content on the Web about local issues. Show less

Sedona, Arizona

Make sure all copy, from press releases to listings to bylined news stories, is clear, correct, concise, comprehensible and consistent. Correct spelling, terminology, punctuation, grammatical and semantic errors to ensure that all copy adheres to Associated Press style and Larson Newspapers house style.Add and standardize page headers, headlines, subheadlines, bylines, text flow, line breaks, info boxes, pull quotes, cutlines, disclaimers, reporter contact tags, dates, folios, story layouts… Show more Make sure all copy, from press releases to listings to bylined news stories, is clear, correct, concise, comprehensible and consistent. Correct spelling, terminology, punctuation, grammatical and semantic errors to ensure that all copy adheres to Associated Press style and Larson Newspapers house style.Add and standardize page headers, headlines, subheadlines, bylines, text flow, line breaks, info boxes, pull quotes, cutlines, disclaimers, reporter contact tags, dates, folios, story layouts and calendar, support groups, church and ongoing events listings.Ensure that the text flows, is sensible, fair, accurate and that it will provoke no legal problems for the publisher.Act as assistant managing editor or managing editor in case of absence of either assistant managing editor or managing editor.Manage Copy Desk and related tasks, such as directing assistant copy editor and typesetter and flow from typesetter/reporter through to production, to page, to press.Read proof pages to ensure accuracy before pages go to press. Occasionally write news stories, feature stories and press release as time and space permit.Direct reporters to news and feature stories.Write editorials. Serve on the Editorial Board, planning future editorials, news stories and managing staff.Write biweekly column, “Deciphering Sedona,” on national or local topics as they relate to Sedona.Write weekly column “Sedona Underground” for The Scene, and cover upcoming arts event in Sedona and the Verde Valley.Spot news photography and news writing, when applicableDirect reporters and photojournalists to spot news picked up from the police/fire scanner.Update the Larson Newspapers Style Guide on the Web site.Receive, copy edit and forward Web site content stories.Manage and archive photos on the server. Show less

Tempe, Arizona

Provide general customer service and customer service technical support for the Safeway.com and Vons.com Home Shopping Web site and service.Updating and managing new additions to the Safeway.com Web site; making user-friendly improvements for customer, many of whom have limited computer skills.

Bachelor Of Arts, English, History

Concurrent Enrollment, Chemisty, Biology, Physics

Education record

Education record

Foreign exchange student as a high school junior