George Pollock Email & Phone Number

Charlottesville, VA, US

Charlottesville, Va.

Page designer and copy editor at consolidated editing operation for World Media Enterprises.Use InDesign layout system and have strong editing and headline writing skills. Design sections of three newspapers; which one depends on the schedule for that day.

Newport News, Va.

Delivered auto parts to commercial customers and provided customer service at the store.

Norfolk, Va.

Temporary job. I edited stories and graphics, as well as wrote headlines, for news pages. Part-time work and essentially was on call to fill in when requested.

Hampton, Va.

Part-time staff member with national bookstore chain. It was a "transitional job" while I looked for new full-time professional work. Performed customer service, including locating books for patrons, filling out book orders and running cash register for sales. Promoted Books-A-Million's customer discount card and its free-magazine offer through Time.

Starting in the business section doing page layout and copy editing, I was promoted after four years to senior copy editor. I moved to the news desk, where I also copy edited and laid out, expanding into slotting, first-read and some supervisory duties. On many occasions, I ran the copy desk for the night. That included slotting and attending a short.

Fayetteville, North Carolina Area

• FAYETTEVILLE OBSERVER-TIMES; Fayetteville, N.C. 1993-97Copy editorPage designerNews-digest compilerEdited stories and graphics on night copy editing desk. Laid out business pages, local-section pages, and military and.
• Informed The Associated Press where to obtain background information for a national story about Rush Limbaugh’s engagement, July 1994. This resulted in the Observer-Times being presented an Associated Press Managing.

Jacksonville, Florida Area

• Edited stories and graphics on night copy editing desk. Checked computer-assembled pages as backup on production floor. Compiled, edited and wrote headlines for “People,” Washington, national, world and health.
• Trained University of Florida intern, summer 1991; now a veteran reporter for the Sun Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
• Participated in task-force projects to improve quality of writing at the paper.
• Headline of the Year, 1990 (“Lots of ‘pork’ still sticks to ‘bare-bones’ budget”)
• Contributed to headline on historic removal of tolls from certain Jacksonville bridges and roads, 1989 (“Un-tolled joy: Keep the change”)
• Eleven Headline of the Month awards, 1989-93

As a copy editor, I gave reporters' and news-service stories a thorough read to catch errors and gaps. With local stories, this often entailed working with reporters directly to resolve concerns. I also trimmed stories to fit news space. I then wrote headlines, and my duties also included some page layout.

As a copy editor, I gave reporters' and news-service stories a thorough read to catch errors and gaps. With local stories, this often entailed working with reporters directly to resolve concerns. I also trimmed stories to fit news space and then wrote headlines. My duties also included laying out and editing sports and features pages.