Jacinta Freeman Email & Phone Number

Singapore

• Educational consulting, of which lesson planning and delivery of lectures covered modules on Copywriting/Persuasive Writing; Research Methods; Research & Communication Studies; Portfolio Development & Presentation; Project Management; Creative Thinking; History of Design and Media; and Introduction to Visual Arts• Educational consulting, specifically for the 2013 revamp of the Copywriting module of the Advertising Diploma• Educational consulting, focussed on creation of course notes, lecture materials and assessments for two of the Copywriting modules prior to the above course revamp

Singapore

• Consultant to little and Baby&Me, quarterly magazines for parents of young children• Write press releases, direct mailers and web content for media agencies• Edited for People Trends’ stable of magazines• Put together the six-month editorial line-up for a bi-monthly kids’ fashion lifestyle magazine, MINTS• Coordinated and wrote restaurant listings for Appetite’s restaurant guides• Wrote a coffee table book for the Amalgamated Union of Public Employees

Singapore

• Educational consulting that focuses on lesson planning and notes preparation; and delivery of lectures on modules such as Media Relations; Professional Communications; Communication Research; Cultural & Media Policy; Web News Production; and Media Law & Ethics, in conjunction with Murdoch University programmes• Educational consulting, especially with regards to creation of course notes and lecture materials; delivery of lectures; and setting of examination questions for the Marketing Research module, in conjunction with SMF’s proprietary Diploma in Marketing programme

Singapore

• Educational consulting, inclusive of preparing lesson plan and notes; and delivery of lectures on Media Planning

Singapore

• Educational consulting, which includes contextualizing of the RMIT Public Relations Writing and Media Ethics modules course guides to local students’ needs; preparing lesson plan, presentation files and notes; as well as delivery of lectures

Singapore

• Educational consulting, inclusive of preparing lesson plan and notes; and delivery of lectures on modules such as Media Relations and Communication Research, in conjunction with Murdoch University programmes

Singapore

• Created new products as part of a planning team• Managed editorial sections of the company’s stable of directories, guidebooks and handbooks• Managed a team of writers and sub-editors, including freelancers• Wrote and copy edited Wealth and Robb Report Singapore magazines• Kept track of budget and managed pagination for Wealth• Trained new sub-editors and writers

Singapore

• Wrote and copy edited Wealth and Robb Report Singapore magazines• Kept track of budget as well as managed pagination• Co-ordinated photo shoots

Singapore

• Tasked to revamp The Business Visitor• Managed and edited Real Time, a thrice-yearly publication on timepieces• Edited and coordinated the layout for Real Time’s Malaysia edition• Managed and edited Wine & Dine Top Restaurant guide• Managed and contributed to the lifestyle section of Wine & Dine• Contributed to Smart Investor and Today’s Parents

Singapore

• Planned, managed and edited in-house newsletter and journal• Managed corporate photographer and photography assignments• Managed other marketing efforts such as newspaper supplements

Singapore

• Sub-edited The Peak, Singapore edition and Peak Selections— Timepieces • Reported for the music and jewellery sections of The Peak• Contributed to the business, health, property and travel sections

Singapore

• Managed a team of writers and freelancers for a local food magazine, Eat!, and the food section of The Peak, Singapore• Spearheaded the revamp of Eat! to better cater to the needs of readers• Created interesting and relevant content for Eat! within a tight budget• Directed photo shoots and styling for all related images for Eat!

Singapore

• Concurrently sub-edited three editions of The Peak (Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia)• Planned and managed editorial line-ups for the Malaysia and Indonesia editions of The Peak for a year during the absence of full editorial teams • Planned and managed the January 2005 issue of the Singapore edition of The Peak (in the interim of an editor changeover) • Reviewed books, music and other forms of performing arts• Contributed to fashion and travel features• Directed fashion shoots• Sub-edited other publications in the company’s portfolio: People at the Peak—a bi-annual directory of the who’s who in Singapore; Eat! and Mondial Collections—a yearly magazine for Mondial Jewellers

Singapore

• Handled media relations: pitched story ideas and answered media queries• Planned and executed media-related and staff-networking events• Planned and scripted student web broadcast stories of campus activities• Managed publications: Guide to Courses & Careers handbook, campus newsletter and SPACE—a publication on the top students for graduation

Singapore

• Commissioned new books and handled contract negotiations• Copy-edited manuscripts and oversaw design and layout• Liaised with freelance editors, illustrators, designers, DTP artists, proofreaders, colour separators and printers• Planned and executed marketing communication activities, such as book launches and author appearances

Singapore

• Managed contract publications from conceptualisation to final print• Wrote and edited articles• Took photographs for articles• Designed and laid out publications

Milwaukee, Wi, Usa

• Conducted interviews with students, alumni and staff as part of Southeast Asian market research project• Developed promotional materials (brochures and posters, including photographs for slide presentation)

Denver, Co, Usa

• Screened calls from listeners for the Law and Psychology programmes• Acted as liaison to station’s affiliates, providing information on schedules and delivery technology

Singapore

• Wrote Career Profiles for The Straits Times Appointment Section (Career Directions)

Singapore

• Wrote lesson plans for Lower Secondary English and Geography• Taught Lower Secondary English, Geography and Moral Education

Master Of Arts, Mass Communications

Bachelor'S Degree, Journalism

Activities and Societies: • President, Singapore Students’ Association, Marquette University, • Member of Gesu Meal Ministry, helping.

Diploma, Mass Communications

Activities and Societies: • Producer/Presenter at Radio Heatwave Electives: News Writing, Scriptwriting, Public Relations, Radio Production

High School

Activities and Societies: • Performed in two inter-school Chinese Orchestra concerts in 1987 and 1988