Janice Hughes Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc

Washington D.C. Metro Area

PLANNED, WROTE CONTENT FOR, EDITED AND MANAGED PUBLICATIONS – including flagship quarterly magazine – for largest U.S. civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. Partnered closely with the Human Rights Campaign’s membership, development, political, field, legal and foundation teams to produce materials for HRC’s 2 million+ members and supporters.• Managing editor for HRC's magazine, the country’s largest-circulation magazine of its kind, related to healthcare, business, education, politics, policy, families, international affairs and faith. + Responsible for all content; wrote news and features; conducted high-profile interviews with celebrities, lawmakers, civil rights leaders and artists. + Drove magazine from start to finish; collaborated extensively with design director and freelancers on design, photography, corporate ads, collateral and printing. + Edited iPad version of magazine. + Created, managed and executed magazine budget. + Supervised staff writer and interns; hired freelance photographers, copy editors and writers.• Managed development of HRC reports, newsletters, annual report and brochures on healthcare, business, education, politics, policy, faith, international affairs and families. Managed freelance copy editors and translators. • Responsible for HRC development team's quarterly newsletter for major donors – including planning, content development, writing and editing.• Stepped up content and imagery in publications to better serve all communities, including people of color, straight allies, youth and older adults. • Selected to serve on HRC’s daily video morning news show as one of several anchors. • Promoted three times at HRC – from managing editor to executive editor to associate director of publications to publications director. • Awarded “Employee of the Year” by HRC senior leaders in 2007.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Oversaw publications and media efforts of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, a national education and advocacy membership organization. Wrote news releases and talking points.• Managed printed materials, including quarterly and annual report. Served on senior staff-management board in absence of executive director. • Supervised publications manager and graphics associate.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Helped launch newsletter, Americas Trade, covering the expansion of U.S.-Latin America trade. Reported on international trade policy for the biweekly, an offshoot of the established weekly, Inside U.S. Trade, produced by Inside Washington Publishers, a longtime publishing house specializing in investigative reporting. • Reported for a biweekly, Inside NAFTA, which focused on trade policy developments between the United States, Mexico and Canada. • Developed sources on Capitol Hill, in the private sector, with embassy officials and advocacy leaders in the areas of human rights, labor and the environment. • Participated on panels about trade policy at Columbia University, New York, and Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.

Greater New York City Area And Montgomery, Ala.

• Edited copy on print and broadcast desks for Associated Press major wire service for distribution to its state and regional member newspapers and broadcast outlets. • Conceived of, researched and wrote lengthy feature article – selected by the A.P. regional headquarters for national distribution – about the relationships between domestic workers in the South and the families for whom they worked. • Coordinated copy for editors on special A.P. desks in New York in the areas of publishing and culture.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Planned, wrote and edited articles for quarterly journal for Catholics for Choice, a national advocacy and policy organization in the area of reproductive healthcare and education.• Contributed to layout and design.

Lima Province, Peru

• Volunteer member of copyediting team for English-language edition of biweekly publication based in Lima, Peru, covering human rights and political, economic, faith and social developments across Latin America.

Master'S Degree, Media Affairs Specialization

B.A., Writing And English Literature