Melanie Jones Email & Phone Number

Alabama, United States

Austin, Texas Area

• GANNETT COMPANY (FMR.GATEHOUSE MEDIA)PresentAmerica’s largest newspaper company, which owns one out of every six newspapers in the U.S., is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, where its flagship paper, USA TODAY, is.
• Design pages: Write headlines that are both SEO and print friendly and edit display type while designing about 24 to 32 news pages a day, usually working on about eighteen separate papers a week. Each paper has a.
• Communicate with editors: Listen to what editors want each night and communicate with them about any problems in a transparent and diplomatic manner. Flexible about changing pages but make careful choices near deadline.

Gadsden, Alabama Area

• CONTRACT WORK February 2016 to 2020
• Bridge Magazine: Wrote three to four articles a year for the publication of the Arkansas Minority Health Commission. (2016- 2020)
• Field Trip Field Guide: Wrote ad content, designed ads and designed pages for a small glossy publication targeting teachers and promoting field trip destinations in Alabama. (2016)
• Venture Marketing: Took on various writing jobs for Gadsden-based marketing group, such as writing lawyer profiles for a website, physician profiles for brochures and providing content for a community college’s updated.
• Gadsden Style Magazine: Wrote content for, edited copy and photos for, and designed four issues of 28-page, four-color, glossy, perfect bound magazine. (2016-2017)

Gadsden, Alabama, United States

• THE GADSDEN TIMES September 2006 to February 2016A Gannett-owned daily newspaper with a print circulation of about 15,000 serving Etowah County, Alabama, and much of the northeast corner of the state. Also formerly.
• Edit Copy: Edited staff writers’ work for errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation, ensured it complied with the Associated Press Stylebook and checked facts.. Also read all syndicate copy going into the paper each.
• Reporter: Wrote at least four feature articles a quarter for the newspaper, most often on health, religion or education, as well as at least two articles for Gadsden Style Magazine, specializing in personality and.
• Design Pages: Used InDesign to write headlines and layout news and feature pages.
• Edit Photos: Used Photoshop to prepare photos for publication.