Christopher Paine Email & Phone Number

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

I coordinate editorial content for all of the MSF media channels, both print and digital, for the quarterly "MSFocus"​ magazine, "EmpowerSource" newsletter, and MSFYi e-newsletter, MSFMagazine.org, and MSFocusRadio.org. I help develop content for an array of educational fact sheets and publications about multiple sclerosis. My duties include contribute news stories to our print and digital publications, editing stories and headlines, setting and assigning deadlines, idea generation, verifying facts and fixing grammatical and factual errors. I engage in contributor relations by recruiting writers for our publications. I conduct interviews for our online MSFocus Radio station.

Corpus Christi, Texas Area

I edit copy, write headlines and lead-ins, verify facts and fix grammatical and factual errors. I work as part of a team of copy editors on the Central Desk as part of Scripps serving papers in Texas, California and Washington. I also assist with reading features, sports and wire copy.

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Write, edit and administer two blogs. Fluent in both the Blogger and WordPress environments utilizing both SEO and social media. Write real estate ads for Craig's List. Experience in real estate.

Fort Lauderdale

I managed one in-office employee and one off-site employee and worked with one hundred content contributors in the nursing profession. I reviewed and edited copy, created original content and engaged in SEO practices. I led the story scheduling process, participated in Beta testing as part of the launch of a new version of the site. I was well-versed in the CMS production process of the site.

West Palm Beach, Florida Area

Co-created a television sitcom pilot script, completed a 102,000 word novel, administered, wrote, and edited two blogs. Fluent in both the Blogger and WordPress environments utilizing both SEO and social media.

Palm Beach, Fl

General assignment reporter, member of the editorial board, member of Mac to PC conversion committee for Palm Beach Newspapers Inc., copy editor and A1 and special sections page designer (specifically The Insider - the paper’s weekly social scene special section). Assisted in handling daily transfer of content to the web.

Bloomington, Indiana Area

Wire and religion section copy editor, night copy editor, police reporter for 27,000+ daily and 44,000+ Sunday circulation paper.

Merrillville, In

Sports page editor, night copy editor for 69,000+ circulation paper.

Crown Point, In

Editor of a 2,500 circulation weekly paper where I oversaw a full-time staff of four employees amd two stringers. Duties included copy editing, page layout, graphic design and column writing. As editor, the Star won four first place awards, three second place awards, a third place award and an honorable mention at the Hoosier State Press Association 2000 Better Newspaper Contest.

Gary, In

Promoted to Deputy Presentation Editor of 69,000+ circulation paper in September 1998 where I oversaw two dayside-operations personnel and worked on special sections - including a 12-page Star Wars - Episode 1: The Phantom Menace tabloid section and a 24-page election special tabloid section - and redesign projects. Day-to-day tasks included rim-editing, story rewrites, graphic design and column writing.

Gary, In

Executed smooth transition and administration of five exhibitions in university gallery from start to finish. Set long-term planning goals; set agenda for activities; scheduled dates for shows; and headed up curator committee as well as single-handedly curated January 1998 exhibition. In charge of all publicity aspects, including designing website and all other promotional materials. Helped raise on-and-off campus sponsorship.

Munster, In

Served in various capacities in the Illinois, West Lake and Valparaiso bureaus. Duties included copy editing and page layout for local front and inside pages for 73,000+ circulation paper.

Norfolk, Virginia Area

USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) Served in Persian Gulf and Operation Sharpedge off coast of Liberia in 1990; as ship’s artist, designed and created official flag and letterhead for the Commander of Joint Task Force Sharpedge. Administered two supervisory and 25 working personnel as well as acted in shift-coordinator capacity. Operated computer-operated automated data processing system. Trained subordinate personnel in security duties. Assisted in the smooth transition of Department Head and Executive Officer authority.

Mass Communication/Media Studies

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Fine/Studio Arts, General, Philosophy And Political Science