Steve Drumwright Email & Phone Number

I wrote news features for the Riverside Press-Enterprise, part of the Southern California New Group.

Southern California

Write press releases and editorial-style marketing stories for a medical device company that features many high-profile clients (individuals and organizations), as well as smaller clients throughout the country. Also help with social media postings.

San Francisco

Run the newroom production desk, coordinating daily pages, weekly advance features and special sections. Approve overall newspaper layout of ads in connection with editorial space needs. Coordinate and produce a variety of special sections. Process timecards and approve vacations for a newsroom staff. Also process invoices and maintain database of.

Run the newroom production desk, coordinating daily pages, weekly advance features and special sections. Approve overall newspaper layout of ads in connection with editorial space needs. Process timecards and approve vacations for a newsroom staff that topped out at 37 employees. Also process invoices and maintain database of freelance expenses, newsroom.

Helped coordinate local news coverage, as well as oversaw as many as seven features that appeared daily or weekly. Approved overall newspaper layout of ads in connection with editorial space needs. Processed timecards and approved vacations for a newsroom staff that topped out at 37 employees. Also processed invoices and maintained database of freelance.

Ran a 14-person news desk that produced deadline-driven pages six days a week. This includes coordinating special projects and other advance pages. I also designed the front page and wrote the front-page headlines. Other responsibilities include ensuring we are staying within our budget of newsprint, communicating with all managers about special needs for.

Coordinated coverage of six major professional teams, three Division I universities and several high school leagues. Was responsible for daily budgets and organizing the section.

Designed and proofed pages for local news and two sister publications produced by the same newsroom.

Edited stories and proofread pages for a national weekly newspaper.

Primary copy editor, responsible for ensuring style and accuracy. Also helped coordinate coverage with the news section during the 2002 World Series and Super Bowl XXXVII. Also covered the San Jose Sharks.

Edited copy, designed front and inside pages, developed a stylebook for the sports department, served as a daily section editor and worked with staff writers on improving their work. I was in charge of several special sections.

Served as section leader up to three times a week. Designed front and inside pages.

Designed all or most of the section anywhere from once to three times each week. Was called upon to be in charge of organizing the daily section on occasion. Was the only non-management person on the staff who filled that role. I was in charge of combo high school and college football season preview edition as well as a guide to state golf courses. Called.

Designed the section four times each week, including a special Monday tabloid. Produced special sections, including preview of state high school track and field meet, which happened in La Crosse; preview for high school football; preview for NCAA Division III track and field championships; and an auto racing tabloid.

Covered high school sports, edited copy and designed and proofed pages.

Wrote and coordinated distribution press releases, pitched articles to media, created and maintained a media contact database and helped with trade shows for a business-to-business marketing firm.

Covered high school sports -- includung expansive coverage of hockey -- edited copy and designed and proofed pages.

Covered all of the major pro sports teams in Wisconsin, as well as high school and college sports in the area.

Journalism

Journalism