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Variety
Los
Angeles, CA
VPage Editor 2003-
Copy Editor 2002-
- Oversee party coverage for Daily Variety and Variety, working closely with reporters, photo agencies and page designers to create a lively, photo-driven page thrice weekly.
- Assign reporters and photographers to cover industry events ranging from premieres and opening nights to Q&As to most award shows.
- Select photo, working closely with page desiger
- Select dynamic photos
- Edit items to be short and pithy
- Write lively headlines
- Edit select features for weekly Variety
- Cover events
- Write features
Videobusiness.com
Los
Angeles, CA
Editor 2000-2001
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Transformed existing website for entertainment trade weekly
to daily news source, extending established brand
- Redesigned site to improve navigability and incorporate
growing number of features from the print edition and exclusive
to videobusiness.com
-Instituted daily news updates, acting as daily news editor
while continuing to report stories for the print edition
- Designed a series of templates on Microsoft InterPress platform,
streamlining charts production and integrating art into news
stories
- Developed web production schedule to maintain steady stream
of of magazine departments, expanded charts and daily news
- Posted as many as 12 daily news stories, editing copy and
writing headlines
- Maintained several online databases for new release listings
and production charts
- Oversaw E-news summaries and bulletins: Compiled weekly
summary and worked with magazine editors to determine when
to send news bulletins to subscribers
- Trained four staffers on web publishing platform.
- Site traffic grew steadily grown under my stedwardship,
more than doubling in a year's time.
Video
Business
Los
Angeles, CA
Senior Editor 1998-2001
- Reported breaking news, features and trend stories
- Wrote editorials and video reviews
- Edited news copy, working with reporters to ensure proper
balance and focus while also shepherding several departments
- Named Editorial MVP, July 2000
Video
Store Magazine
Santa Ana, CA
Senior Reporter/Editor
1996-8
- Edited
several departments for trade weekly
- Reported breaking news, trend stories and features
L.A.
Parent Magazine
Burbank,
CA
Entertainment Editor 1992-4
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Created entertainment section for three regional parenting
magazines--L.A. Parent, Parenting and San Diego Parent--redesigning
media reviews to form parent-friendly guide to local children's
entertainment
- Planned, assigned and edited monthly entertainment section
- Wrote features, movie, television and video reviews
The
Noise
Burbank,
CA
Entertainment
Editor 1993-4
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Wrote "Diane Does Hollywood," monthly movie review
column targeted to high schoolers
- Wrote entertainment features, TV reviews
Movieline
Los Angeles, CA
Associate Editor 1991-2
Assistant Editor 1991
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Supervised all fact-checking for national consumer monthly
- Edited copy for grammar, accuracy and style
- Wrote celebrity profiles
- Supervised up to 4 workers
-Established in-house reference library to facilitate fact-checking
and provide general editorial support
- Created clippings files on actors, studio personnel and
movies
Main
Line Times
Ardmore,
PA
Staff Writer 1988-90
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Wrote cover story and profile for Sunday edition of twice-weekly
community newspaper, along with general assignment stories
TV
Guide
Radnor,
PA
Researcher 1986-7
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Edited copy for grammar and style
- Researched national features
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