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Barbara Brown

Experience

ABC Inc., Any Town, NY November 2004 – Present
Copy Editor II and Page Designer

• Laid out various weekly and bi-weekly newspapers, special sections and tabs, often several at the same time.
• Wrote headlines, designed section fronts and wrote features.
• Edited copy and proofread both copy and page proofs.
• Teamed with press room and composing staff to troubleshoot late-night emergency production problems.
• Collaborated with co-workers to complete assignments in timely manner under high-pressure deadlines.

XYZ Corp., Any Town, NY December 2003 – June 2004
Copy editor (intern)

• Edited drafts of proposed legislation for style errors, loopholes, logic and grammar.
• Researched existing laws for possible conflicts with proposed legislation.
• Proofread new and existing statutes and compiled all laws for publishing.
• Ensured accuracy and thoroughness under tight, constantly changing deadlines.

BCD Inc., Any Town, NY March 2002 – June 2003
Copy chief and Associate editor

• Researched, rewrote and copy edited campaigns.
• Worked closely with managing editors, graphic designers, art directors and Web marketing team to ensure the accuracy of agency’s direct marketing material and Web content.
• Was also responsible for producing and copy editing print and web-based content in Copy DB, In Design, MS Word and updating CMS when needed.

Education

Case Western Reserve University
Bachelor of Arts – Magazine & News and Editorial Journalism, June 2003
Relevant courses: Grammar for Journalists, Information Gathering, Writing for the Media, Magazine Article Writing,

Related Professional Skills

Computers:

• Internet: Experience with extensive information gathering, some Web page design & HTML
• Relevant software: Microsoft Office suite, Photo shop, Adobe Acrobat Reader & Quark X press
  Social networking (Face book, My Space, Twitter, etc.), blogging, instant messaging

Writing:

• Formal training to write effective headlines, display text, press releases, advancers, breaking news stories, hard & soft news articles, features, profiles, sidebars, business plans, etc.

Photography:

• comfortable with DSLR and point-and-shoot cameras.

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