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Username: lunamontana
Location: United States, MT, Missoula
Summary
Freelance writer, editor and web content expert with 15 years of writing and editing experience, degrees in journalism and creative writing, and a passion for written and visual communication.
Experience
Employment
University of Montana
1997-2008 - News Editor and Web Content Manager
Developed and maintained university home page news, events, photographs, profiles, blogs, quotes and links. Wrote news releases, feature articles and other items for university magazines and newsletters. Copy edited publications. Supervised content production. Managing editor of UM Style Guide and weekly TGIF e-mail newsletter. Acting director in director's absence. Worked closely with Information Technology and Web committee on home page issues. Designed Web versions of print publications. Produced weekly and monthly e-mail newsletters. Worked with media on news and events. Responded to inquiries from multiple campus constituencies. Participated in events production.
1997-2008 - News Editor and Web Content Manager
Developed and maintained university home page news, events, photographs, profiles, blogs, quotes and links. Wrote news releases, feature articles and other items for university magazines and newsletters. Copy edited publications. Supervised content production. Managing editor of UM Style Guide and weekly TGIF e-mail newsletter. Acting director in director's absence. Worked closely with Information Technology and Web committee on home page issues. Designed Web versions of print publications. Produced weekly and monthly e-mail newsletters. Worked with media on news and events. Responded to inquiries from multiple campus constituencies. Participated in events production.
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
1998-1998 - Online Editing Intern
Won competitive Dow Jones Newspaper Fund editing contest. Completed weeklong editing residency at the University of Missouri-Columbia and 10-week online editing internship, creating news and entertainment packages for newspaper's digital division.
1998-1998 - Online Editing Intern
Won competitive Dow Jones Newspaper Fund editing contest. Completed weeklong editing residency at the University of Missouri-Columbia and 10-week online editing internship, creating news and entertainment packages for newspaper's digital division.
Whitefish Pilot
1993-1997 - Editorial Assistant
Typeset and edited copy. Reported and wrote news and feature articles. Did paste-up and paginated layout. Designed graphic advertisements.
1993-1997 - Editorial Assistant
Typeset and edited copy. Reported and wrote news and feature articles. Did paste-up and paginated layout. Designed graphic advertisements.
About Me
Profile Type: Individual
Number of Employees: 1
I have 15 years of writing and editing experience, including 10 years as a news editor and web content manager for the University of Montana. I have a BA in journalism and an MFA in creative writing with a nonfiction emphasis.
I am available for freelance writing and editing assignments, as well as web content consulting and development. I am also open to assignments involving photography, web design, blogging and social networking.
Strengths:
* Writing
* Reporting
* Copy editing
* Web content development
* Web design
* Blogging
* Photography
* Media and public relations
I am extremely well-versed in AP Style and familiar with Chicago Style. I have solid experience in writing everything from news releases to feature articles, as well as in web content development and management.
I have intermediate skills in Adobe Photoshop and Dreamweaver (I own CS3 versions of both) and am familiar with HTML, CSS and RSS. I began blogging in 1998, before it was called blogging. I am addicted to social networking sites such as Facebook and Flickr. I can communicate with both creatives and programmers.
I am also a photographer.
I place a high value on honesty, integrity and reliability.
I am available for freelance writing and editing assignments, as well as web content consulting and development. I am also open to assignments involving photography, web design, blogging and social networking.
Strengths:
* Writing
* Reporting
* Copy editing
* Web content development
* Web design
* Blogging
* Photography
* Media and public relations
I am extremely well-versed in AP Style and familiar with Chicago Style. I have solid experience in writing everything from news releases to feature articles, as well as in web content development and management.
I have intermediate skills in Adobe Photoshop and Dreamweaver (I own CS3 versions of both) and am familiar with HTML, CSS and RSS. I began blogging in 1998, before it was called blogging. I am addicted to social networking sites such as Facebook and Flickr. I can communicate with both creatives and programmers.
I am also a photographer.
I place a high value on honesty, integrity and reliability.
