Given the state of today's newspaper industry, and my desire to look beyond it, all I can do is do what I can, such as posting an abbreviated form of a functional resume here.
STEPHEN J. SNYDER
212 W. Wintergreen Road, #2073
DeSoto, TX 75115
936-419-1539 (cell); 972-223-7111 (home)
E-mail: socratic-noactualspace-gadfly@hotmail.com
OBJECTIVE: A mutually beneficial job and career path where I can use my decade and more of skills, experience and training in news writing, persuasive writing, creative writing, copy editing, assignment editing, desktop publishing, photography, photo editing, teaching and more.
BACKGROUND: More than 10 years of award-winning editing and writing experience, at daily, semiweekly and weekly newspapers, as well as freelance work, paid blogging; also marketing, page layout /design, photography/editing, research. Strong analytical, creative abilities.
EDITORIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS: NEWS: Investigative journalism led to a company CEO being terminated; other investigative journalism connected to Centers for Disease Control tracking a medical syndrome to a Golden Corral restaurant. Uncovered newly-constructed high school with non-lockable classrooms and cosmetology classroom in violation of state standards. EDITORIAL MANAGEMENT: Partial oversight of four news editors, lifestyles editor, photo editor, staff writers, up to 10 freelancers, various newspapers. OP-ED: Persuasive skills helped pass city and school district bonds, 2004-05, defeated other school bond.
COMPUTER SKILLS
- QuarkXPress - Adobe Photoshop - PowerPoint - Front Page
- FTP servers - Basic HTML skills - Word
SKILL SETS –
NEWS WRITING – Texas Press Association first place award, news writing; North and East Texas Press Association, first place, news writing;
PERSUASIVE WRITING – Texas Press Association and North and East Texas Press Association, first place, editorial writing; training in persuasive communication and public speaking.
CREATIVE WRITING – Second place, TPA, headline writing; fourth place, feature writing; adult education instructor, English composition;
DESKTOP PUBLISHING – First place, TPA, page design, twice;
ASSIGNMENT EDITING – Experience working with staff writers, freelancers, part-time correspondents, multiple newspapers;
COPY EDITING – Experience editing works of staff writers, freelancers, and submitted articles;
PHOTOGRAPHY/PHOTO EDITING – Photography, photo editing work, multiple newspapers;
TEACHING – College adult education instructor in English composition, other liberal arts;
MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP – College senate, student president. Started class by petition; North and East Texas Press Association Journalist of the Year; National Merit Scholar.
PUBLIC SPEAKING – Trained in speaking; spoken before various civic groups.
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