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| Jon M. Zahlaway Jr. | |||||||||||
| SKILLS: | • Six-plus years of print and electronic
design, writing, editing and publishing experience. |
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| • Fluent in Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop,
Adobe ImageReady, Adobe Illustrator, QuarkXPress, HTML, MySQL and PHP. |
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| • Proficient on Mac and Windows. | |||||||||||
| EXPERIENCE: | SoundSpike LLC/SoundSpike.com,
Boston, MA MANAGING EDITOR/CO-OWNER • March 2002–Present |
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| Co-founded music-news website, SoundSpike.com. Conceived company name, created company logo and assisted in site design. Ongoing: Execute design revisions. Manage site content using proprietary, PHP-based publishing system and MySQL database. Resize, color-correct, compress and upload all images. Research and report on nationally and internationally known artists. Conduct artist interviews. Write concert and CD reviews. Produce weekly new-releases and album-chart features. Copyedit staff and freelance articles. Handle promotional partnerships. | |||||||||||
| LiveDaily.com/Ticketmaster,
Boston, MA SENIOR WRITER • May 2000–February 2002 |
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| Served as primary writer for online music-news publication with multiple daily deadlines. Researched and reported on national and international touring acts. Conducted artist interviews. Wrote concert and CD reviews. Oversaw weekly production of popular new-releases and album-chart features. Assisted news editor in development of daily coverage, editing articles and management of freelance staff. | |||||||||||
| Citysearch.com/Ticketmaster
Online, Phoenix, AZ SENIOR CONTENT PRODUCER • June 1999–May 2000 |
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| Maintained the phoenix.citysearch.com website. Selected and prepared all site content. Oversaw Music, Movies and other sections. Wrote various entertainment previews and articles, for both the Phoenix site and the national Citysearch.com network. Developed, organized and produced various in-depth features and guides. Managed six editors and writers. | |||||||||||
| The
Inside: The Official Van Halen Magazine, Tempe, AZ ART DIRECTOR/MANAGING EDITOR • September 1997–June 1999 |
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| Executed design and layout of glossy, four-color magazine and official merchandise catalog, each with international circulation. Designed print advertisements. Researched and reported on multi-platinum rock band. Wrote feature articles and updates. Edited all articles. Coordinated story assignments for staff. Interviewed band members and other relevant parties. | |||||||||||
| Community
Newspaper Company, Melrose and Ipswich, MA PAGINATOR/REPORTER • April 1996–September 1997 |
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| Performed layout of various multiple-page newspaper documents on deadline. Designed feature pages. Wrote news, arts, and human-interest articles on deadline for weekly city newspaper. Conducted interviews. Researched and gathered data for use in articles. | |||||||||||
| The
Log - Salem State College Newspaper, Salem, MA STAFF WRITER; ARTS EDITOR; EDITOR IN CHIEF Jan. 1995–May 1995; June 1995–Dec. 1995; Dec. 1995–May 1996 |
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| Coordinated output of award-winning weekly newspaper with a 5,000-issue circulation. Managed 11-person staff. Oversaw production of News, Arts and Sports sections. Wrote editorial column and various arts-and-entertainment feature stories on deadline. | |||||||||||
| MILITARY: | United
States Army, Fort
Irwin, CA MILITARY POLICE K-9 HANDLER • July 1988–January 1992 |
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| Served as K-9 law enforcement officer. Enforced federal, state, and military law; performed community service; and participated in public relations projects. Duty assignments in California, Alabama, Texas and New York City. | |||||||||||
| EDUCATION: | Salem State College, Salem, MA, Class Of 1996 | ||||||||||
| Bachelor of Science in Communications,
Professional Writing Concentration; Magna Cum Laude graduate. |
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