Production editor October **** to present
Science writer August 2010 to October 2013
Photojournalist August 2006 to August 2010
www petezrioka com
Pe t e Z r i oka
@petezrioka
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• Coordinate with graphic designers, authors and editors to create book covers for Poisoned Pen’s mystery novels
• Manage book production from initial stages through final product
• Edit, compile and construct book dust jackets and covers using Adobe InDesign
• Design, edit and create advertisements, newsletters and quarterly catalog
Experience
Education
Recognition
Skills
Poisoned Pen Press
Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development (OKED), Arizona State University
Public Affairs Office, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz.
• Managed the daily workings of the base newspaper, the Desert Warrior
• Supervised a seven-person team of photojournalists as a noncommissioned officer
• Assigned content, provided editorial review and managed the layout and design of the base paper for approximately 90 issues
• Developed and implemented training syllabi for incoming Marines
• Produced stories and photos for the Desert Warrior
• Acted as an ambassador and tour guide for the air station for civilians and media
• Honorably discharged after four years of service
• Generate and pitch story ideas
• Write features on ongoing research, with topics ranging from water contamination and the urban heat island effect to paleoecology and cultural preservation
• Photograph people and facilities
• Edit content for internal and external OKED publications
• Assist in managing social media presence for OKED
• Collaborate with designers and videographers on
multimedia projects
• Proficient in Adobe InDesign,
Photoshop, Illustrator, Microsoft Office
and Prezi
• Comprehensive knowledge of AP
Style
• Award-winning photographer
• Familiar with most social media,
Wordpress and Drupal
content management system
• Knowledge of HTML, principles of
design and composition
Arizona State University
August 2010 to December 2013
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and
Mass Communication
• Bachelor’s of journalism, graduated
cum laude
Defense Information School,
Fort George G. Meade, Md.
November 2006 to April 2007
• Graduate of the “Basic Public Affairs
Specialist - Writer” course
• International Association of Business
Communicators Phoenix Copper Quill
Award for Design/Photography, 2011
• 1st Place, Art & Graphics In Support of
a Publication, 2008 *
• 2nd Place (Significant Contributor),
Metro-Format Newspaper, 2009 *
*MARINE CORPS COMBAT CORRESPONDENTS ASSOCIATION
AND DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS MERIT AWARDS