ANTHONY SCOTT WALTON

VERSATILE WRITER/EDITOR/PRODUCER/MANAGER

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NEWS FASHION SPORTS/FITNESS ARTS & LIFESTYLES TRAVEL

Key Skills

Project Development

Team Management

Multimedia Reports

News Writing

Sports Writing

Fashion Writing

Features Writing

AP Style

Social Media

Columns/Reviews

Proofreading

Research/Fact-Checking

Technical Skills

Windows & Mac OS Platforms

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Digital Photo/Video

Adobe InDesign CS5; Adobe InCopy

Infographics Tools & Software (Flash, Processing, Dundas, Infragistics) Savvy and well-connected writer/editor with extensive background in lifestyle (sports, fashion, entertainment) news coverage as well as expertise in digital media production.

Proven self-starter capable of conceiving, assembling and delivering high quality content, supervising expert teams and increasing audience engagement.

Skillful storyteller and digital editor who treats news, features and other events with equal passion and thrives within the deadline-intensive, 24x7 newsroom environment.

Professional Experience

LIVING INTOWN MAGAZINE (AJC) Staff Writer, 2013 to Present

THE ATLANTAN MAGAZINE

THE ATLANTA VOICE

YAHOO!

DEMAND MEDIA

ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

DETROIT FREE PRESS Staff Writer, 2012 to Present

Writer/Editor, 2011 to 2013

Writer, 2012 to Present

Digital Writer, 2008 TO 2013

News/Sports/Fashion 1993-2008

News/Sports/Fashion1987-93

Expert coverage of varying topics (e.g., news, sports, fashion, entertainment, fitness, lifestyle, travel) as a full-time writer/editor for major print publications and web sites.

Consistently promoted to positions of increased responsibility in accord with performance as a prolific reporter, idea generator and project manager.

Successfully led launch of new print sections (AJC Fashion Week: New York, Milan, Paris), the AJC?s Fashion Atlanta quarterly and The Masters golf page on ajc.com.

Increased circulation for AJC special sections. Doubled online views of The Masters page (2007-?08). Tripled online connections with Atlanta Voice audience (2013).

Education

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY ? Nashville, TN

BA in Journalism, 1987

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND ? College Park, MD

Certified Consultant, Entrepreneurial Development, 2014

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