JULIE E. KIRSH
SHREWSBURY, NEW JERSEY *****
SUMMARY Supported superiors by editing/writing various
features/correspondence for
distribution to an audience of approximately 200,000; solely
responsible for
publication’s most popular feature, photojournalism item “Word on
the Street”;
enhanced publication’s standing in the community with feature and
business
articles; co-edited several accounting textbooks with my name in
credits, which
helped company to grow in the accounting field.
EDUCATION Regis College, Denver, Colorado
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Major: English/Journalism
EXPERIENCE May, 2000 - present: Greater Media Newspapers, Freehold, NJ
Associate Editor/Staff Writer: Edit and input news releases for four
weekly
newspapers, write feature articles, create headlines for briefs and
letters,
“Word on the Street” photojournalism feature, send pages from 12
weekly
newspapers to company Website, assemble pages via Quark XPress.
May, 1999 - March, 2000: Amend Publishing, Shrewsbury, NJ
Editorial Assistant: Edit and input briefs and articles for monthly
newsletter,
prepare newsletter for mailing (apply labels, sort).
October, 1992 - May, 1999: American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants, Jersey City, NJ
Editor/Senior Production Associate: format texts, edit, proofread;
traffic;
paste-up of various accounting textbooks (manuscript to bound
copy), and
audiocassettes.
June, 1991 - September, 1992: Olsten Temporaries, Tinton Falls &
Edison, NJ
Secretary/receptionist: perform secretarial responsibilities as needed.
ABILITIES Capable of using FTP protocols, able to send/receive Web content,
MS Word 8.0, MAC OSX, Quark Xpress 7, Wordperfect 6.0, Power
Point,
OmniPoint Pro Scanner, and CBT Interactive computer program.
PERSONAL Running, skiing, swimming, cycling, needlework, baking and art.
INTERESTS
REFERENCES Furnished upon request.