College Objective

MICHAEL RINCON

**** ******* *** * Rosamond, CA **560 * abiw5s@r.postjobfree.com * 661-992-

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[pic] I'm a writer/photographer with strong writing and photographic

skills, attention to journalistic/photography techniques and theories and

proven success in pitching ideas and meeting deadlines.

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

* Active experience in writing journalistic style articles for past

three years

* Active experience in photography, mainly landscapes and nature styles

* Verifiable record of generating story ideas and meeting deadlines

* Strong understanding of journalism operations and industry

* Successfully passed over 10 journalism courses

* Proficient in Microsoft, Photoshop and Quark programs

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

ASSOCIATES OF ARTS - LETTERS, ARTS AND SCIENCES 2006

ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE

Lancaster, CA

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

* Beginning Newswriting, Beginning English, Intermediate English

BACHELORS OF ARTS - JOURNALISM Graduate May 2011

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH Long Beach, CA

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

Reporting and Newswriting, Feature Writing, Media Law, Media Ethics,

Beginning Photojournalism, Media History, Introduction to Public Relations,

Writing for the Daily 49er, Literary Journalism, Introduction to Mass

Communications, Senior Seminar.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BestNewBands.com WRITER July 2010 - Present

ONLINE MUSIC WEBSITE Los

Angeles, CA

Online music website covering up-and-coming bands and musicians in feature

articles, Q&A's, album reviews, concert reviews, and through live video of

concerts and performances.

* Pitches story ideas on weekly basis

* Writes 2 articles per week

* Researches, interviews and writes features, reviews and Q&A's on

various bands and musicians.

UNIVERSITY LINK MAGAZINE WRITER June 2010-Oct.2010

COLLEGE ORIENTED MAGAZINE North Hollywood, CA

College style magazine covering college-related topics and issues, as well

as feature articles, Q&A's, fashion, and cd/tv/movie reviews.

* Pitched story ideas on various topics relating to publication.

* Researched story information.

* Wrote articles in a timely manner and always met deadline.

UNDER THE RADAR INTERN June 2010 - Sept. 2010

PRINT/ONLINE MUSIC MAGAZINE Beverly Hills, CA

Well-established print and online music/entertainment publication covering

the best in independent music, as well as covering films, television shows,

books, comic books, etc.

* General office work; sorting out mail/packages, delivering mail

etc.

* Assist in weekly meetings; offering input on story ideas and album

reviews.

SOUNDSGOODCA.COM WRITER March 2010 - Present

ONLINE MUSIC MAGAZINE Costa

Mesa, CA

Up and coming, online-only music magazine covering the biggest names in the

underground music scene with in-depth features, stellar and objective

reviews, upcoming shows/events, etc.

* Pitches interesting and appealing story ideas.

* Conducts album reviews, features, etc.

* Interviews and reports content on various bands/artist in the

independent music scene.

DIG MAGAZINE WRITER September 2007 - Present

ENTERTAINMENT MAGAZINE Long Beach, CA

College-based magazine mainly covering entertainment (music,

restaurants/bars, etc) sports, opinion and campus events from Cal State

Long Beach and surrounding Orange County areas.

* Conducts interviews, proper research and strong writing for stories.

* Successfully pitches interesting and appealing story ideas.

* Has covered subjects and topics ranging from band features, opinion

articles, restaurant reviews, etc.

DAILY 49ER WRITER/PHOTOGRAPHER September 2007 - Present

COLLEGE NEWSPAPER Long

Beach, CA

Cal State Long Beach's newspaper, featuring articles on campus news,

sports, entertainment and opinions.

* Successfully pitches ideas and executes them with excellent writing,

in-depth reporting and colorful and informative interviewing.

* Covered and wrote articles on bands, movies, student government and

general campus news.

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