Manager Assistant

John Jacobson

Email: abqjac@r.postjobfree.com

Address: ** ******* ****

City: Florida

State: NY

Zip: 10921

Country: USA

Phone: 845-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $40,000

Primary Skills/Experience:

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Educational Background:

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Job History / Details:

John F. Jacobson, Jr.

Wiseapple Productions

Writing/Editing/Copy Editing & Administrative Work

STAFF POSITIONS - FLORIDA

January 2004-November 2010 - Amelia Underwriters, Inc., Fernandina Beach, Florida. Policy Typing/Issuance. Typing, proofing, issuing commercial insurance policies and endorsements continuously against strict deadlines. Responsible for compiling the data for highly detailed monthly Excel reports for client companies.

2002-2003 - Temp Work, Fernandina Beach, Florida, and vicinity through Satilla Business Services. Short and long-term assignments. Clients included The Ritz-Carlton, Nassau County Board of County Commissioners, Amelia Island Plantation, White Oak Plantation, and Amelia Underwriters.

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR EDITING/PUBLISHING/WRITING

1997-Present - Hollywood Film Festival - Editor/Writer, HFF Program Book, PR Materials, Website. Writing, editing, research for the festivals website, press releases, festival film program brochure, gala awards ceremony script, etc. The festival includes the Hollywood Film Screenings, special screenings and events, and the star-studded Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. In October 2011 we held our 15th highly successful star-studded annual event. 1997-2000: Assistance in the Beverly Hills office with the planning, organization and execution of the festival.

1995-2004 - The Hollywood Network - Editor/Administrator. Independent entertainment industry-related websites a network of sites, including the Hollywood Network and Indie Network, among others. Sites contained a tremendous amount of content, as well as more than 50 industry professionals offering their expertise online. Provided assistance with all aspects of the sites, including constant site maintenance/administration, web page creation, working closely with programmers, contributors, advertisers, affiliates, and users/members, maintaining online databases, handling emailings, etc. Also administrator of the Missing Persons CyberCenter, 1995-2004.

1994-1997 - Editor and Desktop Publisher of Opening the Doors to Hollywood: How to Sell Your Idea, Story, Book, Screenplay, by Carlos de Abreu & Howard J. Smith (Custos Morum Publishers, Beverly Hills, California, hardback, 432 pages, 1995. Revised edition published by Three Rivers Press, a division of Crown Publishers, trade paperback, fall 1997.) Researched and wrote material for the book, did all of the desktop publishing work from manuscript to bluelines, provided editorial assistance, copy editing and fact checking as needed. Also marketing, advertising, and sales assistance.

1993-1995 - Copy Editor and Desktop Publisher of Husband, Lover, Spy by Janice Pennington with Carlos de Abreu (Custos Morum Publishers, hardback; St. Martins Press, paperback). A New York Times best-seller about The Price Is Right hostess Janice Penningtons 17-year-long search for her former husband. Provided copy editing and desktop publishing from manuscript to bluelines.

1997-1999 - Editor and Desktop Publisher of Dream of Venus (Or Living Pictures), a novel by Miles Beller (432 pages, released by C.M. Publishing in 2000). All desktop publishing/design (except jacket) and copy editing. Liaison with printer and other suppliers.

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1995 - National Charity League, San Marino Chapter. Editor and desktop publisher of 200+ page NCL directory.

1994 - Co-Author and Co-Publisher of Ellens Old-Fashioned Family Desserts (Jalen Properties, Inc., Fernandina Beach, FL, publishers). Writing, designing, editing and desktop publishing.

1978-1981 - Freelance Writer/Columnist. Wrote humor and events columns for Air Floridas in-flight magazine.

EDITORIAL STAFF POSITIONS

1983-1984 - California Magazine, Beverly Hills, California. Associate Editor/Copy Chief. Head of the copy department, supervising copy editors, proofreaders and all copy department functions from manuscripts to mechanical sign-off.

1977-1981 - Games Magazine, New York, New York. Production Editor (1979-1981), Assistant Editor (1977-1979), Rights & Permissions Editor (1977-1981). Coordinated and handled all details of editorial production from manuscript to bluelines, including copy editing, copy fitting, type specking, trafficking, and so forth. Wrote bylined and non-bylined material for the magazine and evaluated, developed and edited other features. Editor of Pencilwise, the pencil-puzzle section of the magazine (one-half of Games editorial pages at that time) in 1978 and 1979.

1976-1977 - Working Woman Magazine, New York, New York. Assistant to founding publisher/editor (Beatrice Buckler) and Copy Editor. Copy editing, proofreading, rights and permissions, administrative work, etc.

ADMINISTRATIVE WORK CALIFORNIA & NEW YORK

1994-2000 - Krueger & Company, Pasadena, California, Office Manager/Bookkeeper. Part-time. Maintaining all QuickBooks files for real estate development and self-storage facility companies. Accounts receivable/payable, financial reports, handling payroll, office administrative work, etc.

1992-1999 - Cameron Companies/Cameron Capital Management, Pasadena, California. Office Manager/Bookkeeper. Full- and part-time. Companies involved in real estate and business development. Involved database, spreadsheet, bookkeeping, desktop publishing and other assistance.

1990-1991 - The Shalek Agency (advertising agency), Santa Monica, California. Media Department Assistant. Macintosh instruction, advertising research, desktop publishing, and computer assistance on presentations, financial reports, etc. Created The Shalek Advisor, a graphic research newsletter.

1984-1989 - keye/donna/pearlstein (advertising agency), Los Angeles, California. Assistant to VP/Media Director. Administrative work: Macintosh work on presentation text and graphics, compiling network television buying reports, financial reports, etc.

1975-1976 James Carr Rare Books, New York, New York. Assisted rare book dealer with the operation of his store.

1974-1975 Council on International Educational Exchange, U.N. Plaza, New York, New York. Program Secretary for the Cooperative Studies Department administering three overseas study programs.

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EDUCATION

1969-1973 - University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. Majors: English and German. Bachelor of Arts in each.

1965-1969 - Phillips Academy (aka Andover), Andover, Massachusetts. Prep School.

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