Writer/Editor
Resume:
AMY MANNING
Little Rock, AR **227
**********@*******.***
OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position in editorial and/or technical writing
QUALIFICATIONS
Published author
Related experience
1. Writing in a variety of genres and mediums
2. Creating marketing materials
3. Creating graphic designs
4. Proofreading and editing
5. Working with Microsoft Office, Adobe Suite, Word Press
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
1. Editorial copy for magazines, books, newsletters, newspaper columns
2. Features
3. Press releases
4. Marketing copy
5. Editorial content for websites, social media, and blogs
6. Sponsorship proposals
7. Scripts
8. Materials for training and educational manuals for presentations
9. Graphic design and photography for brochures, fliers, programs, invitations, postcards, newsletters, and event signage
10. Public speaking and community-based training
11. Presentations to Composition I and II undergraduate classes at UALR
12. Memoir and biography writing
13. Working with student writers through graduate assistantships for online classes at UALR
14. Editing academic papers and professional documents such as resumes and cover letters
15. Familiar with MLA, Chicago, and AP styles
16. Ability to manage several projects at one time; deadline oriented
Manning resume, page 2
PUBLISHING ACHIEVEMENTS
1. Quills & Pixels, UALR’s journal of nonfiction, five times
2. Best of Tales From the South, Volume 6
3. At Home in Arkansas, twice
4. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Northwest Arkansas edition
PUBLIC READINGS
1. Tales From the South radio program on KUAR, FM 89, three times (broadcasts in December 2010 and May 2011)
2. Sibling Rivalry Press public reading, Fletcher Library (August 2011)
3. “Pub or Perish,” Arkansas Literary Festival, Lulav Restaurant (April 2012)
4. “Live From the Backroom” at Vino’s Brew Pub, three times (June and September 2012; March 2013)
EMPLOYMENT
1. Director of Communications and Public Relations, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2006 - present
2. Training Coordinator, UALR Small Business and Technology Development Center, 2004-2006
3. Development Representative, American Cancer Society, Little Rock and Conway, AR, 2002-2004
4. Portfolio Management Assistant, Bank of America, Fayetteville, AR, 2001-2002
5. Director of Newspapers in Education, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Northwest Arkansas Edition, Fayetteville/Springdale AR, 1998-2001
6. Administrative Assistant, Longer Investments, Fayetteville, AR, 1997-1998
7. Associate Editor, Leisure Arts, Little Rock, AR, 1994 -1997
EDUCATION
B.A. in English, Arkansas Tech University, 1992
Currently completing an M.A. in Professional and Technical Writing at the University of Arkansas at
Little Rock
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
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