Copy editor

SCOTT MUNROE

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Bethel, CT 06801 ********@*****.***

SUMMARY

Accurate and highly organized Editor with strong grammatical skills and an

eye for detail. Possesses diversified experience and demonstrated ability

to work independently and meet daily deadlines. Recognized for excellent

communication skills and a creative approach to problem solving. Ability

to edit copy for readability and correctness, to format pages using

topflight computer applications, to write headlines and photo overlines

that command attention and, as sometimes fits, add a witty twist.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

THE ADVOCATE, Stamford, CT 1991-2009

Copy Editor

. Edited stories for publication by correcting copy for accuracy, grammar,

spelling and agreement with Associated Press and local style and

reworking stories to clarify meaning and information.

. Designed and laid out local front and inside pages, national and

international wire pages, business pages, obituary pages, opinion pages

and occasional front pages.

. Formatted and assembled pages to meet daily deadline for newspaper

production as well as layout for advance pages. Determined placement of

stories, photos and other elements for each page. Created headlines,

photo captions and overlines. Ensured that all elements were aligned and

conformed with modular design.

. Proofread pages of other copy editors on a daily basis.

. Researched information for articles through various Web sites on a daily

basis.

. Highly proficient in the use of QuarkXPress, Adobe InDesign, NewsEditPro

and Jazbox programs.

THE POST-STAR, Glens Falls, NY

1986-1991

Assistant City Editor

Primary focus involved laying out the daily local news front, also inside

local news pages on deadline.

. Edited copy.

. Designed and paginated pages using QuarkXPress.

. Created headlines, captions and other page elements.

NORTH ARGYLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Argyle, NY 1979-1987

SOUTH ARGYLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Argyle, NY

Pastor

General ministerial responsibilities involving pastoral care, worship and

administrative functions for the two churches. Also served as chaplain at

Pleasant Valley Infirmary, a nursing home facility in Argyle.

EDUCATION

M. Div., Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ

B.A. in Liberal Arts, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

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