Manager Office

Laura M. Canter

*** ********** ***** #**, *********, CA 92054 858-***-**** *****.********@*****.***

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Seeking a challenging and rewarding position conducive to my qualifications and professional skills

WORK EXPERIENCE

Editor-in-Chief/Content Director/Copy Editor

WDM Group, Carlsbad, CA 6/2010 - Present

Editor-in-Chief of Food and Drink Digital Magazine

Content Director for Food and Drink Digital Magazine

Promoted to Copy Editor overseeing Editorial Department’s daily publications

Senior Copywriter

Search Engine Optimization Inc., Carlsbad, CA 5/2010

Generated press releases and edited web content

Completed month-long contract position

Office Manager

Financial Designs Ltd., San Diego, CA 3/2010 - 4/2010

In charge of client relations

Director of first impressions

Office Manager & Sales Associate

Helzberg Diamonds, El Cajon, CA 9/2009 - 3/2010

Proficient in the Point Of Sale system

Managed organization of the back office

Regional Manager

Integrated Marketing Systems, San Diego, CA 4/2007 - 8/2009

Gathered information about government funded construction projects for the Southern California

region by engaging in daily correspondence with architects, engineers and city representatives

Published daily project sheets detailing information on RFPs and RFQs on behalf of our clients

Freelance Writer

San Diego Metropolitan Magazine & North Park News, San Diego, CA 1/2006 - 4/2007

Published articles about local businesses and local business professionals

Responsible for taking and submitting my own photos for each article

Staff Writer

UCSD Guardian & UCSD’s Axis Magazine, La Jolla, CA 10/2004 - 12/2006

Managed a column in the UCSD Guardian divulging information about local tourist areas all over San

Diego

Co-created Axis Magazine, UCSD’s first international publication; also managed and contributed

articles to the International Film Review Column of Axis Magazine

SKILL SUMMARY

Ability to edit and advise on the use of social media marketing within blended learning solutions

Ability to create and maintain long-term client relationships

Skills developed over different assignments including writing and editing various types of articles

Background knowledge in Associated Press and Chicago Manual of Style and international spelling

linguistics

EDUCATION

University of California at San Diego

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Literature/Writing with Communication Minor

San Diego Miramar College

Associate in Arts Degree in Transfer Studies

INTERNSHIPS

Intern

Venture Literary Agency, San Diego, CA 10/2006 - 12/2006

Student Editor

San Diego Miramar College, San Diego, CA 9/2003 - 5/2004

AFFILIATIONS

Reader Panelist – Woman’s Day Magazine, 2004 - 2007

Submitted an article which was published in the Woman’s Day Magazine June 20, 2006 issue

Online Writer – Helium.com, 2007- 2008

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