Writer/Editor with Online Projects Coordination experience

Stephen M. Coveney

Home: 914-***-**** – Cell: 914-***-****

Email: ********@*********.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Extensive experience as a writer, reporter and editor. Highly competent in Social Media Management, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and management (SEM), as well as ad reporting, trafficking and management. Fluent in website coding, photo optimization and content development, plus proofreading, editing and newspaper reporting.

WRITING EXPERIENCE

Writer/Reporter/Editor

* Produced content for engineering and local newspapers and sports, religion and television websites

* Conducted interviews and wrote articles on sports, politics, engineering and local events

* Edited and handled all production aspects of weekly and monthly newspapers

* Coordinated submissions from branch offices and freelance journalists

* Led advances in use of new publishing technologies which led to saving time and money

* Created training modules for new hires and staff that shortened

SOCIAL MEDIA EXPERIENCE

Online Projects Coordinator

*Redesigned and rebranded website that increased online newspaper readership in Lower Hudson Valley

*Added local television news videos to the newspaper website that expanded and increased viewership

*Coordinated epic coverage of the September 11th tragedy resulting in a National Press Corps. award

*Created chat sessions that enhanced reporter and reader interactivity on topics of interest to both

*Developed a weekly, interactive, local entertainment newsletter promoting local bands and venues

Communities Manager

* Provided technical support for bulletin boards, chat, personal web pages and mailing lists

* Built content for online communities

* Supported internal and external producer staff with use of proprietary tools, HTML, network connectivity and hardware or software issues

* Tested new products to market

* Handled customer service issues

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Technical Specialist

* Introduced networking, modem use and desktop publishing to save time, money and effort

* Customer service/technical support related to online issues and advertising

* Supported Account Managers with client concerns regarding traffic and other discrepancies

* Used remote conferencing tools to conduct off-site meetings

HEALTH EXPERIENCE

Mental Health Worker

• Interacted with psychiatric patients and their families providing information on hospitalization and/or treatment efforts and to encourage appropriate socialization activities and behaviors

* Documented patient’s behavior through interaction and observation providing written and verbal

feedback to appropriate staff members

• Used informational systems to confirm or request information such as orders for medical tests, lab results and admissions

SKILLS

Writing, editing, proofreading, copy editing, photo editing, social media management, web coding, Search Engine Optimization and Management, Ad trafficking, reporting and management

Taking online Metrix Learning classes in Access, Xcel, PowerPoint, social media trends and cloud computing

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication/Media Studies

Emerson College, Boston, MA

EMPLOYERS

2007-2016

New York Presbyterian Hospital

White Plains, NY

2006-2007

Mediaplex

New York, NY

2001-2005

The Journal News/Lohud.com

White Plains, NY

1999-2000

Urban Box Office

New York, NY

1991-1999

Prodigy Communications

White Plains, NY

1980-1991

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

New York, NY

1978-1980

Matthew Bender

New York, NY

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