Manager Vice President
Resume:
Kevin J Olmstead
Middletown, VA 22645
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EXPERIENCE:
Hibu PLC
King of Prussia, PA
Publication manager (January 2013 - April 2014)
Launched six hyperlocal magazines serving communities in Northern
Virginia.
Managed all six until Hibu discontinued its U.S. magazine division in
April 2014.
Recruited volunteer contributors to provide content for magazines.
Wrote feature stories and coached contributing writers as needed.
Edited and placed all editorial content, meeting production deadlines.
Gave final approval for each magazine on shipping deadline.
Northern Virginia Daily
Strasburg, VA
Copy desk chief (May 2011 - January 2013)
Oversaw team of five page designers and ensured all pages were completed
on deadline.
Created graphics and illustrations that earned Virginia Press Association
awards.
Designed front pages that made Newseum's Daily Top 10 and received
favorable comments from tbd.com.
Created design library to facilitate move to new owner and production
system.
Saved company from potential lawsuit by removing possibly libelous
stories from website.
Made editorial decisions on deadline when planned stories failed to
materialize.
Trained and mentored new designers.
Media General Inc.
Culpeper/Lynchburg, VA
Night news editor/copy editor (December 2006 - May 2011)
Served on Culpeper Star-Exponent editorial board, contributing one or two
editorials per week.
Served on Lynchburg editing center's graphics team.
Proofread and edited seven daily newspapers with a total 2010 circulation
of more than 147,000 - Lynchburg News & Advance, Charlottesville Daily
Progress, Bristol Herald-Courier, Culpeper Star-Exponent, Danville Register
& Bee, Waynesboro News-Virginian and News & Messenger (Manassas, Va.) - as
well as 12 weeklies.
Designed front pages that earned VPA awards and made Newseum's Daily Top
10.
Created graphics and illustrations that earned Virginia Press Association
awards each year.
Reported on news that broke after deadline.
Williamsport Sun-Gazette
Williamsport, PA
Reporter/copy editor (August 2002 - December 2006)
Reported on business and politics, including coverage of state
representatives, congressmen, senators, Gov. Ed Rendell and Vice President
Dick Cheney.
Moderated forum with Pennsylvania state treasurer candidates.
Contributed to Pennsylvania Newspaper Association Keystone Award-winning
series on youth violence.
Conducted in-house seminars on using the Internet to enhance reporting
and the importance of fact-checking sources.
Completed major projects on other reporters' beats and covered breaking
news as needed.
Edited and designed two to four front pages per week, plus the Sunday
business section.
Oversaw nine reporters, training and mentoring as needed.
The Daily Review/Farmer's Friend
Towanda, PA
Reporter/Editor (March 2000 - August 2002)
Edited and designed 9,300-circulation weekly newspaper serving the
agricultural community.
Reported on local government, business, entertainment and history for
9,100-circulation daily newspaper.
Reported on breaking news as needed.
Covered football, basketball and wrestling for sports department.
Eolin Broadcasting Inc.
Corning, NY
Promotions manager (November 1995 - January 1998)
Composed news releases and executed radio promotions for four stations in
Elmira-Corning, N.Y. market.
Coordinated and helped recruit sponsors and exhibitors for outdoor show
at local shopping center
Coordinated promotion of USWF professional wrestling event in conjunction
with local NASCAR race.
Planned logistics for remote broadcasts.
Produced and hosted weekend shop-at-home show and voiced commercials.
Programmed radio automation software and scheduled commercials.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
2011 Virginia Press Association Awards: Informational graphics (2nd, 3rd)
2010 Virginia Press Association Award: Front page (1st)
2009 Virginia Press Association Awards: Photo-illustration (1st), front
page (3rd), informational graphics (3rd), page design (3rd)
2008-11 Owner/operator of pcbfm.com, an online radio station
2008 Virginia Press Association Awards: Front page (1st), photo-
illustration (1st)
2007 Virginia Press Association Awards: Page design (2nd), illustrations
(3rd)
2005 Pennsylvania Newspaper Association Keystone Award: Best series
(staff award, 1st)
Garnered national media coverage as a professional wrestling manager.
Oversaw a format change as program director at WPIE in Ithaca, NY, that
resulted in increased listenership.
Established the sports department at WPIE. It quickly became the
station's top revenue generator.
SKILLS:
Publishing: Quark, InDesign, NewsXtreme, NewsEdit, Falcon, Photoshop,
Illustrator, Word, Ogden Newspapers' proprietary word processing software.
Broadcasting: SAM, Audacity, MovieMaker, Systemation, CoolEdit, AudioVault,
CBSI.
Internet: Basic HTML, ConstantContact.com, MovableType,
WebEasyProfessional.
EDUCATION:
Corning Community College, Corning, NY
A.A.S. Business administration, May 1999
A.S. Liberal Arts-Communications, January 1997
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