Editor/Writer

Melissa Bogdany

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OBJECTIVE

To obtain a part- or full-time editing position.

WORK HISTORY

September 1999-present - Freelance editor and writer

Jobs have included:

1. Editing books for several publishers and editing firms - including

SplitSeed (formerly Amanda Rooker Editing); Northland, A Church

Distributed; HigherLife; The Peppertree Press; Xulon Press;

Christian Living Books; Creation House Press; PneumaLife; Relevant

Media Group - and for individual authors

2. Editing newspapers and magazines, including Respond and Worship

Guide (publications of Northland, A Church Distributed); PLAYGROUND

Magazine; Peabody Journal; Northland News; The Pepper Tree, A

Literary Magazine; Christian Retailing; Inspirational Giftware;

CharismaHealth; and iBelieve.com

3. Editing annual ministry reports and quarterly newsletters for Alpha

USA

4. Editing government proposals for TIE Today

5. Editing dissertations for individuals

6. Editing Bible studies and curricula for Compass-Finances God's Way;

HigherLife; and Northland, A Church Distributed

7. Writing press releases on events and books for River Run Christian

Church and authors

8. Editing brochures for Northland, A Church Distributed; The Leukemia

and Lymphoma Society; and dFord Marketing

9. Creating 4-page newsletters from start to finish for River Run

Christian Church and HigherLife, including writing and gathering

content, editing, selecting newsletter templates and laying out

newsletters so they are print-ready

10. Serving as editor of Next Generation Institute, a parenting website

11. Writing manuscript reviews for Xulon Press

12. Writing news and feature articles for Christian Retailing,

Inspirational Giftware, Charisma, CharismaHealth, iBelieve.com, a

financial newsletter and the real estate website GlobeSt.com

13. Taking photos for Christian Retailing and Inspirational Giftware

14. Acting as administrator for two start-up awards programs sponsored

by Christian Retailing and Inspirational Giftware. Responsibilities

included writing press releases and news articles, making and

following a budget, seeking entries for the awards, sending press

kits and planning awards programs.

October 1998-June 1999 - Editor, Christian Retailing

Responsibilities included editing, writing, taking photos,

designing/laying out pages, leading the editorial staff, training the

staff, planning the magazine's editorial content and artwork, proofing

final pages and making sure the magazine met deadlines.

December 1995-October 1998 - Managing Editor, Orlando Business Journal

Responsibilities included laying out pages, planning artwork, editing,

writing, acting as editor in editor's absence, working with staff to

plan and develop stories, creating a style guide for the weekly

newspaper, filling in with daily live radio report, attending managing

editors' training seminars.

December 1994-December 1995 - News Editor, Orlando Business Journal

Responsibilities included assigning, editing, laying out and selecting

art for weekly sections, as well as covering the health care beat.

July 1992-December 1994 - Staff Writer, Orlando Business Journal

Responsibilities included covering the health care and transportation

beats.

EDUCATION

15. Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, University of Central Florida,

August 1991

16. Associate of Arts, University of Florida, June 1989

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