Public Relations and Writing

Eric Richard Hamilton

SUMMARY I have nearly ** years of experience in various areas of communications, including public

relations, newspaper management, copy editing, business and sports writing and page

designing. I’m organized, detail-oriented and do my best work on deadline.

EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts: Communications

Malone University, Canton, Ohio, August 1996

EXPERIENCE Professional writer/PR consultant

August 2000-Present

• My expertise includes public and media relations, and sports and business writing

• My professional writing experience includes developing content for company

newsletters, websites, blogs, ad copy, brochures, client and customer testimonials,

speeches and presentations

• My media relations experience includes news release writing and distribution, story

pitches and securing media coverage for clients

• My byline (as a sportswriter) has appeared in publications in 17 states, including the

Boston Globe, Houston Chronicle, St. Petersburg Times, Sacramento Bee and

Philadelphia Inquirer, Cleveland Plain Dealer and Youngstown Vindicator

Youth Director

ROC of Salem Youth Center, Salem, Ohio

November 2009 - Present

• Direct programming for 25-35 teenagers two nights a week

• Supervise two assistant directors and youth board

• Coordinate and promote monthly and yearly events and fundraisers

Editor

Neighbors newspapers, Youngstown, Ohio

November 2009 – May 2012

• Launched four new weekly community newspapers

• Managed an Editorial staff of seven

• Oversaw news coverage for four separate editions

• Wrote a weekly Editor’s column and feature stories

• Assigned stories and edited content

Senior Copy Editor/Page Designer

Farm and Dairy Newspaper, Salem, Ohio

March 2000 – November 2009

• Interviewed, trained and supervised two copy editors

• Had lead role in weekly print production

• Edited and rewrote news and press releases for grammar, spelling,

AP style and errors

• Uploaded and edited news to Web site using Word Press content system

3917 Leetonia Rd., Leetonia, Ohio 44431 - 330-***-**** - ************@*******.***

COMPUTER QuarkXPress, InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word, MacIntosh and PC

• Salem Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors (2015-17)

COMMUNITY

• Public Relations Society of America member (2014-present)

• Volunteer youth basketball coach

• Regular attender at Salem First Friends Church

• Youth Director at the ROC of Salem Youth Center (paid)

3917 Leetonia Rd., Leetonia, Ohio 44431 - 330-***-**** - ************@*******.***

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