R OSEMARY R OSSI

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SENIOR EDITOR, WRITER & PROJECT MANAGEMENT LEADER

HighCirculation National Publications Entertainment & Pop Culture Team Leadership Researcher

Multifaceted and resourceful senior management professional with extensive experience in leadership of research,

interviewing, editing, and photo shoot production of highprofile celebrities and top industry talent in film and television.

Creative left and rightbrained writer and editor skilled in development of breaking news or attentiongetting content with

demonstrated success monitoring trending topics and genres with comprehensive knowledge of film, television and

publishing operations. Collaborative and decisive leader with excellent communication and interpersonal abilities to build

rapport with industry contacts, and other key stakeholders to resolve problems successfully to manage and coordinate

interviews. celebrity photo shoots, entertainment news story scoops or other celebrity news stories.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Creative Content Writing Celebrity & Entertainment Interviews Trending Topic Research Breaking News

Photo Shoot Planning & Production Press Briefings, Parties & Studio Visits Relationship Building

Strategic Research & Analysis Team Leadership Website Design Project Management

Digital Content Celebrity & TV Polls Organizational Management Contract Negotiations

Technical Proficiency:

Microsoft Office Suite; HTML; Adobe Photoshop & InDesign; Final Draft; Movable Type; iWeb

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Heinrich Bauer Publishing Englewood Cliffs, NJ 1999 Present

West Coast Editor

News Editor and Entertainment Writer skilled in film, television and publishing operations to provide leadership for

primetime and daytime television news for a weekly entertainment magazine with a readership of over 400,000.

Key Achievements:

Personally conduct interviews and develop features with highprofile film and television celebrities that include

James Franco, Ricky Martin, Michael C. Hall, Katie Couric, Matthew Perry, Zooey Deschanel, Kelsey Grammer and

other top industry talent.

Proactively establish and maintain key contacts with actors, producers, network and show executives to produce over

100 entertainment stories annually and successfully scooped breaking news stories that are picked up by other

magazines, websites or outlets.

Project Leader for over 10 celebrity photo shoots annually with oversight of production planning, resource allocation

of photographers, stylists, and crew members, venue selection, contract negotiation, and onsite shoot supervision.

Key Contributor to development of digital content, photo galleries, celebrity and TV polls, and website design to

enhance readership and brand promotion.

Highly knowledgeable editor and writer who attends press briefings and private parties, visits studio sets, and serves

on panels to continually research and monitor trending topics and genres.

R OSEMARY R OSSI P AG E 2

Company Cue New York, NY 2013 Present

Contributing Writer

Key Contributor for research and writing of entertainment features for TWCC.com.

Key Achievements:

Develop and write Hollywoods Worst Ideas This Week, a weekly humor column.

American Media Publishing Boca Raton, FL 1991 1999

Senior Writer

Developed and wrote more than 75 lifestyle and human interest features annually.

Key Achievements:

Conducted interviews and wrote daytime soap television personality features for two magazines including Vanessa,

Marcil, Susan Lucci, Anthony Geary, Genie Francis, Jack Wagner, and Maurice Benard.

Horwitz Publishing House Sydney, Australia 1991 1997

Hollywood Bureau Chief

Chief Editor of Hollywood coverage for Australias bestselling entertainment publication.

Key Achievements:

Key Liaison with television shows and publicists based in Los Angeles, California to develop articles.

Personally developed and wrote a monthly celebrity news column.

OTHER WRITING EXPERIENCE

2013 CoWriter The Mutt Squad, A Childrens Book

2012 Writer Suicide Bridge, A Dark Comedy Film

2011 Ghost Writer Soap Dishes: The Cookbook

2011 Writer Hollywood and Whine, Comedy Web Series

2009 CoWriter One Eighty, Television Pilot Drama

ED UCAT ION

California State University, Northridge Attended

PROFES SI ONAL AFF I LIAT IO NS

Member The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

Member Los Angeles Press Club

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