Jon

Niles

Writer

-

Editor

-

Reporter

Brooklyn,

New

York

***- ***- ****

acugxi@r.postjobfree.com

Relevant

Experience

Music

Times

Network

New

York,

NY Associate

Editor/Features

Writer/Reporter

January

2013

–

Present

• Advancing

in

my

role

as

one

of

six

full- time

staff

writers

for

start- up

entertainment

news

website

• Responsible

for

10+,

300- word

articles

with

a

goal

of

8,000+

unique

views

per

day

• Creating

original

features

that

maximize

social

media

sharing

for

the

company

• Utilizing

SEO

and

Keyword

strategies

for

original

and

aggregated

writing

pieces

• Training,

copy

editing

and

managing

freelance

writers,

serving

as

a

mentor

• Conducting

interviews

with

high- profile

talent

for

exclusive

content

articles Freelance

Writer

New

York,

NY

Blogging/Advertising/News/Original

Content/Branding

2012

–

Present

• Understanding

and

meeting

the

goals

of

my

individual

employers

• Writing,

editing

and

completing

my

own

work

in

a

timely

manner

in

accordance

with

the

employer’s

guidelines

• Preparing

and

submitting

invoices

• Clients:

Show

Media,

Mstarz,

Brokelyn.com MAD

Dragon

Records Philadelphia,

PA

Publicity/A&R

Spring

2008

–

Spring

2009

• Created

press

and

marketing

material

for

MAD

Dragon

Records

roster

and

networked

with

nation- wide

publications

• Initiated

press

calls

and

created

mailings

requiring

feedback

from

publications

• Served

as

the

point

person

on

all

press

related

issues Additional

Experience

Freelance

Musician New

York,

NY

Electric/Acoustic

Guitar,

Bass

Guitar,

Vocals,

Lyrics

2009

–

Present The

Bowery

Presents

New

York,

NY Door

Attendant/Hospitality

August

2012

–

January

2013 Virama

LLC Long

Island

City,

NY

Music

Specialist/Social

Media

Coordinator/Staff

October

2009

–

June

2012 B.S.

Music

Industry,

Drexel

University

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