State University Staff

Joseph Wright

**** ********* *****, #*

Inglewood, CA 90305

323-***-****, ************@*******.***

SUMMARY: Highly knowledgeable communications and journalism professional with extensive experience in high-volume operations. Extensive record of initiative and leadership resulting in measurable contributions to profitability, productivity, efficiency, and strategic objectives. Proven ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, and talent for writing compelling copy and managing key departments and projects. Experience includes writing, editing, staff management, public relations, advertising, Website development, SEO, interviewing, and investigative research. Moving forward, I would like to have the opportunity to utilize my skills with your organization.

WORK HISTORY:

2008-2015

SEO Copywriter, Giles Auto Parts

*Wrote articles and copy about luxury (Jaguar; Jeep; Honda) automobiles, on- and off-road vehicles.

*Created media, advertising, and instructional content of the company’s merchandise.

*Copy editing and proofreading all literature representing products of organization and its clients.

*Worked with the SEO team to create the company catalogue.

*Covered off-road vehicle events and interviewed coordinators and participants.

**Enabled organization to achieve top-three status on Google and other website search engines.

1995-2008

Communications Planner-SEO Director, J.E.E.P. Foundation

* Generated and courted media coverage for educational youth organization.

*Overseeing construction of organization's website, with extensive editing, research, and proofreading.

* Working with the marketing and design departments through fact-checking to best present services and resources, educators, students, and accomplishments of organization within brochures and catalogs.

**Enabled organization to achieve top-three status on Google and other website search engines. J.E.E.P. enrollment increased 54 percent from 1996-2002.

1995-2008

Managing Editor, Turnaround Newsmagazine

*Edited stories to be printed, managing and advising staff and freelance writers.

*Wrote articles, captions, headlines, and interviewed subjects for local publication (Film Director Gordon Parks, TV News Anchor Pat Harvey, Actor Richard Roundtree, Actresses Angela Bassett and Gwyneth Paltrow).

*Established the journalistic, grammatical, and aesthetic style of publication.

1991-1994

Staff Writer/Proofreader, Los Angeles Sentinel

*Wrote articles for local newspaper covering a variety of events, topics, and celebrities.

*Interviewed celebrities, news figures, and private citizens (Boxers Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Mayor Tom Bradley, Raiders' Head Coach Art Shell, Lakers' Nick Van Exel).

*Edited and proofread stories to be printed.

EDUCATION:

BA-Journalism-California State University, Los Angeles

AWARDS RECEIVED:

**Named Most Versatile Journalist of 1996, 2000-2002 by West Coast Scribes

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