JEFFRY GREENBERG

314-***-****

aduenh@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Seeking short- and long-form writing, proofreading, editing, and/or other business or creative work projects on a freelance, contract or part-time basis

WORK EXPERIENCE

West Newsmagazine news, features and events writer since Sept 2019

Academy Air Heating and Cooling, June 2014-Oct 2021

Positions included Install Coordinator, Permit and Inspection Technician, Accounts

Payable and a few others with roughly 30 different job tasks, including job scheduling

Home Depot, Inc Hazelwood, MO Full-time Chat Room Rep, Jan 2009-Oct 2012, for Home Decorators Collection corporate office Job ended due to building closure.

*Was rated #1 among 8-10 fellow employees overall in 14 of my first 24 months when

individual rankings were assessed--mostly due to writing ability

Suburban Journal Newspapers of Greater St. Louis for 16 years as sports, feature and

charitable event writer while also working full-time jobs through that entire period

*Conducted countless in-person and telephone interviews. Produced 2,500 pieces

*Charitable event causes included Kiwanis Camp Wyman, Multiple Sclerosis, Ronald

McDonald House, Cystic Fibrosis and Muscular Dystrophy Association

*Covered US Olympic Festival-’94 for several local & national publications, including

travel piece, “Arch Madness,” for Cincinnati Enquirer & cover story for The Diver.

*Coverage of 40 State high school championships and dozens of AAU events

*Winner of several awards in sports and general features for Missouri non-dailies

Freelance Writer with published credits that include:

*Business: St. Louis Small Business Monthly, Maryland Heights Community News

And Issues, West End Word, Suburban Journal Newspapers, West Newsmagazine

*People features: Limelight, West End Word, West Newsmagazine and Apartment Life

*Travel: Chicago Tribune, Buffalo (NY) Courier-Express, Des Moines Register,

Cincinnati Enquirer, International Travel News, Yahoo Contributor’s Network,

St. Louis Sprout and About

*Food: Washington (DC) Star, Baton Rouge Advocate

*Sports: Young Athlete, The Sports Journal, Starting Line, Down Memory Lane, St.

Louis Sun, Sports St. Louis, Yahoo Contributor’s Network

WRITING SKILLS, EXAMPLES AND AWARDS

*Epic writing background of 4,000 paid, published pieces in a variety of topics; a good

sample, including testimonials, can be found at WriteAtYourService.blogspot.com.

*Superior level of interviewing, research and fact checking skills for people features,

company profiles, creative ad copy, press releases and event coverage. I’m also a

proficient editor, proofreader, copywriter and content writer.

*Scored Expert on Indeed.com Written Communications & Proofreading tests

*Several award-winning business, news, feature and sports articles

*Have always produced top, deadline-driven results on all creative assignments

*Multi-tasking and Work Flow specialist; super organized with terrific interpersonal skills

*Recipient of Walter H. Lundt Service Award from MO Interscholastic Swimming Coaches

Association for my coverage; no non-coach or non-official had ever won such an

award for any sport.

*Produced own press releases for public events and several others for area companies

*Editorial work for West County Publications’ “Sports Scene” and Catholic Alumni Club

*Speaker on “Selling Non-Fiction Articles” for Ellisville Writers’ Club

*Editor of MSLaneous, official publication of St. Louis Mensa:

Handled layout and entire production of monthly newsletter

Produced about 25 per cent of copy, including “For What It’s Worth” column

*Planned and carried out a variety of events, including “Around the World in Six Hours”

International Travel Costume Party, children’s baseball and fairy tale parties, “Whale of

a Tale” puppet show and storytelling for Rockwood School District, “Wacky Olympics”

for company picnics, and wrote and led the performances of humorous spoofs of “The

Wizard of Oz” and “Oklahoma,” complete with song parodies

EDUCATION: FORMAL AND INFORMAL

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of Missouri-St. Louis

*Major in marketing and minors in Journalism-Publications and English

*Dean’s List three times with cumulative 3.3 GPA

*Award for Achievement in Journalism-Publications for excellence in news, sports,

and feature writing

*Journalist Award for Meritorious Participation for editorial writing in the Junior

Journalist Press Conference at Washington University in St. Louis

*Assistant Social Director of Recreation Club. Helped organize, arrange, and

coordinate group activities, and advertised with literature and by word of mouth

*Have traveled in all 50 states, all but three Canadian provinces, several international

destinations, and visited and/or hiked 50 national parks

Member of St. Louis Volunteer Meetup Group since December 2006. Helped with several

events for Lydia’s House, Grace Hill Settlement House, Kiwanis Camp Wyman, Stray

Rescue, Parkside Meadows Retirement Center, Ronald McDonald House, St. Louis

Effort for Aids, and Campus Kitchen; Have participated in other events for Multiple

Sclerosis and Ovarian Cancer Awareness and have paid, published articles on my

blog of various other not-for-profit organizations

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