Jonathan

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Liaison between merchandising group and management at 18 big-box retail locations

Execute merchandising at big box retailers in Queens, Brooklyn and now the Hudson Valley

Update inventory at each location

Hire, train and manage 12 merchandisers at various locations.

Aid in design of garden center layout at 18 locations 3/19 – 11/19 New View Media New Jersey

Freelance Writer

Write and pitch feature and business profiles of 500 to 1000 words on a monthly basis 3/15 – 10/18 Queens Tribune Long Island City, NY

Editor

Write and do original reporting on 10 to 12 articles per week.

Directed the creation and aided in managing a mobile-friendly daily newsletter

Copy edit both the Queens Tribune and the Press of Southeast Queens

Manage and promote the social media accounts on Twitter and Facebook.

Helped create editorial focus on transportation, infrastructure and development

Wrote/edited ads and features for the paper’s advertisers

Manage layout and delegate stories for the Queens Tribune 9/08 – 4/15 Patch.com, The Forum, Gatehouse Media NY and MA Guest Editor / Freelancer:

Wrote 10 to 12 articles per week on education, municipal finance, fire, police and the environ for Boston- and New York-area papers

Delegated, helped source, and edited articles as a guest editor for Patch.com

Promoted articles and homepages through Twitter, Facebook and Google+

Gathered info and created narratives for a Patch.com shop local database 3/12 – 7/15 Sales Associate: Lowes; Rosedale, N.Y.

• Inventory management

• Special order sales

• Product education

7/13 – 1/14 Propel Marketing Quincy, MA

Freelance Copy Writer

Revised information on small business websites and narratives created by owners and turned into creative, informative and entertaining copy

5/03 – 7/10 Home Depot Norwood, MA

Supervisor

Trained, scheduled and evaluated associates

Presented departmental financial planning on a weekly and monthly basis

Liaison between customer, distributors and manufacturers

Detailed inventory management

Education 5/99 Curry College Milton, MA

Bachelor’s Degree: English

Minors in Psychology and Communications

Skills Public speaking, WordPress, Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint

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