Executive Summary
Writer, editor, designer, and producer of award-winning publications; highly skilled communicator with outstanding written, verbal, and interpersonal skills. Skills
• Writing, editing, designing, formatting, and producing print and digital publications (proficient in Adobe CS InDesign, Photoshop, and Acrobat; and MS Office)
• Teaching (writing, English, publication layout and production)
• Social media management (Twitter, Facebook, WordPress, Flickr)
• Website management (Drupal 7)
Experience
2019–present: Freelance copyeditor/designer (Rick Cooper Editing & Design) 2007–2019: Managing Editor, Oregon Sea Grant
2001–2007: Editor, Oregon Sea Grant
1992–2001: Publications Editor, Oregon State University Extension and Experiment Station Communications 1990–1992: Communications and Marketing Coordinator, Office of Continuing Higher Education, Oregon State University
1988–1990: Freelance marketing specialist, writer, editor, designer, and desktop publisher 1984–1988: Teacher, 8th grade English and U.S. history, Highland View Middle School, Corvallis, Oregon 1980–1984: Freelance writer, editor, designer, and publisher, Portland, Oregon 1977–1980: Production Manager, Will Vinton Productions (Claymation® films), Portland, Oregon Education
Oregon State University: Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (English education, journalism, and religious studies), 1991
Lewis and Clark College: Secondary English Teaching Certification, 1984 Lewis and Clark College: Bachelor of Science with Honors in Communications, 1978 Awards and Honors
More than 40 national and international awards and honors Rick Cooper
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