Jeanne Dikdan Gigli

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Mount Olive Twp., NJ 07828

*** – 691 - 6619

zuji91@r.postjobfree.com

Editor / Writer

Award - winning writer earning critical acclaim from professionals such as author Mary Higgins Clark. Proven positive results in event planning, media relations, and newsletter / brochure design and publication. Demonstrated ability in interviewing, writing and editing, and editorial staff and budget management. Recognized for excellence in writing by New Jersey professional trade associations.

Professional Experience

Office Manager, Vanguard Systems April – November 2010

Nationally franchised commercial cleaning company

Organized and processed franchisee monthly work forms.

Processed and filed customer payments.

Processed monthly invoice and check mailings.

Sort and processed incoming postal mail and efax documents.

Answered phones, greeted visitors.

Daily filing, faxing; order / maintain office supplies equipment.

Notified customers of past due payments.

Franchisee and customer service responsibilities.

Processed staff time cards.

Community Living Editor, Recorder Publishing Co. 2005 – 2008

Owner / operator of 17 weekly newspapers in northern New Jersey

Greatly increased readability of three newspapers. Used photo editing and layout skills to improve overall design.

Improved arts and entertainment section. Planned, designed and published feature pages including art, film and dance review stories as well as photos, puzzles and events calendars.

Increased senior citizen readership. Created and published new community events calendar specifically targeted to seniors.

Instrumental in getting the work of 15 freelance photographers and writers published.

Mentored high school intern to become a published writer.

Planned, edited and published three weekly community / feature pages including social announcements.

Public Relations Assistant, Hackensack University Medical Center 1990 – 1995

A 781 - bed research and teaching hospital and trauma center with annual budget of $1 billion

Accurately and promptly answered media inquiries 24 / 7 as needed on patients, programs, physicians, medical procedures / equipment and other issues.

Received positive feedback on departmental photo display board. Assisted in photo shoot and final photo mounting.

Produced 6 to 8 press releases weekly, distributed to hundreds of print and broadcast media outlets in New York / New Jersey metro area.

Received accolades on the state, county and local levels for invitation only grand opening receptions.

Published informative bimonthly newsletter circulated to 4,000 employees.

Brought joy to pediatric patients and families by coordinating and hosting group visits.

Assistant News Editor & Reporter, The Beacon 1986 – 1990

Weekly newspaper of the Catholic Diocese of Paterson, NJ ( Morris, Passaic and Sussex Counties )

Earned 1st place award from NJ Society of Professional Journalists for excellence in writing restaurant review.

Daily wire stories from Catholic News Service were published with grabbing headlines and tight copy due to fine editing skills.

Corrected grammar, punctuation, style and usage to six regular and guest editorial columns. Topped each with appropriate headline.

Wrote compelling and informative news, features and restaurant preview stories. One was about a high school boy who spent time in Calcutta, India, caring for the poor in the religious community founded by Mother Teresa.

Honors

Earned 2nd place award from the New Jersey Press Association for packaging the news product / special section for the North Jersey Weekender, entertainment tabloid insert of The News of Paterson.

Skills

QuarkXpress MS Word Excel

PowerPoint Outlook

Education

BA Communications / Journalism, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ

Photo Editing, Creative Circle Advertising Solutions

Page Design and Layout, Creative Circle Advertising Solutions

Effective Headline Composition, Creative Circle Advertising Solutions

Anticipated certification, Intro to Microsoft Office, County College of Morris, Randolph, NJ, April 2011

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