Joseph R. Shearer
Phone 317-340-0108
E-mail [email protected]
Education:
January 1998-May 2004
Earned B.A. in English, area certificate in Journalism
Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis
August 1995-December 1996
Indiana University Bloomington
Exploratory
Meade Senior High School, Fort Meade, Maryland
Diploma 1995
Skills:
Writing: More than 100 articles published with byline; newspaper and magazine writing; deadline writing, interviewing, and fact checking.
Editing: Editing monthly columns; editing under tight deadline; three years of professional copy and content editing and proofreading experience.
Research: More than three years� experience in magazine research (through over 100 years of magazine archives); advanced Internet and World Wide Web research capabilities.
Computers: Windows platforms; Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access; advanced Internet and World Wide Web experience; constructing web pages; InDesign; Macintosh (limited).
Work Experience:
June 2001-Present
Trap & Field Magazine
Editorial Assistant
Editor-in-Chief: Terry Ewing, 317-633-8800
Helped change focus of magazine from largely shoot results to human interest and features; increased awareness of youth and collegiate shooting programs; collaborated with editors to write and edit monthly stories and features; extensive editing of a monthly column authored by a non-writer; worked closely with column writers in meeting deadlines and in editing columns on monthly basis
December 2003-Present
INtake Weekly Magazine
Correspondent/Freelancer/Film Critic
Supervisor: James W. Burnes, Assistant Editor, Operations, 317-444-6767
Often took writing and photography assignments with little notice; returned to re-do late-night film review when a screening glitch lost part of the film; managed and coached �man on the street� reviewers for movies and found replacements for no-shows on a moment�s notice; compiled and edited �At Home� page , featuring panelists reviewing television shows, DVDs, books, CDs and video games.
Internships/Work study:
IUPUI University Writing Center
Student Tutor, September 2000-May 2003
Worked alone Saturdays from open to close, managing phone calls with tutorials; collaborated with student and faculty tutors on practices and theories of tutoring.
The IUPUI Sagamore
Assistant News Editor, Aug. 2003-May 2004; Staff Writer Oct. 2002-May 2003
Broke the story of IU/University Development Group lawsuit and food service dispute; Wrote weekly news/features; Contributed story ideas and assigned and edited stories in award-winning paper.
Awards:
-Highest Honors, IUPUI University College Fall 1998
-High Honors, IUPUI University College Spring 1999
-School of Liberal Arts Dean�s List, Spring 1998-Fall 2001-Spring 2002, all semesters, Spring 2003-Spring 2004.
References:
James W. Burnes, Assistant Editor, Operations, INtake Weekly
317-444-6767
Teresa Molinder-Hogue, IUPUI Writing Program Coordinator
317-274-2049
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