JOSHUA R. MARKS

(323) 309-1579   315 S. Detroit St., Apt. 207 Los Angeles, CA 90036   [email protected]    www.geocities.com/joshm1209

 

EXPERIENCE

 

VARIETY (Editorial)   Features Editor at Variety.com   Aug. 07 - Present

*        Responsible for packaging features for online before print date. Duties include writing headlines, adding photos, placing specials in different areas of Variety.com.

 

·                  Also perform site maintenance for Award Central and Festival Central mini-sites.

·                  Create and post daily polls on Web site

·                  Initiated online book section called Weekend Read

·                  Editorial point person for Variety Mobile

 

             Production Editor at Variety.com    Los Angeles, CA     March 06 - Aug. 07

*         Edit and post print and web-only articles and reviews live on website

*         Edit photos and post to web

*         Categorize and order articles and reviews

*         Add headlines, deks and cutlines

                                   Oscar Season Assistant in Special Reports                            Nov. 05 * March 06

*         Interviewed filmmakers and wrote articles for Eye on the Oscars features

*         Researched, gathered data and created statistical/factual charts and festival calendars for publication

*         Proofed pages including hard copies and in QuarkXpress

*         Research and gathered stock photos/artwork for articles

*         Evaluated targeted ads in special reports and gathered back issues for evaluation

*         Daily office duties: reorganized back issues, filed new issues, transcribed interviews, maintained flow of incoming faxes, maintained company listings for upcoming market issues, referenced editorial calendar frequently

 

BEACHCOMBER (community newspaper) News Reporter/Columnist  Long Beach, CA  Oct. 02 - Present

*         Reviewed movies, covered local sports, interviewed small business owners, reported on events

*         Secured credentials to press screenings and media kits from major studios

*         Occasional general assignment photojournalism

*         Given column about what to do and see in Los Angeles

*         Promoted from unpaid intern to paid news reporter

 

JEWISH BIG BROTHERS OF L.A. Marketing and Recruitment Coordinator  Los Angeles, CA  Jan. 05 - Nov. 05

*         Wrote and edited copy for promotional materials and submission to print publications and email bulletins

*         Interviewed mentors and staff for website and newsletter articles

*         Created scholarship website so committee members could review applicants

*         Updated and edited content on main website

 

KOREH L.A.  AmeriCorps Promise Fellow/Literacy Project Coordinator  Los Angeles, CA  June 03 - December 04

*         Updated website with photos and content for news section and initiated online PDF version of print newsletter

*         Coordinated production of quarterly newsletter and contributed articles and pictures

*         Initiated monthly e-newsletter for volunteers and wrote and edited content

*         Initiated and managed Site Liaison position and organized annual luncheon

 

NATIONAL RESEARCH GROUP     Coder      Los Angeles, CA     October 03 - May 03

*         Quantified open-ended (handwritten verbatim) surveys gauging public opinion of upcoming major studio films

 

PRICE TRANSFER     Account Representative/Office Assistant      Long Beach, CA     January 03 8 June 03

*         Promoted to account representative for major clothing manufacturer

 

WASHINGTON CONSUMERS CHECKBOOK     Development Staff     Washington, D.C.   March 02 - Sept. 02

*         Assisted major fundraising campaign for non-profit consumer magazine

 

AMERICAN POLITICAL NETWORK     Associate     Falls Church, VA     March 94 - December 94

*        Coordinated distribution of flagship publication for non-partisan political publishing company

 

EDUCATION

 

University of California, Los Angeles Extension     Los Angeles, CA            September 2004

Certificate in Print Journalism

 

George Mason University                                    Fairfax, VA                     December 2001

Bachelor of Arts in Sociology

 

SKILLS/ACTIVITIES

 

*         Cover story published in Sun Community Newspapers about local teacher was picked up by CBS for Saturday Spotlight segment on the Early Show

*         Editor-in-Chief of Santa Monica Observer Special Issue on Malibu International Film Festival

*         One of 29 writers from North America chosen to participate in Do the Write Thing journalism conference at 2006 General Assembly in Los Angeles

*         Experienced with Excel, Word, Word Perfect, Power Point, Publisher, Access, Outlook, Filemaker Pro, Adobe Reader 6.0, QuarkXpress, ACT Editorial 3.0, Adobe Photoshop 7.0.1, WTS FTP Pro, Picasa

*        Published articles in two college newspapers, three community newspapers, two websites and one newsletter

*         Researched, analyzed and updated product information for Consumer Search website

*         Webmaster -- maintained, updated, wrote and edited aarticles for community website

*         Volunteered as a reading partner with a local elementary school student

*        Active on leadership board and organized and promoted events for alumni association

*         Passed California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST) and substitute teach occasionally