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George Toshio Johnston
POB 3442
Santa Monica, California United States

Phone: 310-463-3461
Email: editorial@pacificcitizen.org
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News Editor | Editor in Chief | Executive Editor | Managing Editor | Copy Editor | Reporter | Columnist | Podcast Producer | News Reader/Announcer


Resumes ID: 9972
Resumes Views: 2
Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
Zip Code: 90408-3442
Posted: 08.02.2024
Updated:
Job Type:
Job Category: Online | New Media, Magazines, Public Relations | Marketing, Media Business Positions, Academia, Fellowships | Scholarship | Prizes, Publishing, Corporate Publications/Newsletters,

Objective

As a seasoned, skilled and award-winning journalist adept with traditional, digital and social media, my objective is to use my professional experience and educational background to help your news operation attain and sustain excellence and growth.

Education:

08.10.2020 - 08.20.2021
University of Colorado Boulder (CMCI)
Journalism

08.16.2021 - 12.15.2023
UCLA School of Law
Legal Studies, Media and Entertainment Law


Work Experience:

07.05.2011 - 05.27.2016
News Editor
Investor's Business Daily |
• 10-Person News Team Supervision • Article Assignation to Reporters • News Curation and Content Decision-Making • Copy Editing and Pagination • “Leaders & Success” Profile Writing • Web Content Management and Updates • Deadline-Driven Tasks

09.19.2016 -
Senior Editor, Digital & Social Media
Pacific Citizen |
• News Editing & Curation • News Management • News Reporting & Feature Writing • Copy Editing (AP Style) • Digital Photography • Article Ideation & Assignation • News Coverage Decision-Making • Freelance Contributor Management • Website Maintenance (CMS: WordPress) • Social Media Management (Facebook and X) • Digital Archive Maintenance • PDF Distribution (Via Salsa and Mailchimp) • Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Photoshop, etc.) • Office 365 (Word, Excel, etc.)

01.18.2000 - 05.30.2008
Senior Online News Editor
Hollywood Reporter |
• News Priority and Placement Determination • Seven-Person Team Management • Freelance Contributor Oversight • Interdepartmental Coordination • SEO Utilization to Monitor and Boost Web Traffic • Blog Editing and Publishing • Reviews Database Maintenance


Total Years Experience:

20 years

Skills:

• News and Feature Reporting 
• Headline Writing
• Caption Writing
• Copy Editing (AP Style)
• Digital Photography
• Article Ideation & Assignation to Reporters
• News Coverage Decision-Making
• Freelance Contributor Management
• Website Maintenance
• Social Media Management
• Electronic Distribution and Marketing
• Software Skills (Adobe Creative Cloud, Office 365, Google Workspace)
• News Team Supervision
• Pagination and Graphic Design
• Web Content Management and Updates
• Deadline-Driven Tasks
• News Priority and Placement Determination
• Freelance Contributor Oversight
• Interdepartmental Coordination 
• SEO Utilization to Monitor and Boost Web Traffic
• Blog Editing and Publishing
• Database Maintenance
• Podcast Production 
• Documentary Filmmaking
• Digital Video Editing
• Digital Audio Editing
• Voiceover
• Screenwriting
• Event Planning
• Marketing 

Desired Salary:

$90,000.00



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