Resume
Samuel C. Cholke
OBJECTIVE
Meticulous, versatile journalist seeks challenging employment with a creative and independent organization.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Staff Writer, Hyde Park Herald and Lakefront Outlook, Chicago, Ill.; September 2007 to present
Duties upon hire:
- Lead coverage of higher education, government and politics
- Copy edit all news stories
Additional duties assumed:
- Lead coverage of real estate, crime and health care
- Direct long-term reporting projects
- Evaluate and reorganize proofing protocol and workflow
- Develop and implement in-house style manual
- Supervise and train editorial assistants and interns
- Acquire and administer grant funds
- Serve as acting editor
Technical Editor, Daily Chronicle, DeKalb, Ill.; September 2004 to August 2007
Duties upon hire:
- Copy edit and write headlines for all news stories
- Coordinate press runs to maximize editorial space and advertising revenue
Additional duties assumed:
- Edit national, international, health, travel, mutual fund and autos coverage
- Publish all news packages and multimedia online
- Design information graphics and news pages
- Aid managing editor with selection of cover stories
- Assist in execution of long-term editorial projects
- Support server and database management
- Supervise and train new editorial department employees
Copy Editor and Reporter, Northern Star, DeKalb, Ill.; part-time, November 2002 to May 2004
Duties upon hire:
- Copy edit and write headlines for all news sections
Additional duties assumed:
- Report stories and features for entertainment section
- Write movie and music reviews for entertainment section
ACTIVITIES
- Awarded 2011 Local Reporting Grant, Chicago Community Trust and McCormick Foundation
- Attended 2011 Investigative Reporters and Editors “Watchdog Journalism” workshop
- Participated in 2005 Midwest Press Institute copy editing conference, St. Louis, Mo.
- Attended conferences on law, economics, health and urban policy and other topics
SKILLS
- Mac and Windows operating systems, Mac OS X native
- HTML, CSS and other Internet markup languages
- PHP, MySQL content management systems
- Adobe Creative Suite, including InDesign and Acrobat, and QuarkXPress software
- Microsoft Office software
EDUCATION
Bachelor of arts degree, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Ill.; May 2004
Major, English; minor, philosophy