Ross Gianfortune
2202 Phelps, #106
Adelphi, Maryland 20783
rjgianfortune@gmail.com
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| Experience |
July 2005-Present
The Gazette Gaithersburg, MD Internet
Content Coordinator
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Managed content
on Web site covering 35+ communities in suburban Maryland, covering four
counties, as well. Community weeklies
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Produced and assigned
daily updates to Web site on news.
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Worked with CEO,
publisher, advertising department and executive editor to manage content
on site and make modifications to design and infrastructure of site.
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Administered staff
member (loader) on converting Quark documents into HTML onto site using
Morris Digital Works system. Also trained and worked with members of copy
desk in using Morris software (BoxTool, SiteWeaver and Sitestitcher.)
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Helped oversee
complete redesign of Web content management in July 2005, as well as worked
on redesign code, training and deployment from iProduction content management
system to Morris system. |
| July 2003-July 2005 The
Gazette Gaithersburg,
MD Copy
editor/Page designer
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Wrote headlines,
captions and designed pages for weekly newspaper. § Won in-house awards for best design and best headline. |
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Aug. 2003-Aug. 2004 The Washington Post Washingon, DC Sports news aide
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Took scores over
phone fax and e-mail.
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Wrote game summaries
and box scores, worked on tight nightly deadlines and collaborated with
editors on high school sports coverage. |
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20012003 Columbia Missourian Columbia, MO Copy editor/Page designer/Web producer/Reporter
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Wrote headlines,
captions and edited content for daily newspaper.
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Worked on tight
deadline, excelling with Quark Xpress, Adobe PhotoShop, ACT Editorial
and MacroMedia DreamWeaver.
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Covered police
and courts beat for summer of 2001. Also wrote business and feature stories. |
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1999-2003 KCOU Radio
Columbia, MO Music Director
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Acted as liaison
between top-50 rated college radio station and record labels, promotion
companies and band management.
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Acted as manager
for 20-person music staff, reviewing 50-60 albums a week for radio station.
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Hosted weekly
“College Music Report,” the highest rated countdown show on KCOU during
time hosted. |
| Education |
1999-2003 University of Missouri Columbia,MO
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Bachelor of Journalism,
Editorial sequence, Online journalism emphasis with political science
minor.
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Dean’s List recipient.
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Field of studies
include Cross-Cultural Journalism (diversity training), Women in the Media
(women’s studies) and new media courses. |