Mark Kreuzwieser updated resume 090914

MARK KREUZWIESER Writer/ Editor/ Public and media relations 803.610.7175 Kreuzwieser57@gmail.com 712 Jackson Ave., Charlotte, N.C. 28204 I am seeking a writing or editing position, full-time, part-time or freelance. I am available immediately. EXPERIENCE I have worked for three decades as a newspaper reporter, editor and photographer, magazine writer, and public and media relations management. I am active in positive social media, and I have been responsible for news page design and layout, local and wire copy editing, photo and graphics design, reporting, editorial writing, and mentoring younger reporters. My recent writings include freelance for magazines and newspapers, blogging, Wikipedia entries, Internet articles, and Facebook and Twitter entries. I have worked with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), InDesign and Adobe Photoshop. EDUCATION Bachelor of arts in English and minor in mass communications (journalism independent study), Appalachian State University, Boone, N.C. Feature section editor and reporter for the campus newspaper, The Appalachian, during freshman, sophomore and junior years. EXPERIENCE Freelance writer – Bluffton, Hilton Head Island February 2009–2013 Worked with clients on freelance assignments, including magazine, newspaper and newsletter articles Published articles in Hilton Head Monthly and Celebrate Hilton Head magazines, and Savannah Business Journal, Bluffton Today and Bluffton Sun newspapers, and Sandlapper magazine (Columbia) Use MS Office, InDesign, Quark and Photoshop for writing and design Denarius Group (formerly CNSG) Hilton Head Island January 2007–January 2009 Public Relations Manager Worked with the agency principal and account coordinators in a variety of functions essential to PR and marketing campaigns Responsible for interacting with the media, including local, regional and national newspaper, television, radio and Internet outlets (including Blogspot) Wrote and pitched press releases and bylined advertorials Researched and wrote reports on media and consumer trends Developed story ideas Distributed and tracked coverage of press releases Photographed and assisted in photo shoots Worked with numerous clients in the region, and coordinated interviews and client events Used MS Office, InDesign, Quark and Photoshop Bluffton Today April 2005–November 2006 Business Editor/Reporter Played key role in the April 2005 launching of Bluffton Today, a nationally recognized daily newspaper that combined traditional journalism with Internet-based and hyper-community communication Responsible for two business pages six days per week, plus a four-page business tabloid, Lowcountry Business Today, each Monday Wrote business articles and features, business briefs and business calendar events Worked closely with other editors, reporters, photographers, page designers and nearly a dozen expert columnists recruited from the local business community Responsible for taking many of the photographs that appeared on the business pages and in Lowcountry Business Today Used MS Office, proprietary software and Photoshop Carolina Morning News/Savannah Morning News February 1999–April 2005 Reporter/Weekend Editor Acted as the Jasper County bureau reporter and photographer for the daily South Carolina edition of the Savannah Morning News Supervised five other reporters, two photographers and one page designer Responsible for writing, design and layout as the weekend editor for the Carolina Morning News Performed as weekend editor for the Carolina Morning News; this involved writing, editing and assisting in the design of the paper, which averaged 12 to 18 pages every day Wrote editorials and features for the paper, and covered other beats, such as the town of Bluffton , Beaufort County and the town of Hilton Head Used MS Office and proprietary software Earlier work experience City Editor • The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C. 1998-1999 Paginated local front, inside pages, supervised five newsroom and two bureau reporters. Assistant Editor/Night Desk Editor/Reporter • Statesboro ( Ga. ) Herald 1997-1998 Responsible for all news pages design and layout, local and wire copy editing, photo and graphics design, and some reporting, mostly Georgia Southern University, city government and business. Editor • The ( Claxton, Ga.) Enterprise 1996-1997 Covered all news and features, wrote weekly column and editorials, and directed and produced special supplements and tabloids. Coordinated contract and arrangement with new printer that produced first CMYK photographs and graphics in paper's history. Designed and paginated all news and editorial pages. Reporter/Assistant City Editor • Savannah Morning News 1984-1996 As reporter, beats included the port of Savannah, environment, transportation, business, the military and city and county government. I was a staff co-winner of two Georgia Associated Press awards, for coverage of the mail-bomb murder of a Savannah City Council member and the campaign for and passage of the first roads sales tax referendum in Chatham County, Ga. As assistant metro editor, I supervised newsroom of 12 reporters, plus three bureaus. Reporter • Durham (N.C.) Sun (now Durham Herald-Sun) 1981-1984 I covered Durham city government, business, the N.C. legislature, Research Triangle Park and Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Reporter • The Daily Advance (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1979-1981 My first professional newspaper job after college, I covered city and county governments, environmental issues and farming. Writing Portfolio: (Many broken links; I am trying to update them.) http://markcnsghiltonhead.blogspot.com/ Links to articles: http://www.hiltonheadmonthly.com/news/2-joomla-specific-links/1863-wing-and-a-prayer-a-hilton-head-pilot-lands-in-japan-a-minute-before-the-earthquake http://www.hiltonheadmonthly.com/news/the-heritage-2011/146-the-heritage-2011/1839-chipping-in-hilton-head-rallies-in-a-12th-hour-search-for-a-heritage-title-sponsor http://www.hiltonheadmonthly.com/life-a-style/features/42-features/1852-phyllis-mauney-have-harp-will-travel http://www.hiltonheadmonthly.com/home-a-garden/features/44-features/1843-home-discovery-its-old-meets-new http://www.hiltonheadmonthly.com/business-a-money/the-green-issue/145-the-green-issue/1808-rejoice-recycle-hilton-heads-islandwide-program-launches-in-april http://www.celebratehiltonhead.com/article/2140/march-2011-charity-corner-wingfest-16th-annual-festival-signals-beginning-of-spring http://www.hiltonheadmonthly.com/news/features/81-features/1775-extreme-makeover-home-edition http://savannahbusinessjournal.com/news/construction-building/959-feb-7-extreme-community-economics-of-volunteer-homebuilding-in-lowcountry http://www.hiltonheadmonthly.com/home-a-garden/home-discovery/87-home-discovery/1776-home-discovery-living-harborside9-cambridge-circle-wexford http://www.savannahbusinessjournal.com/news/68-state-regional-news/923-jan-17-regional-water-woes-may-be-a-matter-of-political-diplomacy http://www.hiltonheadmonthly.com/business-a-money/money-report/100-money-report/1729-getting-your-financial-house-in-order http://www.hiltonheadmonthly.com/news/intriguing-people/140-intriguing-people/1732-drew-laughlin-the-new-guy http://www.hiltonheadmonthly.com/news/intriguing-people/1748-mel-gibbens-traveling-shoes http://www.celebratehiltonhead.com/article/2094/your-friendly-neighborhood-financial-advisors-morgan-keegan http://www.hiltonheadmonthly.com/business-a-money/features/58-features/1700-entrepreneurthe-winds-of-fortune http://www.celebratehiltonhead.com/article/2076/hello-dolly-colgan-returns-to-direct-hello-dolly http://www.celebratehiltonhead.com/article/2041/santa-fe-cafe-tapping-the-source http://issuu.com/hilton_head_hmonthly/docs/hhm_magazine_1011/35 http://www.villageparkgroup.com/news_cardamone.htm http://www.hiltonheadmonthly.com/news/features/565-the-port-of-jasper http://www.realwasabi.com/News/index.asp (scroll down a few pages) http://savannahnow.com/stories/021199/ACCgourmetmarket.html http://www.knowitall.org/sandlapper/summer2003/summer-pdfs/16-20-Radio-Walterboro.pdf References On request. Other Founding volunteer board member for Jasper (County, S.C.) Animal Rescue Mission, a nonprofit save-a-life and adoption organization based in Ridgeland, S.C. Volunteer for Church of the Cross Episcopal Church of Bluffton’s God’s Goods thrift shop. -30-