RESUME
Glenn W. Gullickson
1025 Via Zapata, Apt. 204
Riverside, Calif. 92507
(951) 334-9473-cell
E-mail: GGulli@sbcglobal.net
Career summary: Publications and communications experience, including work as newspaper reporter, news editor, city editor, features editor, entertainment editor, copy editor and page layout designer at daily newspapers with up to 200,000 circulation. Two years as college journalism instructor. Master's degree in journalism.
EXPERIENCE
Management:
-Recruited, hired, trained, coached, scheduled, assigned and evaluated staff members
-Supervised staff of up to 15 reporters, copy editors, designers, artists, correspondents
-Prepared individual and departmental goals and monitored progress
-Maintained budgets
Coverage planning:
-Developed content for arts/entertainment sections, including coverage of movies, music, theater, visual arts, television, day trips, dining, books, DVD and CD releases and events
-Planned content for lifestyle sections, including topic pages for home, food, health/fitness, kids, fashion, motor, family and travel sections
-Created and maintained publication schedules
-Coordinated coverage with other editors at publication and editors at partner newspapers
-Directed local news coverage; assigned spot news, special event and enterprise coverage
Teaching:
-Taught college journalism classes on news writing, editing, publication design, history, editorial management
-Advised staffs of college newspaper and yearbook
Editing:
-Worked with photographers, page designers and copy editors to produce sections
-Edited local and wire news and feature copy-Selected wire stories from multiple services
-Selected photos and graphics for publication
-Wrote headlines
Reporting/Writing:
-News, features, travel writing, columns
Layout:
-Page layout including front pages, inside pages, feature fronts, tabloid sections, editorial pages, business pages, special sections
-Worked with artists to develop graphics and illustrations
-Pagination: SpeedPlanner, PageSpeed (DTI on Macintosh)
Project Management:
-Coordinated redesign projects at three newspapers, improving layout and packaging
-Created new weekend arts/entertainment sections
-Edited special sections on special events, including the Palm Springs International Film Festival, Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals and other event previews
-Assisted with newspaper's conversion to morning publication
-Assisted with launch of newspaper's Sunday edition
EMPLOYERS
The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif.
-2007-2009: Community News Editor, Assistant Metro Editor
-2001-2007: Editor of The Guide, weekly weekend entertainment tabloid
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Ontario, Calif.
-1998-2001: Lifestyle/Entertainment Editor
Tribune Newspapers, Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz.
-1990-1998: copy editor/page designer for community news, features and entertainment sections; wire editor
Previously:
-Monroe (Mich.) Evening News, news editor
-Minot (N.D.) Daily News, features editor; news editor
-Minot (N.D.) State University, journalism instructor, adviser to student publications
-Willmar (Minn.) West Central Tribune, city editor-news editor
-Williston (N.D.) Daily News, reporter
EDUCATION
Master of Arts-University of Arizona, Tucson
Major: Journalism
Other studies: Business administration, education, counseling
Project: Status of Journalism Education in Five Midwestern States
Bachelor of Science-Minnesota State University-Moorhead
Major: Mass Communications
Additional Education
-Zenger-Miller management training, 2002
-Media News Group Management training in employee motivation and discipline, interviewing and selecting employees, performance evaluation, making meetings work, leadership styles, 1999-2001
-Supervision seminar, Minot State University, 1988
-Seminar for city editors, American Press Institute, Reston, Va., 1982
OTHER PUBLICATION
Articles have appeared in:
-The Fargo (N.D.) Forum, Travel section
-The Bismarck (N.D.) Tribune
-North Dakota Horizons
-South Dakota High School Press
-The New York Times feature wire
-Press Women Magazine
SERVICE
-Part-time instructor, Mesa Community College, news writing
-Mentor for University of California-Riverside newspaper
-Judge for high school, college and professional contests
-Conducted workshops for public on dealing with the media
AWARDS
-California Newspaper Publisher Association awards for entertainment and lifestyle sections
-Nominee for newsroom employee of the year, 2000
-National and state awards for page layout for 10 years-State awards for editing front and feature pages, lifestyle, travel and special sections; writing news, columns and travel stories; headlines and captions
