Professional/Personal Overview
Freelancer with twelve years of experience writing entertainment and lifestyle features seeking to meet the needs of clients in search of crisp, clear and concise writing that could easily stretch beyond the subjects of stage and screen.
Work Info
Expertise
Editor
1 Year
Freelance Media Specialist
8 Years
Writer
12 Years
Specialty
Education
8 Years
Entertainment
12 Years
Business (general)
24 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
12 Years
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
Gatehouse Media (11+), Abington Public Schools (3-5), South Shore Music Circus (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Abington High Drama Club (1-2)
Other Work History
Customer Service Manager in the Life Insurance and Financial Services Industry for twenty years. Special Education Tutor at a high school for eight years. School Newspaper Adviser for one year.
Computer Skills
Word, Excel, Windows XP
Equipment
Digital Camera (used for quite a few published photos), Digital Audio Recorder
Unions
Massachusetts Teachers Association
References
Dana Barbuto - Features Editor at the Patriot Ledger 617-786-7000
Associations
Avant Guild Member
Other
Completed Several Graduate Level Communications classes at Emerson College, Media Bistro Classes in Public Relations and Copy Writing
Freelancer Availability
I occasionally freelance. I live near Boston, MA. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.
Work Samples
Entertainment
(Patriot Ledger/Gatehouse Media , 3/12/2012)
Review of the Company Theater's Production of "The Wedding Singer."
(Patriot Ledger/Gatehouse Media , 12/5/2011)
A review of the revamped Radio City Christmas Spectacular National Tour stop in Boston.
(Patriot Ledger/Gatehouse Media , 7/1/2010)
An interview I did with singer/songwriter/musician Boz Scaggs that was written for the Patriot Ledger, but published in dozens of Gatehouse Media outlets across the country.
(Patriot Ledger/Gatehouse Media , 8/6/2009)
A candid interview with Harry Wayne Casey, KC of KC and the Sunshine Band
Profile
(The Patriot Ledger , 5/29/2012)
Profile of Mary Kippenhan, a seven year old first grader with cerebral palsy
Contact Info
Jim DormanTel: 7819747564E-Mail: jdorman60@gmail.com Website: http://
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June 4, 2013 | San Francisco
