Jake Finch

Simi Valley, CA USA
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Professional Experience

An extensively published freelancer, author, editor and sometime photographer, I adeptly dive into new areas of knowledge, as well as my old favorites, with professional ease. I love both a challenge and learning about new industries and trends.

Expertise

Editor
8 Years
Reporter
13 Years
Writer
13 Years

Specialty

Education
10 Years
Lifestyle
13 Years
Home & Garden
13 Years

Industries


Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
5 Years
Newspaper - Local/Regional
13 Years
Book Publishing Consumer
5 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

13 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Central Coast Farm & Ranch (1-2), C&T Publishing (10+), Southern California Home & Garden (3-5), Ventura County Star newspaper (10+), American Quilter Magazine (3-5), Mark Lipinski's Quilter's Home Magazine (10+)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Ventura County Office of Education (10+), Fillmore Unified School District (10+), Moorpark Unified School District (6-10), Ventura County Economic Development Association (1-2), Community Memorial Hospital (10+), Ventura Chamber of Commerce (3-5), Conejo Valley Unified School District (3-5), Santa Paula Union High School District (10+), Studio Art Quilt Associates (3-5)

Other Work History

Staffer at: Ventura County Star, Los Angeles Times, Mark Lipinski's Quilter's Home Magazine

Technical Skills

Adobe, Quark

Foreign Language Skills

Minimal French

Unions

None

Computer Skills

Word, Excel, Outlook, Photoshop, Quark, Windows, Mac

Equipment

PC laptop, Canon Digital SLR, fax, printer, photo printer (2), copy machine, iPhone, Macbook Pro, scanner,

Work Permits & Visas

None

References

Upon request, easily secured

Awards

Journalism awards from college work; quilting awards-relevant to craft industry

Associations

SPJ, Studio Art Quilt Associates, National Quilters Association, American Quilters Society

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