Professional Experience
A well-regarded freelance writer, my background includes social media marketing, video production, and writing articles, both news and features. One of my greatest achievements has been producing a short documentary about climate change in the Adirondacks for the United Nations that earned an honorary mention from the embassies of France in 2016. Local media –print, radio, TV – has interviewed me about my projects. I have been working as a freelance writer since 2007 writing business, health and general news stories for newspapers including the Leader Herald, Country Folks Growers, Saratoga Business Journal and Glens Falls Business Journal.
Expertise
- Content Editor (online) 4 Years
- Editor 12 Years
- Reporter 15 Years
Specialty
- Education 15 Years
- Government 15 Years
- Health 6 Years
Industries
- Online/new media 4 Years
- Newspaper - Community 15 Years
- Association publication 6 Years
Media Client List (# Assignments Last 2 Yrs)
- Seedstock(3-5)
- Houston Chronicle(6-10)
- San Diego Union Tribune(6-10)
- Leader Herald(3-5)
- Albany Business Review(1-2)
Corporate Client List (# Assignments Last 2 Yrs)
- Student National Medical Association(10+)
- Museum Association of New York State(1-2)
- Fanggle Cloud Computing Co.(6-10)
Other work history
Staff reporter-Leader Herald
Technical skills
Premiere, Photoshop
Foreign Language Skills
Proficient in French
Unions
None
Computer skills
Word, Excel, Mac, Basic HTML
Equipment
Laptop, Sony camera (digital), recorder, and microphones.
Work permits & visas
None
Awards
Honorable Mention: Film. United Nations Climate Change project, Oct. 2014.
Associations
Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce
Writing Samples
Culture Clubs
(Albany Chamber/Capital magazine 7/8/2013)
Companies are recreating the work space for their employees to make it more people-friendly resulting in more productivity and cooperation.
Interpretive Exploration
(L.A. Times 2/4/2019)
As the years have passed, the Point Vicente Interpretive Center has undergone many changes, but it's mission is the same: to focus on the Pacific gray whale while showcasing the area's history.
Space School
(L.A. Times 2/4/2019)
Robin Petgrave started as an entrepreneur early in his aviation career by giving back to his community of South Los Angeles.
Tongan Health
(Los Angeles Times 2/4/2019)
Immigrants from the Pacific island of Tonga are an often undeserved community in the United States.