Jennifer Hickey

Flushing, Queens, NY USA
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Professional Experience

I am a Senior Editor, Director of the Publishing department of Fitch Ratings and also work as a freelance writer.

Expertise

Copy Editor
15 Years
Editor
11 Years
Writer
4 Years

Specialty

Business (general)
15 Years
Fiction
4 Years
Finance
11 Years

Industries


Newspaper - National
4 Years
Other
4 Years
Other
11 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

15 Years

Technical Skills

Adobe CS5 InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver

Foreign Language Skills

French -- somewhat proficient

Computer Skills

Windows XP/7, Microsoft Word 2003/2010, Excel, Power Point, Adobe Acrobat

Equipment

MacBook Pro, iPhone

References

Jeanette Topar, Erin Friar

Awards

Graduated Cum Laude in 1993 with B.A. in History; selected to Whos Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, 1993; inducted into Alpha Chi National College Honor Society, 1991 and Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society, 1992; Teaching Assistant, Fall 1991 and Spring 1992

Associations

member, AvantGuild; associate member, PEN America Center

Showcase

Writing Sample

This article profiles a small component parts company in Red Hook, Brooklyn that has adopted various green technology, practices (including installing a green roof, and how these investments have helped it thrive, even hiring during the recession, despite the exodus of manufacturing from NYC.
This article discusses various green business opportunities for entrepreneurs that have proved profitable.
This article discusses how marketers employ technology and principals of behavioral economics to target the right group of customers more efficiently.