Gayle Falkenthal

San Diego, CA USA
20 Years Experience

Professional Experience

Award-winning content creator, journalist and PR pro. Adept with articles, columns, op-eds, blog posts, website copy. Can write any length, any style, all formats. National columnist for Communities Digital News. I write quickly, concisely, and without drama, grammatically correct and error free. Let me help you tell your story and find your voice.

Expertise

Content Editor (online) 20 YearsEditor 20 YearsWriter 20 Years

Specialty

Sports & Recreation 10 YearsBusiness (general) 15 YearsLaw 10 Years

Industries

Online/new media 10 YearsBroadcasting - News - Radio (Local) 15 YearsPR (firm) - Small to mid-sized corp. clients 10 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • Patch.com (6-10)
  • Communities at Washington Times (10+)
  • San Diego Daily Transcript (6-10)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • Associated Builders and Contractors, San Diego (10+)
  • San Diego County Taxpayers Assn. (10+)
  • Fleischer & Associates (10+)

Awards

San Diego Press Club, Health Care Communicators of San Diego, RTNDA Golden Mikes (Southern California broadcasting)

Associations

San Diego Press Club, Online News Association

Other Work History

Director of Public Affairs, San Diego District Attorney; Communications Director and Disaster Public Affairs Officer, American Red Cross (San Diego)

Technical Skills

Photoshop

Foreign Language Skills

N/A

Unions

N/A

Computer Skills

Microsoft Office suite, general CMS

Equipment

MacBookPro user (but not a total fanboy)

Work Permits & Visas

N/A

References

Contact me for references.

General

Boxing column for national online news platform.
Feature story with interview.
Consumer or "how-to" story example.
Column on current media issues; opinion, news and interviews