Professional Experience
- Experienced journalist with extensive background in news writing, editing, production, and management for magazines and interactive media
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills complemented by training and supervisory abilities
- Proven leader with record of developing, planning, and executing projects efficiently
- Skilled public speaker with excellent verbal communications skills
Expertise
Content Editor (online)
10 Years
Editor
10 Years
Writer
10 Years
Specialty
Business (general)
10 Years
Entertainment
3 Years
Entrepreneurship
3 Years
Industries
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
5 Years
Magazine - Trade magazines/publications (B2B)
3 Years
Online/new media
10 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
10 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Inc.com (10+), Essence (6-10)
Technical Skills
Basecamp, Socialtext, Fatwire, Movable Type, MailMan, Adobe GoLive!, Adobe Illustrator, QuarkXpress, Dreamweaver, Fireworks MX, Adobe Photoshop, K4
Foreign Language Skills
Some Italian, Some Spanish
Unions
none
Computer Skills
Word, Excel, OS X 10.7, Windows XP, Wordpress, Omniture, Google AdWords
Equipment
Digital Camera, laptop computer, audio recorder
Work Permits & Visas
none
References
"Nicole Richardson is full of life & it shows in her work. She is well versed in all areas of journalism and can produce phenomenal Feature stories. She works ahead of the clock to get the job done. Not only is she a great writer, but she is also creative, organized, detail-oriented and consistently produces award winning cover stories. She works hard and of course efficiently, always pushing her colleagues to do go above and beyond. I would recommend her for any writing opportunity." October 10, 2007
Takita Mason, Sponsorship Sales Coordinator, Black Enterprise Magazine
Nicole Marie Richardson possesses that rare combination of talent and skill. She has a tremendous gift of deep insight and the ability to think outside the proverbial box to develop new, unique and interesting ways of looking at a story. She is smart and tough, and challenges both her writers and colleagues to produce exemplary work. August 16, 2007
Sonya Donaldson, Editor at Large, Black Enterprise
Awards
2007 Silver Ozzie Award for Excellence in Magazine Design - Best Cover (March 2007 cover story)
New York Association of Black Journalists (x2): First Place, Magazine General Feature, The Business of Faith (May 2006 cover story); First Place, Magazine Business/Technology, Blown Away by Katrina (November 2005 cover story)
Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Award (x2): Online Feature Reporting and Online Sports Reporting, April 2003
Associations
National Association of Black Journalists