Maeve Hickok resume

2009-02-10T11:56:00.000-08:00

Maeve Hickok

105 Clinton Street

New Bedford, Massachusetts 02740

H (508) 994-0639

C (508) 542-1663

Maeve.d.hickok@gmail.com

http://www. maevehickok.com-professional writing

Objective

Online contract editorial assignments: communications management, including working with executive management, editors, writers, photographers, graphic designers, web professionals. Also, public relations concept/ proposal development; feature writing and editing; targeted news articles and press releases; marketing and web writing.

Skills

Managing editor overseeing graphic designers, pre-press production editor, photography, concept, writers, tracking, deadlines, budgets

Researcher for article topics, interview contacts; data for reports, concept papers, progress reports, award nominations; company histories

Interviewer for feature-length articles

Writer: news, feature, report, advertising, audio and visual broadcast, press releases

Copy editor/proofreader of articles, features, press releases, reports

Attributes

Accurate, data-driven, creative, clear, effective, timely, congenial, collaborative

Editing and citation usage

The Chicago Manual of Style
Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual
Modern Language Association
American Psychological Association
IEEE

Experience

Principal, Muse Communications

Solo practice

Edit/polish/proofread
Press releases and feature articles
Media placement
Brochure copywriting

Managing Editor, http://www.Earthzine.org

Co-develop virtual international environmental webzine
Collaborate/build communications network of editors, writers
Track article development and copyright
Write and edit articles
Market development

· University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Executive Director, Information/News/Publications

o Chief university spokesperson

§ Administration communications

§ Policy and public information

§ Crisis communications

§ Member, Executive Council

o Executive editor: News Office

§ Managed administration and academic news dissemination

§ Creator/editor/writer UMass Dartmouth Observer newspaper

§ Editor/writer UMass Dartmouth Magazine

§ Editor development/program/ advertising collateral

§ Supervisor writers and clerical staff, students

o Creative director: Publications Office

§ Supervised publications development, writing, design

§ Oversight postal regulations

§ Oversight outdoor advertising

§ Supervised production editor, graphic designer, writer, photographer, clerical and part-time staff

§ Budget responsibility $350,000

· Northeastern University, News Office staff writer

Correspondent

Providence Journal, Massachusetts Bureau

Superior court reporting: criminal trials, dispositions
Features

Standard-Times, New Bedford

Middleboro town government

Magazine writer, freelance

Horse & Horseman
New Bedford Magazine

Awards

2001 Bell Ringer, Publicity Club of New England, for “Jim Perdue: From the Eastern Shore to the South Coast…and back”
Accredited Public Relations, Public Relations Society of America

Education

B.A. English, University of Massachusetts Amherst
M.A. Professional Writing, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Muse Communications

Maeve Hickok resume

Skills

Experience