ANGELA M. ASCHE
Email: angelaasche@gmail.com
Location: Vallejo, CA
JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE
Content Writer, Insider Pages (Feb. 2008-present)
-Write editorial content for more then 100 business listings a week.
Freelance Writer, Citysearch (Jan. 2008-present)
-Research and write weekly events feature and restaurant reviews.
Freelance Writer, Diablo magazine (Jan. 2008-Feb. 2008)
-Research topics and write Home & Garden advertorial features for February and March issues.
Editorial/Marketing Intern, Diablo Publications (Oct. 2007-Feb. 2008)
-Fact checker for various magazines and publications.
-Assisted with marketing events, participated in marketing and website meetings, managed and developed editorial content for website launch.
Editorial Intern, Citysearch (Sept.-Dec. 2007)
-Researched, produced, and managed weekly events feature featured roundups.
-Wrote reviews and profiles on restaurants, hotels, and local businesses.
Asst. Managing Editor, Golden Gate [X]press Online (Sept.-Dec. 2007)
-Trained and managed five producers, edited and fact checked multimedia and text stories, generated story ideas, published stories on [X]press webpage with Movable Type.
Producer/Reporter, Golden Gate [X]press Online (Jan.-May 2007)
-Projects included multimedia storytelling of breaking news and features, blogging, podcasts, and Flash-based portfolio packages.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Sales Associate, Costco Wholesale (June 2000-present)
-Electronics department sales representative, serving as the expert wine steward.
-Additional duties include providing customer service, cashiering, and stocking merchandise.
Volunteer, Arts Benicia (May-Aug. 2004)
-Photographed events for website, entered data, filed documents, assisted with art shows and auctions.
LANGUAGES
Working knowledge of Italian
MULTIMEDIA/COMPUTER SKILLS
Soundtrack Pro, Soundslides, basic HTML, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Soundtrack Pro, Mac/PC Operating Systems, MS Office
EDUCATION
B.A. Journalism, San Francisco State, 2007, Cum Laude
ACHIEVEMENTS
-Best Breaking News Multimedia, Golden Gate [X]press, 2007
-Best Community Multimedia, Golden Gate [X]press, 2007
-Best Multimedia Structure, Golden Gate [X]press
HOBBIES
Cooking, practicing piano, snowboarding, hiking, painting and sketching.
REFERENCES
Provided upon request.
