Ben Ledbetter

Current

• Small Business Key Contact Specialist at AT&T Mobility

Past

• Substitute teacher at Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
• Reporter at The Dispatch
• Assistant editor at Loudoun Easterner

• Association editor at USAE newspaper
• Sports Reporter and Copy Editor at The Item
• Staff Writer at Kings Mountain Herald

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Education

• University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Recommended

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Connections

26 connections

Industry

Non-Profit Organization Management

Websites

• My Blog

Ben Ledbetter’s Summary

* Publications generalist with the ability to write, edit, lay out pages, and take photos is seeking a public relations/communications job after 11 years in journalism.
* Copy editor and page designer who is proficient with Microsoft Office, Photoshop, Quark Xpress, and Pagemaker page design software.
* Professional who is proficient in reading arrest warrants, budgets, and other public records.

Ben Ledbetter’s Specialties:

Writing, editing, photography, and page layout

Ben Ledbetter’s Experience

• Small Business Key Contact Specialist

  AT&T Mobility

  (Public Company; T; Telecommunications industry)

  December 2008 — Present (1 year )

• Substitute teacher

  Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools

  (Educational Institution; Education Management industry)

  May 2008 — November 2008 (7 months)

  * Fill in for regular teacher
  * Run class according to lesson plans left by the teacher

• Reporter

  The Dispatch

  (Newspapers industry)

  July 2007 — March 2008 (9 months)

  * Write articles about courts, public safety agencies, and city government
  * Respond to breaking news events at any hour
  * Cover trials and meetings as needed
  * Take photographs, hand-held-video

• Assistant editor

  Loudoun Easterner

  (Newspapers industry)

  November 2005 — July 2007 (1 year 9 months)

  * Paginating news pages on production day
  * Added a consistent sports section to the paper
  * Started the paper's county government coverage
  * Wrote features, government stories, spot news, and sports articles.
  * Took photos
  * Prepared content for the paper's Web site

• Association editor

  USAE newspaper

  (Hospitality industry)

  February 2005 — November 2005 (10 months)

  * Contributed to the paper's weekly coverage of national associations
  * Paginate the paper on its production day and send it via FTP to the printer
  * Produce paper on site at several conventions across the country

• Sports Reporter and Copy Editor

  The Item

  (Newspapers industry)

  October 2002 — February 2005 (2 years 5 months)

  * Provide coverage of a variety of high school, college, and professional sports.
  * Edit weekly community sports package
  * Design news and business pages
  * Edit stories
  * Proof pages

• Staff Writer

  Kings Mountain Herald

  (Newspapers industry)

  March 2001 — September 2002 (1 year 7 months)

  * Write nine to eleven stories a week on many subjects.
  * Provide the paper's coverage of city council, city school district, and county government
  * Take photos for stories
  * Contribute column each week for editorial page

Ben Ledbetter’s Education

• University of North Carolina at Greensboro

  BA , Media Studies, minor in History , 1997 — 2000

  * Made the Dean's List for the Fall, 1999 semester
  * Was a disc jockey for the student radio station
  * Reporter and later sports editor at student newspaper

Additional Information

Ben Ledbetter’s Websites:

• My Blog

Ben Ledbetter’s Groups:

•    UNC Greensboro Alumni
•    Smitty's Notes e-newsletter Networking Group

Ben Ledbetter’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch