Kwan Booth

Current

• Events Editor at Oakbook Magazine
• Contributing Editor at Oakland Post Newspaper

Education

• City College of San Francisco
• Old Dominion University

Connections

51 connections

Industry

Writing and Editing

Websites

• My Company

Kwan Booth’s Summary

Journalist and communications professional skilled in print and online reporting, content creation and editorial management. Cultural liaison adept at working with diverse communities with an emphasis on cultural innovation, social justice initiatives and creative development.

Kwan Booth’s Specialties:

Producing features, interviews and hard news stories, print and online content editing and managing. Blogging, social networking, email marketing and calendar editing. Creating press packets and business collateral. Computer skills: Microsoft Office Suite, Open Office, Google Apps Suite, PC/MAC, basic LINUX, Adobe InDesign CS, Adobe Photoshop CS, Dreamweaver, WordPress 2.0, Zope CMS, FTP Clients, Counterpoint, Horizon, various email marketing, social networking and on-line research tools.

Kwan Booth’s Experience

• Events Editor

  Oakbook Magazine

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)

  January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)

  Writing print and online art and cultural features. Create and manage online events calendar, posting blog entries. Promoting the overall growth of the company by networking with community groups, clubs and promoters and organizing special events.

• Contributing Editor

  Oakland Post Newspaper

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Newspapers industry)

  April 2005 — Present (4 years 8 months)

  Writing culture and community focused feature and hard news stories. Regularly update online content. Collecting and summarizing news from various print and online media sources. Managing team of contributing writers, photographers and designers. Working with ad department to developing marketing and sponsorship opportunities. Using InDesign and Photoshop to layout weekly publication.

Kwan Booth’s Education

• City College of San Francisco

  Graphic Design 2005 — 2007

• Old Dominion University

  1994 — 1999

Additional Information

Kwan Booth’s Websites:

• My Company

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