Teacher at St James Language Center
Czech Republic
- Current
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- Teacher at St James Language Center
- Founder & Content Writer at European-City-Parks.com
- Travel Columnist at FLAIR Magazine
- Past
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- Features Writer at The Suncoast News, Tampa
- Senior Editor at Rosen Publishing, New York
- Education
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- Columbia College Chicago
- Connections
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- Industry
- Writing and Editing
- Websites
Mark Beyer’s Summary
Ten years experience writing for highly successful New York, Chicago, and Tampa publications consistently winning awards for books, journalism and web content.
Mark Beyer’s Specialties:
Experienced Features Writer • Web-content Author • Editor • Magazine Columnist • English-as-a-Foreign-Language Teacher
Mark Beyer’s Experience
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Teacher
St James Language Center
(Primary/Secondary Education industry)
September 2008 — Present (2 months)
Teach English language to business professionals in Prague, Czech Republic.
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Founder & Content Writer
European-City-Parks.com
(Online Media industry)
November 2006 — Present (2 years)
Top search engine ranked TRAVEL site
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Travel Columnist
FLAIR Magazine
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; MEG; Newspapers industry)
September 2006 — Present (2 years 2 months)
Currently planning and traveling to destinations, photographing sites, and writing travel columns of USA and international tourist spots. Recent articles include Krakow, Prague, Chicago Music Festival, Panama, San Diego, and Hawaii.
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Features Writer
The Suncoast News, Tampa
(Newspapers industry)
August 2003 — October 2005 (2 years 3 months)
Researched local topics of interest, interviewed subjects; photographed bands, art exhibits and interviewees; wrote four 1,000+ word features for twice-weekly, award winning paper of 60,000+ circulation.
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Senior Editor
Rosen Publishing, New York
(Publishing industry)
1999 — 2003 (4 years)
Managed staff of four in packaging division, developing and publishing 80 books per year for outside companies. Line edited 40+ books per year, taking titles from concept to bound book; hired freelance writers, negotiated contracts; worked in concert with designers, management and publisher to create successful imprint that grew from four to 10 editors in three years.
Mark Beyer’s Education
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Columbia College Chicago
MFA, Creative Writing, 1995 — 1997
- Activities and Societies:
- student activities committee; tutoring; writing mentor
Additional Information
Mark Beyer’s Websites:
Mark Beyer’s Interests:
travel, reading, skiing, hiking, exercise
Mark Beyer’s Groups:
Travel Writers Alliance
Mark Beyer’s Honors:
2005, Honorable Mention, Florida Press Association: Features, "Salvation Saloon"
1998, Honorable Mention, Columbia University Scholastic Press Assoc: Short Story, "Lucy"
Mark Beyer’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- business deals
- getting back in touch
