Content Director, Web publishing
Chico, California Area
- Current
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- Content Director at Savetz Publishing, Inc.
- Web publisher at self
- Past
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- managing editor at Upstate Business Journal and InSideOut magazine
- Associate Editor at Chico News & Review
- Special Sections Editor/ County & Courts Beat Reporter at Five Cities Times-Press-Recorder
- stringer at Arcata Union
- Education
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- Humboldt State University
- Yreka High School
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Devanie Angel’s Summary
Experienced journalist. Web publisher maintaining several "Tipsites" with helpful and fun information. Depending on the circumstances, I may be available for freelance copy editing, proofreading, news and feature writing, composing press releases, blogging and perhaps grantwriting. (I've completed a weekend-long Grantwriting USA course and have written a handful of grants.)
Devanie Angel’s Specialties:
editing, writing, proofreading, managing people, meeting deadlines, being creative, finding things out
Devanie Angel’s Experience
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Content Director
Savetz Publishing, Inc.
(Online Media industry)
May 2008 — Present (6 months)
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Web publisher
self
(Publishing industry)
July 2006 — Present (2 years 4 months)
As a Web publisher, I have drawn from my background as a reporter, writer and editor to create and maintain several quality, content-driven Web sites designed to be of help to their viewers. My Tipsites include: www.freepreschoolcrafts.com, www.freegradeschoolcrafts.com, www.easycupcakes.com, www.100caloriesnacks.net, www.binocularsinformation.com, www.babyfootprints.info, www.yourultrasound.com, www.teethingtips.com, www.babymiddlename.net, www.babyshowerfun.net, www.startascrapbookstore.com, www.freeobituary.info, www.safepranks.net, www.christmasbirthday.net and www.idontwanttodothat.com. In July 2008 I launched ChicoKids.net, an independent guide to kid-friendly places and activities in Chico, California.
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managing editor
Upstate Business Journal and InSideOut magazine
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)
March 2006 — May 2008 (2 years 3 months)
As managing editor of two regional publications, a business journal and a home-and-garden magazine, I coordinated and edited editorial content and oversaw the editorial end of the monthly production process.
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Associate Editor
Chico News & Review
(Writing and Editing industry)
September 1996 — March 2006 (9 years 7 months)
As associate editor of the alternative newsweekly the Chico News & Review, I played a leadership role in putting out this award-winning publication while also producing thousands of articles over nearly a decade, from investigative journalism to features to spot news. I also wrote a widely read weekly column for this paper on the topic of local business news. I won a few California Newspaper Publishers Association awards and was also named Media Partner of the Year by the Butte County Farm Bureau.
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Special Sections Editor/ County & Courts Beat Reporter
Five Cities Times-Press-Recorder
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
September 1994 — September 1996 (2 years 1 month)
At this twice-weekly community newspaper, I coordinated, wrote for and edited more than 50 themed special-section inserts each year. I also wrote features and covered breaking news, with my main "beat" being San Luis Obispo County government and courts.
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stringer
Arcata Union
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)
1991 — 1994 (3 years)
While in college, I worked steadily for Arcata's weekly newspaper as a freelance writer and photographer. I covered all meetings of the Blue Lake and Trinidad city councils, wrote many features and scooped the nearby daily paper on news stories. (The paper is now defunct).
Devanie Angel’s Education
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Humboldt State University
journalism, news-editorial and public relations; minor in studio art (photography), 1990 — 1994
I spent much of my time in college in section-editor roles at The Lumberjack weekly newspaper. I was named "top news-editorial graduate" with a GPA of 3.8. I also worked part time at the university library throughout college. The summer after college I worked at the Eureka Times-Standard and the Eureka Baking Company in Arcata. My name at the time was Devanie Anderson.
- Activities and Societies:
- The Lumberjack newspaper, Society of Professional Journalists
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Yreka High School
1986 — 1990
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Devanie Angel’s Interests:
journalism, Web publishing, scrapbooking
Devanie Angel’s Honors:
California Newspaper Publishers Association 1st place for Best Sports Story in 2001 and 2nd place for Best Agriculture Story in 2001. Butte County Farm Bureau Media Partner of the Year, 2001. Two previous CNPA awards. Big Brothers Big Sisters "Big Celebrity," 2006. Humboldt State University "Top News-Editorial Graduate," 1994.
