Owner, Forum Communications
Greater Detroit Area
- Current
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- Publicist at Oakland University
- Publisher, Editor, Designer at Michigan Women's Forum
- Past
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- Chair 2009 at Women's Commission for Oakland County
- Marketing Specialist/Web Master at Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit
- Reporter/Community Editor at Observer & Eccentric Newspapers
- Managing Editor at Lakeville Publishing
- Education
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- Oakland University
- Concordia College
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Joni Hubred-Golden’s Summary
I am that rare combination of 20th century work ethic and 21st century savvy, solidly grounded in talent and willing to passionately embrace new technologies. I am PC and Mac compatible, flexible and open to new experiences. I love writing, I love social media, and I am experienced and skilled at both.
Joni Hubred-Golden’s Specialties:
Casual and formal writing, media relations, writing for and managing social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Blogger, Wordpress, YouTube) simple and effective graphic and Web design.
Joni Hubred-Golden’s Experience
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Publicist
Oakland University
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
July 2006 — Present (3 years 5 months)
I am responsible for promoting more than 100 events each season, through advertisements, a Web site and electronic calendar, as well as creating direct mail pieces, posters and a season brochure. In addition, I have developed specific recruiting tools on the MTD Web site, along with traditional print
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Publisher, Editor, Designer
Michigan Women's Forum
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
March 2003 — Present (6 years 9 months)
I created Michigan Women's Forum from the desire to continue writing after I left the newspaper industry. Over the past five years, I have increased the electronic magazine's size and scope to include four columnists, a calendar of events, searchable archive and specific news sections. I have dramatically increased Forum's Web site traffic and organically elevated its Google search ranking to consistent page 1 and 2 results.
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Chair 2009
Women's Commission for Oakland County
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
2008 — 2009 (1 year )
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Marketing Specialist/Web Master
Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
July 2004 — July 2006 (2 years 1 month)
The JCC is a surprisingly complex network of individual departments and programs in two locations. All department and program directors rely on the three-person Marketing team for brochures, posters, press releases, media relations, advertising placement and on-line promotions. My responsibilities included copywriting, press release distribution, media relations, Web design, and managing client expectations.
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Reporter/Community Editor
Observer & Eccentric Newspapers
(Newspapers industry)
March 1999 — July 2004 (5 years 5 months)
As a reporter from 1999 to 2001, I wrote 8-10 news stories per week on topics that ranged from city government and crime to human interest features and business profiles. While Community Editor of the Farmington Observer, from 2001 until my resignation in 2004, I managed an editorial calendar, supervised and coached reporters, wrote editorials and personal columns, designed news pages and served as the "face" of the newspaper at community events.
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Managing Editor
Lakeville Publishing
(Newspapers industry)
December 1989 — February 1999 (9 years 3 months)
Reporter (government, police, features) - 1989 to 1991
News Editor - 1991 to 1996
Managing Editor - 1996 to 1999
*Company sold in 1999.
Joni Hubred-Golden’s Education
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Oakland University
BA , Communications , 2007 — 2012 (expected)
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Concordia College
1976 — 1978
Additional Information
Joni Hubred-Golden’s Websites:
Joni Hubred-Golden’s Interests:
Writing, social media, research, spirituality
Joni Hubred-Golden’s Groups:
Women's Commission for Oakland County, Inforum, Oakland County NOW, Women Officials Network, Farmington Michigan Main Street Promotions Committee, Farmington Historical Society, Pastways Inc.
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Job Openings, Job Leads and Job Connections! -
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Media and Entertainment: Networking, Forum and Jobs -
TEDxDetroit
Joni Hubred-Golden’s Honors:
Detroit NOW
Feminist of the Year Loretta Moore Award - 2008
Association for Women in Communications
Clarion Award (Web site under $10K) - 2008
Michigan Press Association Awards
1999 - Breaking News
2003 - Best Column Writing, Honorable Mention
Suburban Newspaper Association
2003 - Best Column Writing, 3rd Place
2002 - Best Column Writing, 2nd Place
2002 - Best Editorial Writing, 1st Place
Joni Hubred-Golden’s Contact Settings
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