Copy Editor at 944 Magazine and Chapter Leader of SwirlPhoenix
Phoenix, Arizona Area
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- Copy Editor at 944 Magazine
- Chapter Leader at SwirlPhoenix
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- Promotions Assistant at Sierra H Broadcasting
- Promotions Intern at Cumulus Broadcasting
- Summer Intern at NY1 News
- Copy Editor/Reporter at Columbia Missourian
- Editor at X2K Magazine
- Education
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- University of Missouri-Columbia
- Arizona State University
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Joel Lyons’s Summary
Aspiring music and diversity-related writer/editor with nearly five years of writing, reporting and copyediting experience in the journalism field.
Joel Lyons’s Specialties:
Entertainment reporting; arts and culture reporting; interviewing; red carpet; government reporting; copyediting; copywriting
Joel Lyons’s Experience
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Copy Editor
944 Magazine
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)
January 2006 — Present (2 years 11 months)
Fact-check and copyedit articles for grammar, Associated Press and 944 styles; assist with pagination and managing flow of editorial content, as well as communicating between production and managing editors; report stories about lifestyle, fashion and entertainment topics for publication in magazine and Web site; write descriptions of monthly issue themes for sales proposals; as Online Editorial Trafficker, coordinated communication between, recruitment of and assigned projects to writers and photographers that served as contributors to 944’s 25-city spanning Online Editorial Team, along with conceptualizing ideas for, obtaining and tracking editorial content for 944.com.
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Chapter Leader
SwirlPhoenix
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
2006 — Present (2 years)
Swirl, Inc. is an anti-racist, grassroots organization that serves the mixed heritage community and aims to develop a national consciousness around mixed heritage issues to empower members to organize and take action towards progressive social change.
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Promotions Assistant
Sierra H Broadcasting
(Broadcast Media industry)
June 2006 — November 2007 (1 year 6 months)
Managed, emceed and served as disc jockey at promotional events for R&B (Mega 104.3 FM) and dance (Energy Arizona 92.7/101.1 FM) radio stations. Also held position from May 2001 to December 2001.
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Promotions Intern
Cumulus Broadcasting
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
August 2005 — December 2005 (5 months)
Assisted with organization and implementation of promotional events for radio group’s local radio stations; recruited audience participation during and conducting call-ins for “Tiger Tailgate” events on KOQL 106.1 FM.
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Summer Intern
NY1 News
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
June 2005 — August 2005 (3 months)
Edited and co-produced packages for 24-hour city cable news channel on entertainment industry and events; assisted with news-gathering process.
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Copy Editor/Reporter
Columbia Missourian
(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)
August 2003 — August 2004 (1 year 1 month)
Copyedited features and news stories for grammar, Associated Press and Missourian styles; reported for community newspaper and magazine in areas including entertainment, public life and education; converted some articles to self-read stories for NPR affiliate, KBIA 91.3 FM.
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Editor
X2K Magazine
(Writing and Editing industry)
June 2002 — November 2002 (6 months)
Cofounded and oversaw editorial direction of diversity-themed ’zine, including compiling and editing articles, poetry, editorials, features and letters; distributed ’zine nationally, and promoted magazine and events to our readers.
Joel Lyons’s Education
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University of Missouri-Columbia
Master of Arts, Journalism, 2003 — 2006
- Activities and Societies:
- The Columbia Missourian, VOX Magazine
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Arizona State University
Bachelor of Arts, Broadcast Journalism, 1998 — 2003
- Activities and Societies:
- Allies in Action, SIMBA, Phoenix Union Devils, Residence Hall Association, State Press Columnist, KASC 1260 AM "The Blaze" News Reader, Intergroup Relations Center, Leadership 2000, Voices of Discovery
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NLGJA National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association
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