Jeff Saporito

Current

• Random Guy at Lightwave International
• Writer & Web Designer at Freelance Writer

Past

• Webmaster and PR Manager at Global Ride
• Communications Specialist at Colleague Connect - Americans Abroad - Broadside Magazine - Freshman Camp - Ross Publishing

Education

• La Roche College

Recommended

1 person has recommended Jeff

Connections

20 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Portfolio
• My Company
• My Blog

Jeff Saporito’s Summary

Communication specialist with 10+ years building, maintaining and providing content for websites. 1 year professional comm development &management for six websites. Freelance writer always interested in new writing projects, especially dealing with media/entertainment/gaming. Writing credits include Grid World News, StarterKit Design & Dev, Zorro Entertainment Software, Ross Publishing & sister sites, French Fried Potaters and King of the Stupid Universe.

Jeff Saporito’s Specialties:

Exceptional writing ability, fast turnaround, intermediate knowledge of HTML, CSS and PHP. Film editing (FinalCut), camera work, digital media, hardware assembly, Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Soundtrack Pro.

Jeff Saporito’s Experience

• Random Guy

  Lightwave International

  (Entertainment industry)

  May 2009 — Present (8 months)

• Writer & Web Designer

  Freelance Writer

  (Internet industry)

  June 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)

  Freelance writing & promotion for various clients. I have been hired to news, entertainment and cultural stories, press releases, magazine articles, business blogs, mission statements, blog promotions, internet development articles, and I publish my own blog daily. Credits include Freshman Camp, Grid World News, StarterKit Web Development, Internet Marketing Blog, and King of the Stupid Universe.

• Webmaster and PR Manager

  Global Ride

  (Sports industry)

  November 2008 — April 2009 (6 months)

  Taking care of all things web-related; site development, blogs, forums, wiki, databases, design, content, and handling PR. All maintenance and development of the Cycling Fusion website and soon, CyclingDVDs.com

• Communications Specialist

  Colleague Connect - Americans Abroad - Broadside Magazine - Freshman Camp - Ross Publishing

  (Internet industry)

  January 2008 — June 2008 (6 months)

  I handled everything web-related for five websites: Layout design, coding, web maintenance, monitoring, image design, ad design, client contacts, email marketing, cold calls, advertiser relations, client relations, promotion, site content writing, marketing, r&d.

Jeff Saporito’s Education

• La Roche College

  B.A. , Communication, Media & Technology , 2004 — 2007

  Strong emphasis on professional writing through coursework for CMT degree. Coursework was also taken at Pittsburgh Filmmakers through La Roche for production experience.

  Activities and Societies:

  President of "The Electric Bean" web radio station, Student Government Clubs & Orgs Chair, Theatre Group PR Chair, Italian Club VP, Activities Forum, College Activities, Contributor to the La Roche Courier newspaper

Additional Information

Jeff Saporito’s Websites:

• My Portfolio
• My Company
• My Blog

Jeff Saporito’s Interests:

Internet, technology, film, books, gaming.

Jeff Saporito’s Honors:

From La Roche College - Dean's list 5 semesters, President of the Year (ELRC), Outstanding Commitment (ELRC), Who's Who Among American College Students

Jeff Saporito’s Contact Settings

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• career opportunities
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