Illinois Senate Republicans Staffer at State of Illinois
Greater Chicago Area
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- Illinois Senate Republican Communications & Public Affairs Staffer at State of Illinois
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- Web Editor at 22nd Century Media LLC
- Capitol bureau intern at Rockford Register Star - GateHouse Media
- Copy editor at UIS Journal
- Public relations intern at Department of Computer Science - University of Illinois
- Editor in chief, reporter, columnist at The Daily Illini - Illini Media Company
- Engineering intern at Packer Engineering
- Education
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- University of Illinois at Springfield
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Kiyoshi Martinez’s Summary
Experience with performing public relations duties, including developing online communications strategies, speechwriting, copywriting and outreach.
Additional experience with managing a developing online editorial content for media websites, including video, audio and user-submitted content.
Familiarity with legislative process & state government, message targeting, informational campaigns, social media outreach, public records, research, interviewing, information gathering, fact checking, deadline writing.
Seeking opportunities and connections in communications and media relations.
Kiyoshi Martinez’s Specialties:
public relations, writing, editing, journalism, new media, copy editing, page layout and design, AP style, HTML, CSS, web design, CMS management, video editing, online editing
Kiyoshi Martinez’s Experience
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Illinois Senate Republican Communications & Public Affairs Staffer
State of Illinois
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Government Administration industry)
February 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)
* Performing press and public affairs duties
* Developing online communications
* Monitoring media coverage of state government and politics -
Web Editor
22nd Century Media LLC
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)
September 2007 — February 2008 (6 months)
* Managed editorial content for hyper-local newspaper websites
* Developed new media and social features for websites
* Created video and other multimedia content for websites -
Capitol bureau intern
Rockford Register Star - GateHouse Media
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; GHS; Newspapers industry)
January 2007 — June 2007 (6 months)
* Journalism reporting internship covering state politics from Springfield, Ill.
* Wrote breaking and enterprise political news stories impacting state business and economy for 60,000-circulation daily
* Covered topics ranging from telecommunications deregulation, tax proposals, education funding and global-warming legislation -
Copy editor
UIS Journal
(Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Newspapers industry)
August 2006 — December 2006 (5 months)
* Line edited articles for weekly student newspaper at University of Illinois at Springfield
* Assisted in proofing pages before publication -
Public relations intern
Department of Computer Science - University of Illinois
(Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)
July 2006 — August 2006 (2 months)
* Wrote articles about finding jobs in computer science field & features on ongoing technology research
* Fact-checked, edited and proofread department brochures and materials -
Editor in chief, reporter, columnist
The Daily Illini - Illini Media Company
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)
August 2004 — July 2006 (2 years)
* Managed, coordinated newsroom of 15 editors and 50 other student journalists at 20,000-circulation campus newspaper at University of Illinois at Urbana
* Wrote weekly technology columns using original reporting for topics ranging from digital piracy to violent video game legislation
* Produced two award-winning articles for news reporting on campus police using Facebook to arrest students & in-depth analysis of higher education funding -
Engineering intern
Packer Engineering
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Mining & Metals industry)
May 2003 — August 2003 (4 months)
* Conducted research into materials science engineering concepts
* Performed failure analysis consulting on handgun barrel defects
Kiyoshi Martinez’s Education
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University of Illinois at Springfield
M.A. , Public Affairs Reporting , 2006 — 2007
* One-year master's program to learn about state government, politics and history
* Included semester internship working at Capitol covering public affairs
* Course topics included lobbying, campaign finance regulation and political reporting- Activities and Societies:
- UIS Journal
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.S. , Journalism , 2002 — 2006
- Activities and Societies:
- The Daily Illini, Illini Trap & Skeet
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Kiyoshi Martinez’s Interests:
media, journalism, public relations, consulting, blogging, news, politics, technology, social networks, policy, regulations, communications, public affairs
Kiyoshi Martinez’s Honors:
+ First place, 2007 Illinois College Press Assoc. for news story
+ Honorable mention, 2007 Illinois College Press Assoc. for in-depth reporting
Kiyoshi Martinez’s Contact Settings
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