Norm Leigh

Current

• Marketing and administration manager at Pyramid Rebuild & Machine
• President at Leigh Communications (Sole Proprietorship)

Past

• Part-time instructor at Kent State University
• Journalist at The Youngstown Ohio Vindicator

Education

• Kent State University

Connections

22 connections

Industry

Writing and Editing

Websites

• My Website
• My Company

Norm Leigh’s Summary

I put my nearly 25 years of media, marketing and public relations experience to work for clients who need someone to craft targeted, compelling copy for their business or organization. My talents include writing and editing news releases, speeches, articles, Web site content, ad copy and other communications pieces.

Norm Leigh’s Experience

• Marketing and administration manager

  Pyramid Rebuild & Machine

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Machinery industry)

  April 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)

  Manage the marketing and administrative efforts of this growing company, which specializes in re-engineering and updating precision machine tools

• President

  Leigh Communications (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)

  January 2005 — Present (5 years )

  A professional writing and editing practice

• Part-time instructor

  Kent State University

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  August 2006 — May 2008 (1 year 10 months)

  Teach media writing to prospective journalists, public relations practitioners and advertising professionals

• Journalist

  The Youngstown Ohio Vindicator

  (Newspapers industry)

  1985 — 2005 (20 years )

  Reported on issues in a variety of sectors, including business, government and education.

Norm Leigh’s Education

• Kent State University

  Bachelor's Degree , Liberal arts

Additional Information

Norm Leigh’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Company

Norm Leigh’s Interests:

Writing, editing, marketing and public relations

Norm Leigh’s Groups:

Public Relations Society of America, AM Akron Toastmasters

Norm Leigh’s Honors:

First place award by the Society of Professional Journalists, Ohio Chapter, for exposing government corruption

Norm Leigh’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch