Designer / Copy Editor at Cox Ohio Publishing
Dayton, Ohio Area
- Current
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- Designer & Writer at Yellowcard
- Designer / Copy Editor at Cox Ohio Publishing
- Page Designer at Dayton Daily News
- Past
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- Page Designer, Graphic Artist, Copy Editor, Religion Editor at Daily Press
- Education
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- Ohio University
- Miamisburg High School
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Justin Beckett’s Summary
My passion is design. Few things thrill me more than sitting back and seeing a clean, tightly designed page at the end of the night. I have a heavy interest in Adobe products, both in their ability to crossover between one another and the future that offers for the industry. At work, I primarily use InDesign, InCopy and Photoshop from CS1 while at home I have CS2 to design my own projects.
My overall goal is to continue my work in print media with an emphasis on learning different design trends and techniques incorporated both by fellow designers and other publications. Though there is no singular right way to prepare a quality page, there are many ideas and I believe a knowledge of as many as possible can only help to enhance my skills.
Justin Beckett’s Specialties:
InDesign, Photoshop, InCopy, Acrobat Pro, DTI, News Edit Pro, Quark XPress, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Entourage, Mac OSX.
Justin Beckett’s Experience
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Designer & Writer
Yellowcard
(Media Production industry)
November 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)
To further my design skills, I began my own bi-weekly soccer magazine entitled "Yellowcard". Originally only ten pages online, the publication has progressed to 20 news-style pages with two special editions commemorating the UEFA Champions League Final and previewing the EURO 2008 tournament.
Every edition is available by print (by request) and for download 24 hours a day online at http://imageevent.com/rockbobcat/yellowcard . -
Designer / Copy Editor
Cox Ohio Publishing
(Design industry)
May 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)
I design section fronts, sports and inside pages for 4 Cox Ohio daily pages, including the Dayton Daily News, Springfield News-Sun, Hamilton JournalNews and the Middletown Journal.
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Page Designer
Dayton Daily News
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Newspapers industry)
May 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)
I design and copy edit news and sports pages for the Dayton metropolitan area's news source, the Dayton Daily News.
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Page Designer, Graphic Artist, Copy Editor, Religion Editor
Daily Press
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)
September 2006 — May 2007 (9 months)
I performed a myriad of tasks for the Daily Press in Victorville, Calif. When I started, I was simply a copy editor and quickly worked my way into page and graphic designer positions as well as working as the Religion Editor for the paper. Later in my time in San Bernardino County, I began running the copy desks on many days, including preparing wire budgets, allocating page responsibilities and running budget meetings.
Justin Beckett’s Education
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Ohio University
BSJ , Magazine Journalism, Music, Sociology , 2002 — 2006
My degree is in magazine journalism, meaning I have specific training in magazine feature writing, design and editing. With specializations in sociology and music, I am able to properly analyze various demographics and trends, specifically in pop culture fields.
- Activities and Societies:
- Program Assistant for Ohio University Intramural Sports,
DJ & Programmer for ACRN.com (student radio),
Writer & Designer for Southeast Ohio Magazine.
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Miamisburg High School
Honors Diploma , Journalism , 1998 — 2002
I began my journalism experience early in life, serving on Miamisburg High School's Blue & White staff from 1999-2002. There, I evolved from staff writer to designer to news editor to Editor-in-Chief. I also served as the first Editor-in-Chief of the school's MIRUS Yearbook and worked for one quarter in the television department.
- Activities and Societies:
- Blue & White Newspaper (1999-2002, Editor-in-Chief)
MIRUS Yearbook (2001-2002, Editor-in-Chief)
PRIDE Drug Prevention Program
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Justin Beckett’s Interests:
Magazine and newspaper design, feature writing, football (soccer), bass guitar, networking Web sites, InDesign, Photoshop and other Adobe software.
Justin Beckett’s Groups:
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OU Alumni (6,000+ members)
Justin Beckett’s Contact Settings
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