Stephanie Mangold

Current

• Editor, Washington Township News Report at Journal Register Company
• Consultant at Publisher's Weekly

Past

• Staff at Scientific Marketing Services
• Consultant at Silver Bullet Comics
• Contractor — Staff Writer at SEPTA

• Intern to Staff Writer at SEPTA

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Education

• Cabrini College

Recommended

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Connections

60 connections

Industry

Publishing

Stephanie Mangold’s Summary

Multi-talented media professional able to shepherd projects from content creation through publication. Equally comfortable in print and electronic environments, with a strong understanding of new media. Excellent client interfacing skills.

Stephanie Mangold’s Specialties:

Copywriting and editing, proofreading, WYSIWYG layout tools

Stephanie Mangold’s Experience

• Editor, Washington Township News Report

  Journal Register Company

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; JRC; Newspapers industry)

  July 2007 — Present (1 year 6 months)

  • Manage a staff of five to seven freelance contributors and all freelance assignments. Serve as point of contact with local officials and community figures.
  • Involved in preliminary development and research of company blogs and other online media Web sites.
  • Edit and write all editorial content for The News Report, a weekly newspaper. Stories include hard news information, event coverage, and profiles of community members, entertainment features, sports profiles and interviews.
  • Edit all press releases, community listings, obituaries, announcements and freelance contributions.
  • Manage departmental budget.
  • Responsible for layout and pre-production work.
  • Working knowledge of desktop publishing and photo editing programs, HTML, web based content management programs, and digital photography.

• Consultant

  Publisher's Weekly

  (Public Company; Online Media industry)

  2005 — Present (3 years)

  • Freelance position maintained outside full-time job.
  • Publisher’s Weekly is a magazine that contains book reviews, articles and interviews. They also distribute a weekly e-mail newsletter.
  • Complete monthly review assignments, approximately three to seven books.
  • Complete monthly article assignments which vary from interviews to business profiles and articles on industry trends.
  • Generate story ideas and leads.
  • Coordinate with creators, artists, and industry professionals.

• Staff

  Scientific Marketing Services

  (Public Company; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  October 2006 — April 2007 (7 months)

  • Interfaced with clients, to enhance or develop new copy and text for web-based marketing.
  • Proofread copy, including print and web.
  • Drafted and rewrote text for various Web sites including Cumberland Professional Campus, Chef Dario, and Interactive Touch Screens.
  • Drafted and proofread copy for monthly company newsletter, sent to entire client base.
  • Technical writing regarding product descriptions and manuals.

• Consultant

  Silver Bullet Comics

  (Public Company; Online Media industry)

  2005 — 2007 (2 years)

  • Writer of popular column “Hey, Supergirl.”
  • Provide coverage for various industry events, interview creators and publishers.
  • Briefly telecommuted as the Reviews Editor, posting submitted reviews to the website and managing all staff reviewers until a permanent on-site Editor could be found.

• Contractor — Staff Writer

  SEPTA

  (Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry)

  November 2005 — November 2006 (1 year 1 month)

  • Managed approximately 10 staff working as content contributors to the Web site.
  • Served as project manager for SEPTA’s text-only bus schedules and web-based language translation.
  • Liaisoned to the ADA community and ensured that their needs were met when developing new features for the Web site.
  • In charge of preliminary research for a new web-based content management system.
  • Wrote all content for SEPTA’s online News Page.
  • Edited and approved all content posted to the public Web site, including news information, press releases, corporate information, notes from the General Manager and promotional information.
  • Drafted copy for signs regarding travel advisories and construction notices.
  • Drafted talking points for SEPTA’s General Manager, training new content contributors for the Web site, and managing several projects to enhance SEPTA's communication with the general public.
  • Involved in preliminary development planning of EDNA and Pass Perks Programs.

• Intern to Staff Writer

  SEPTA

  (Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry)

  June 2005 — September 2005 (4 months)

  • Responsible for assisting with the development, research, and writing of all stories for their News Page, formerly printed in the METRO newspaper.
  • Also responsible for contacting various managers to set up interviews or gather necessary content. Good working relationships with high level management were necessary to coordinate information, interviews and complete articles.

Stephanie Mangold’s Education

• Cabrini College

  BA, Communications, 2001 — 2005

  I achieved Dean's List during my sophomore and junior year and graduated with a 3.48.

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