Managing Editor at True North Custom Publishing
Chattanooga, Tennessee Area
- Current
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- Managing Editor at True North Custom Publishing
- Past
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- Editor-in-Chief at The Chattanooga Pulse
- Lead Video Editor at Philadelphia Film
- Creator/Producer at "On the Other Hand"
- Contributing Writer at The Chattanooga Outlook
- Production Intern at WTVC
- Staff Correspondent at The Shoreline Times
- Education
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- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
- Connections
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- Industry
- Publishing
- Websites
Bill Colrus’s Summary
A thoughtful, experienced, creative individual partial to advancing technologies and traditional values.
Bill Colrus’s Specialties:
Versatile writer and editor with a working knowledge of various styles, print and online publication/project development and management, personnel management, digital photo/audio/video editing, photography and videography, acting and voiceover, retail sales and customer service, moderate knowledge of written and oral Spanish.
Bill Colrus’s Experience
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Managing Editor
True North Custom Publishing
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)
October 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)
Supervise editorial content for numerous online and print health care and financial publications.
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Editor-in-Chief
The Chattanooga Pulse
(Publishing industry)
November 2003 — September 2007 (3 years 11 months)
Supervised print and online editorial content for an award-winning, AWN- and AAN-member alternative newsweekly.
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Lead Video Editor
Philadelphia Film
(Media Production industry)
November 2001 — April 2004 (2 years 6 months)
Shot, directed, produced, and edited video for a multimedia production company.
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Creator/Producer
"On the Other Hand"
(Broadcast Media industry)
June 2002 — March 2003 (10 months)
Created, wrote, shot, hosted, edited, produced, and directed a satirical comedy television show on local Fox network affiliate and the Internet.
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Contributing Writer
The Chattanooga Outlook
(Publishing industry)
June 2000 — July 2001 (1 year 2 months)
Contributed regular columns, movie reviews, and feature stories to an alternative newsweekly.
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Production Intern
WTVC
(Broadcast Media industry)
January 2000 — May 2000 (5 months)
Composed and edited stories for daily newscasts. Edited video for broadcast.
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Staff Correspondent
The Shoreline Times
(Publishing industry)
April 1992 — August 1995 (3 years 5 months)
Covered high school and amateur sports for a weekly newspaper. Researched and composed articles for a travel guide for the state of Connecticut.
Bill Colrus’s Education
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The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Bachelor's , Communication , 1993 — 2000
- Activities and Societies:
- Producer, reporter, and anchor for campus television news program. Wrote, produced, edited, and narrated historical radio biography at campus NPR affiliate. Contributor to campus newspaper. Dean's list.
Additional Information
Bill Colrus’s Websites:
Bill Colrus’s Interests:
Convergence media, publishing, broadcasting, blogging, writing, print/audio/video editing, new technologies, creating/collecting music, documentary film, satire, reading/writing about political and spiritual issues.
Bill Colrus’s Groups:
Contributor to local citizen journalism website, Chattarati.com.
Bill Colrus’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
