Jimmy Magahern

Current

• Freelance Writer at By Jimmy Magahern

Past

• Staff Writer at Phoenix New Times
• Graphic Production Artist at America West Airlines (now US Airways)

Education

• Arizona State University

Connections

10 connections

Industry

Publishing

Websites

• My Website

Jimmy Magahern’s Summary

I'm an experienced writer with over 27 years of published work. My most recent staff writer job was with the Phoenix New Times, where I worked from 2003 to 2006.
In 2006, I returned to freelance writing and have since had stories published in Phoenix Magazine, the Arizona Republic and Republic Magazines (including AZ and AZ Society), 944, TechConnect, Scottsdale Times and other publications.
In addition to my writing work, I've also worked as a graphic artist for America West Airlines (now US Airways), U-Haul International and other firms in the Phoenix area. I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Arizona State University, am a graduate of Brophy Prep, and a long-time Phoenix resident.
To check out my latest published work and hundreds of printed stories, go to jimmymagahern.com

Jimmy Magahern’s Specialties:

journalism,desktop publishing

Jimmy Magahern’s Experience

• Freelance Writer

  By Jimmy Magahern

  (Publishing industry)

  January 2006 — Present (4 years )

  Contributing writer to Phoenix Magazine, the Arizona Republic and Republic Magazines (including AZ Society and AZ), 944, TechConnect, Strickbine Publishing (Scottsdale Times, Northeast Phoenix Times, Chandler Times and Gilbert Times), Southwest Super Lawyers and others. Work has been recognized with nine awards from the Arizona Press Club and nationally by the Penney-Missouri Awards program and the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Awards. Recently published work available at: jimmymagahern.com

• Staff Writer

  Phoenix New Times

  (Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  April 2003 — January 2006 (2 years 10 months)

  Responsible for the development, reporting, writing and editing of a minimum of ten feature/cover stories per year, in addition to a minimum of ten music stories and additional writing for calendar and other sections, including extensive writing for the annual “Music Showcase” and shared duties for the “Best of Phoenix” editions.

• Graphic Production Artist

  America West Airlines (now US Airways)

  (Public Company; LCC; Airlines/Aviation industry)

  September 1997 — April 2003 (5 years 8 months)

  Responsibilities included layout, editing and printing preparation of a wide variety of advertising, marketing and general printed materials used throughout the corporation. Chiefly responsible for the design, layout and preparation of weekly newspaper ads for the company. Additional duties included web page layout, database management and assistance in writing and editing of advertising materials and publications.

Jimmy Magahern’s Education

• Arizona State University

  1976 — 1980

Additional Information

Jimmy Magahern’s Websites:

• My Website

Jimmy Magahern’s Interests:

Anything I'm writing on at the moment.

Jimmy Magahern’s Honors:

Work has been recognized with 9 awards from the Arizona Press Club and nationally by the Penney-Missouri Awards program and the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Awards.

Jimmy Magahern’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• job inquiries