Stephanie Mangold

Current

• Freelance Consultant at The Guardian
• Freelance Consultant at Publisher's Weekly

Past

• Project Editor at Journal Register Company
• 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

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Industry

Online Media

Stephanie Mangold’s Summary

Multi-talented management professional with over three years of successful experience. Able to shepherd projects from creation through completion. Proven ability to plan and supervise projects. Knowledge of all aspects of media relations. Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.

Stephanie Mangold’s Specialties:

copywriting and editing, proofreading, working knowledge of desktop publishing and photo editing programs, HTML, web based content management programs, and digital photography.

Stephanie Mangold’s Experience

• Freelance Consultant

  The Guardian

  (Privately Held; Publishing industry)

  November 2008 — Present (9 months)

  • Freelance position maintained outside full-time job.
  • Develop commentary articles for “Comment is Free” section.
  • Keep abreast of current trends in news and politics both nationally and internationally.
  • Generate article ideas and leads.

• Freelance Consultant

  Publisher's Weekly

  (Online Media industry)

  2005 — Present (4 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.

• Project Editor

  Journal Register Company

  (Public Company; JRC; Newspapers industry)

  July 2007 — January 2009 (1 year 7 months)

  • Responsible for two weekly papers, The News Report and The Plain Dealer
  • Manage a staff of five to seven freelance contributors and all freelance assignments. Serve as point of contact with local officials and community figures.
  • Edit and write editorial content.
  • Edit all press releases, community listings, obituaries, announcements and freelance contributions.
  • Manage departmental budget.
  • Involved in preliminary development and research of company blogs and other online media Web sites.
  • 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.

• Staff

  Scientific Marketing Services

  (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.
  • 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 to be implemented on the Web site.
  • Wrote all content for SEPTA’s online News Page, following the end of SEPTA’s contract with METRO.
  • 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 guides and information.
  • Drafted copy for signs regarding travel advisories and construction notices.
  • Trained new content contributors for the Web site.
  • Involved in preliminary development planning of EDNA and advised on the SEPTA Pass Perks Program.

• 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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