Resume
The information contained here is current as of January 2007. This file is also available in PDF format, last updated April 2006.
Contact Information
621 Lakeview St., Apt. A5
Orlando, FL 32804
wmeltzer@gmail.com
Personal Goals
- To speak content through design and graphics.
- To apply the clean sensibilities of newspapers and the visual import of magazines to my work.
- To continue learning typography and good design practice.
Education
Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University
Recipient, Bachelor’s of Science cum laude, June 2006
Majors: Journalism, History (Europe)
Awards: Kappa Tau Alpha member, Class of 2006
Print Design Experience
- Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)
News Designer, August 2006-Present
Design Intern, June 2006-August 2006
Responsibilities: Designed local and feature section content, including both metro Orlando and Volusia County zones of Local&State section, daily and Sunday regional sections, Business, Working, Homes and A&E. Managed individual section content and typeset deadlines, for pre-printed and live news sections.
Skills Learned: CCI LayoutChamp, newsroom editorial workflow, daily and weekly production deadlines, and open-page broadsheet design.
- NUviews Magazine (Evanston, IL)
Art Director, October 2005-June 2006
Created look-and-feel of new, undergraduate student publication. Designed features, front-of-book and back-of-book magazine layouts. Provided logistical direction for illustrations and photo shoots.
- Popular Mechanics (New York, NY)
Art Intern, March 2005-June 2005
Designed front-of-book and back-of-book magazine layouts. Provided logistical direction for graphics, illustrations and photo shoots.
- The Daily Northwestern (Evanston, IL)
Design Editor, December 2004-March 2005
Deputy Design Editor, September 2004-November 2004
Art Director, PLAY, September 2003-June 2004
Designed news section front pages, sports pages, and feature stories. Supervised Design Desk, overseeing a staff of two to five designers nightly.
Web Design Experience
- NUviews Magazine (Evanston, IL)
Web Editor, October 2005-Present
Created and implemented magazine Web site (www.nuviews.org). CMS backend is Textpattern, with custom PHP and SQL for more advanced usage.
- Toby R. Meltzer, MD PC (Scottsdale, AZ)
Webmaster, October 1998-Present
Designed, implemented and maintained corporate Web site. CMS backend is Movable Type, with custom PHP and SQL for more advanced and dynamic usage.
Writing and Editing Experience
- Arizona Business Magazine (Phoenix, AZ)
Editorial Intern, June 2005-August 2005
Wrote front-of-book and feature stories for Arizona Business Magazine. Coordinated production of Experience AZ, an annual guide to Arizona events, including editorial production calendar and extensive sidebar content.
- Popular Mechanics (New York, NY)
Editorial Intern, March 2005-June 2005
Researched and wrote front-of-book stories and columns for Upgrade and Tech Watch sections. Answered reader letters and compiled Letters to the Editor pages.
- About This Particular Macintosh (Web-only)
Contributing Editor, “Bloggable,” December 2003-Present
Wrote and reported column on Macintosh weblogs. Wrote book and product reviews.
Professional Affiliations
- Society for News Design
Student Member, 2005-Present
Skills
Design: CCI LayoutChamp, InDesign, QuarkXPress, QuarkDispatch, Photoshop, Illustrator, HTML/XHTML, CSS, PHP, SQL, Dreamweaver
Languages: Spanish (fluent), Russian
References
References available upon request.