Jennifer Pearson

Covered all things show business including TV, film, streaming and awards shows, wrote and created content for various publishing clients in the UK, Australia and USA, drove accuracy of content through careful proofreading and fact-checking, collaborated with editors to deliver compelling stories, delegated and tracked freelancer's assignments

Prepared, rewrote and edited articles to improve readability, created punchy headlines and captions and preview photos, delegated reporters' assignments and tracked progress, collaborated with photo department to deliver quality content, adhered to strict deadlines, covered all Hollywood industry events including awards season

Covered all aspects of entertainment, pitched and developed stories from concept to publication, built relationships with industry sources, effectively covered breaking news stories, spearheaded investigative news stories, organized events coverage [The Oscars, Golden Globes, Emmys, etc], managed team of reporters, managed L.A. bureau in absence of bureau chief

Interviewed individuals by phone or in-person to write news stories and features, book reviews and restaurant reviews, developed skills in writing, editing and proofreading to produce interesting and error-free copy

Developed skills in covering various beats including city council and education, demonstrated versatility and adaptability as a journalist, conceptualized and pitched and developed features to publication, organized and edited events section

Covered education beat, attended nightly school board meetings and interviewed key educators, researched and produced compelling news stories under tight deadlines, built relationships with sources to gain access to exclusive information