Judith M. Gallman
Lutz,FL
Summary
Longtime quality-driven editor and communications expert with 40-plus years of industry experience in reporting, writing, editing, and publication management. Resourceful, buget-oriented, ability to juggle many publications on deadline maintaining a positive attitude and can-do spirit. Great at recruiting freelance talent.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Editor & Co-founder
Bay Area Navigator
08.2023 - 01.2024
- Successfully launched a subscription-based e-newsletter supported by subscribers, including founders who pledged $150 per year.
- Created a robust data base and exchange of press materials by networking with Tampa Bay Area public agencies, nonprofit organizations, cultural institutions, businesses, media outlets, and other entities.
- Produced original reporting related to Florida and Hillsborough County book bans, statewide saw palmetto poaching, real estate trends, transportation issues, and natural history topics.
- Aggregated top stories from the Tampa Bay Area on news, politics, sports, the state, business and leisure.
- Turned press releases on crime, civic issues, and community news into easily digestible briefs.
Freelance Writer/Copy Editor
Weeklys
03.2022 - 08.2023
- Provided high-quality, client-approved, reader-friendly sponsored content for special advertising sections.
- Imposed Weeklys editorial standards on client-produced articles on subject matter ranging from online dating apps to online gambling and recreational and medical cannabis use.
Copy Editor
Red Hat
03.2020 - 10.2022
- Collaborated with contributors, many of them non-native English speakers, on their Red Hat blog posts to refine their work for clearer communication of ideas while reducing grammar, syntax, and punctuation errors.
- Imposed Red Hat editorial guidelines and style notes on all submissions for the open source code provider.
- Carefully researched Red Hat partners, updating name changes, acquisitions, and weblinks plus eliminated defunct or outdated references.
Employment Program Representative
California Employment Development Department
07.2020 - 02.2022
- Filed unemployment claims to assist claimants in receiving unemployment benefits in an expedited manner.
- Applied California law and policy in determining whether out-of-work claimants were eligible to receive unemployment benefits.
Editor
Telegraph Media
02.2003 - 05.2020
- Owned and served as top editor for Alameda and Oakland magazines, the East Bay Monthly, and Bay Woof.
- Steered all food coverage for alternative newsweekly East Bay Express.
- Conceived and oversaw all editorial content and processes for the four titles, from inception to publication.
- Managed a staff of full- and part-time employees and recruited talented freelancers for a diverse voice.
- Juggled multiple projects simultaneously on time and underbudget, ensuring timely delivery of a high-quality editorial product.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English & Journalism
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR05.1983
Skills
- Content Development
- Project Management
- Copy Editing
- Editing Skills
- Strategic Content Planning
- Interviewing Skills
Timeline
Editor & Co-founder
Bay Area Navigator
08.2023 - 01.2024
Freelance Writer/Copy Editor
Weeklys
03.2022 - 08.2023
Employment Program Representative
California Employment Development Department
07.2020 - 02.2022
Copy Editor
Red Hat
03.2020 - 10.2022
Editor
Telegraph Media
02.2003 - 05.2020
Bachelor of Arts - English & Journalism
University of Arkansas
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