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Seames O'Grady

Galveston,TX

Summary

Design Editor with extensive experience at The Galveston County Daily News, specializing in graphic design and layout. Proficient in QuarkXPress and Adobe Suite, with a focus on creative storytelling and team training. Strong problem-solving abilities contribute to the delivery of high-quality publications.

Overview

37
37
years of professional experience

Work History

Design Editor

The Galveston County Daily News
Galveston, Texas
11.2015 - Current
  • Designed engaging layouts for news articles and special features.
  • Collaborated with writers to improve visual storytelling techniques.
  • Reviewed proofs to ensure accuracy and style consistency.
  • Trained junior staff on design software and editorial standards.
  • Edited images and graphics for both print and digital formats.

Copy Editor/Page Designer

Daytona Beach News-Journal
Daytona Beach, Florida
10.2013 - 10.2014
  • Copy editing, designing pages for various sections, including 1A, Local, Features and Business.
  • Helped maintained website with content and breaking news; also posted content to Facebook.

Web Producer, Copy Editor/Page Designer and Editorial Cartoonist

Tyler Morning Telegraph
Tyler, Texas
02.2011 - 04.2013
  • Maintained website - TylerPaper.com - with content and breaking news; also posted content to app and to Facebook and Twitter accounts.
  • Copy editing, designing pages for various sections, including Sunday Business.
  • Creating, from concept to completion, style and content for 'Page Two' - a quirky and informative collection of news, reviews and opinion, which also featured newsroom tweets and readers' Facebook comments.
  • Part of five-member team to improve newsroom communication and discussion.

Copy Editor/Page Designer

The Examiner Corporation
Beaumont, Texas
08.2010 - 01.2011
  • Copy editing, designing pages and building ads for Beaumont Business Journal, Port Arthur Business Journal and Jobs Today.
  • Updating and uploading content and advertising Jobs Today website.

Copy Editor/Page Designer and Assistant Online Producer

The Beaumont Enterprise
Beaumont, Texas
12.1999 - 10.2009
  • Copy editing and designing pages for features, sports and news sections.
  • Creating style of The Enterprise's youth-oriented section 'The Edge' from concept to completion.
  • Responsible for designing special sections and creating illustrations for all sections in the newspaper.
  • Updating and maintaining The Enterprise's online edition.
  • Worked out of the Houston Chronicle with a four-person team to maintain The Enterprise's online and print editions during Hurricane Rita.
  • Helped maintain The Enterprise's news coverage during Hurricane Ike.
  • Created and coordinate Web content for the features and sports sections of The Enterprise's website.
  • A 60,000-circulation daily newspaper within the Hearst Newspapers family.

Copy Editor/Page Designer

The Orange Leader
Orange, Texas
02.1998 - 12.1999
  • Assume total responsibility for the design and layout of daily newspaper (14-24 pages).
  • Oversaw the design and layout of sister newspaper, Opportunity Valley News, an 8-to-16-page weekly newspaper.
  • Highly involved in pre-press production to ensure newspaper meets company standards and audience's expectations.

Copy Editor/Page Designer

The Examiner
Beaumont, Texas
04.1996 - 01.1998
  • Independently handled layout and design for this 35-plus page weekly newspaper.
  • Created and designed numerous cover illustrations.

Various Positions

University Press
Beaumont, Texas
02.1989 - 12.1994
  • Diverse positions at the university's newspaper included cartoonist, entertainment editor, and film and book critic.
  • Created editorial cartoons and comic strips; wrote a mixture of articles focusing on local and national news events as well as opinions pieces on a variety of subjects.

Education

Post Graduate Classes - Copy Editing, Flash based website Design

Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas
06.2005

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Graphic Art Designer, Communications and Creative Writing

Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas
05.1995

Skills

  • QuarkXPress and Adobe Suite
  • Graphic design and layout
  • Video and online editing
  • Copywriting and headline creation
  • Ad design and illustrations
  • Pre-press and printing production
  • Problem solving and organization
  • Time management and planning
  • Creative thinking and imagination
  • Interpersonal communication skills
  • Crisis management strategies

Awards

  • Press Club of Dallas Katie Award, 2003, Headline Portfolio Medium Market Newspaper
  • Southwest Associated Press Sports Editors, 2006, First & Second place Daily/Sunday Section Front
  • Press Club of Southeast Texas, 2006, First place Best Headline
  • Texas Associated Press Managing Editors, 2005, Best Team Page Design
  • Press Club of Southeast Texas, 2000 & 2001, Best Newspaper Page Design/Layout
  • Numerous Hearst Honors and Enterprise honors, headlines, illustrations and page designs
  • Numerous college newspaper awards, Best cartoon, best critical review, best feature page design, best headline writing and radio opinion/review

Timeline

Design Editor

The Galveston County Daily News
11.2015 - Current

Copy Editor/Page Designer

Daytona Beach News-Journal
10.2013 - 10.2014

Web Producer, Copy Editor/Page Designer and Editorial Cartoonist

Tyler Morning Telegraph
02.2011 - 04.2013

Copy Editor/Page Designer

The Examiner Corporation
08.2010 - 01.2011

Copy Editor/Page Designer and Assistant Online Producer

The Beaumont Enterprise
12.1999 - 10.2009

Copy Editor/Page Designer

The Orange Leader
02.1998 - 12.1999

Copy Editor/Page Designer

The Examiner
04.1996 - 01.1998

Various Positions

University Press
02.1989 - 12.1994

Post Graduate Classes - Copy Editing, Flash based website Design

Lamar University

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Graphic Art Designer, Communications and Creative Writing

Lamar University
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