BERNADETTE ANN MARCINIAK

45 Madison Ave New Providence, NJ 07974 | 908.358.3674 bernadette.marciniak@gmail.com

 

EXPERIENCE

         January 2008 – June 2008                    

EuroCheapo.com, New York, NY

                        Intern

• Provide editorial and administrative assistance in design and overall look and feel of both websites and new projects for a budget travel website with a readership of 175,000 unique visitors and 1.5 million pageviews per month.
• Edit and resize photographs for the specifications of website.

January 2007 – May 2008        

The Montclarion, Montclair, NJ

Arts & Entertainment Editor

·      Approve and develop and lay out for a weekly campus newspaper with a circulation of 5,000.

·      Lay out section using Adobe InDesign (CS1).

§       Edit photographs using Adobe Photoshop (CS1).

September 2006 – May 2008

The Normal Review, Montclair, NJ

Editor-in-Chief/President

·      Direct the production and design of a literary magazine with a circulation of 1,500 using Adobe InDesign (CS3) and Quark.

·      Create advertisements for events and news using Adobe InDesign (CS3) and Adobe Illustrator (CS3).

September 2007 – May 2008

La Campana, Montclair, NJ

Managing Editor/Vice President

·      Help direct the production and design of Montclair State University’s yearbook with a circulation of 3,000 using Adobe InDesign (CS1).

·      Take and edit photographs for the yearbook.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

• Freelance photographer/reporter for South Bergen-county newspaper, The Leader.
• Intern at music database website Critical Metrics.
• Student Assistant to The Classical Outlook, a scholarly journal for teachers.
• Design advertisements and event notifications for St. Joseph’s Regional High School in Montvale, NJ.
• Tutored children grades 3-5 in math and language arts.

 

EDUCATION

                  MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY                                  Montclair, NJ

• English Major; B.A. received May 2008
• Dean’s List
• GPA 3.43/4.0

§       Recipient of the 2007 Richard Drukker Memorial Scholarship in Journalism.

§       Took courses in Digital Photography and Graphic Design.

SKILLS

Mac and PC proficient. Adobe Creative Suite 1 and 3. Quark. Digital Photography. Basic knowledge of HTML. Languages spoken: Polish and conversational Spanish.

REFERENCES

Available upon request.