Jenn Lucas

About

March 2010 to present: editor, Maple Shade Progress (Newspaper folded) * Plan, edit and design weekly newspaper * Maintain southjerseylocalnews.com daily with news updates * Shoot and edit photos and video for print and website * Manage social media sites with news updates and photo galleries * Oversee, edit and assign stories to freelancersAugust 2008 to June 2009: copy editor, The Philadelphia Bulletin (Newspaper folded) * Plan wire copy/staff stories for and layout of nation section daily * Acting managing editor or art director when needed * Responsible for final read and edits on front page, culture section * Review films on occasionMay 2007 to August 2008: Assistant editor/reporter; Cape Coral Daily Breeze, Cape Coral, Fla. * Weekend editor responsible for Monday edition content and photos * Create Saturday A1 package designs with information graphics for weekly enterprise pieces * Edit and design two tab-sized weeklies; two monthly magazines; and array of special sections * Business page writer, editor and photographer for daily * Web editor for two weeklies and CU photo gallery sites2003 to 2007: Copy editor/page designer; The News-Press/News Star, Fort Myers, Fla. * Designed and wrote headlines for multiple sections including A1, features and sports * Managed eight columnists and two freelancers * Oversaw special sections by creating concept, content and design * Reported on variety of topics from business and local government to features and sports * Offered creative input for total newspaper redesign * Maintained and updated two Web sites including photo galleries, videos and breaking news2003 to 2003: Graphic designer; Moore and Scary Advertising, Fort Myers, Fla. * Proofread and helped design car advertisements * Edited radio copySpecialties: AP Style