CV

Christopher Hoadley
cjhoadley[at]bellsouth.net

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Moderator, Bitmob.com
11/2010 – Present

• Wrote over 80 articles with over 180,000 page views combined, including news briefs, opinion pieces, and an e-mail roundtable.
• Increased website exposure by sending articles to other websites and using social media.
• Moderated article comments, maintaining an encouraging atmosphere for the community.
• Created 10 prompts over two years for the Bitmob Writing Challenge, providing an example piece and results article for each topic.

Search Engine Optimization Specialist, Digital Slingshot
05/2011 – Present

• Optimized HTML coding of 300 web pages for Web design firm in order to improve their rank on search engines like Google, Yahoo, and Bing.
• Corrected grammar and improved sentence structure for pages.
• Researched and wrote articles for commercial websites.

Copy Editor, Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers
08/2010 – 12/2010

• Proofread and designed local, national and reader-submitted stories for daily newspapers across three counties using Adobe InDesign.
• Edited Associated Press wire stories into brief packages.
• Performed second edits for weekend sections and weekly supplements.
• Updated listings of local venues and wrote introductory paragraphs for annual Treasure Guide.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
Orlando, FL
Bachelors of Arts in English                                                                                            
Minor:  Magazine Journalism

OTHER SKILLS

• Former Sunrise Theater Blog Editor, March 2010 – August 2010
• 2010 United States Census Enumerator
• Helped design brochure for 2010 Treasure Coast International Film Festival
• Experienced in PhotoShop, InDesign, InCopy, Dreamweaver, and QuarkXPress,
• Able to type 60 words per minute.
• Volunteered 100 hours for Martin County Library System.