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Rob Kuhn
Content Crafter: Create, Tweak–>Overhaul, Produce
Location Greater New York City Area
Industry Writing and Editing
Current
* Editorial Producer at Major League Baseball Advanced Media
* Writer / Editor at Freelance writing
Summary
“Editing and writing are core skills I have utilized in diverse roles.”
“I always bring great dedication to the details of my work, and unique creativity when possible.”
“I am very interested in tackling a challenging opportunity that will require me to use much of my experience, and possibly add new skills.”
That’s the boilerplate form my typical cover letter. It’s beginning to strike even me as tired. But what can you do when it’s true and you’ve lived it for upwards of 30 years professionally?
The third quote is accurate, but if I’m honest, I have never had a career goal, and — perhaps appropriately as I get my health insurance through Working Today (The Freelancers Union) — I suppose I continue to take my work where I can find it.
I would prefer the security of a full-time position to layering part-time assignments. I am prepared by experience and my current tool-set to do content development / editing for online or print. My basic skills are solid.
I would like to beef up my experience with software tools that would allow me to move toward Technical Writing (any assistance would be welcomed), but I am not limiting myself to that.
Specialties
I guess I have made “ramping up quickly” my main specialty.
I have an unfortunate habit of making a flat first impression, then (fortunately) surprising people with my competence. It’s a trend that goes all the way back to Little League tryouts (such that after I hit a grand slam to dead center one day, they asked to check my bat).
Professionally, though, this has resulted in more than one promotion out of staff into management, and one request to reconsider leaving a company.
Experience
Editorial Producer
Major League Baseball Advanced Media
Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Sports industry
April 2005 – Present (4 years 7 months)
* Edit and produce text and graphics for minorleaguebaseball.com using proprietary content management system (CMS)
* Write stories, headlines, subheads, captions and blurbs using AP and in-house styles
Education
Manhattan College
B.A. English Literature
1969 – 1973
Bergen Catholic High School
1965 – 1969
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Kuhn, Rob (MC1973)
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