1. Kim MacCormack
kimbmaccorm@gmail.com | 813-731-8137 | Tampa, FL
EXPERIENCE
U.S. Federal Public Defenders Office | Tampa, FL
July 2016 to present
 Member of Digitizing Team – creating digital archive of cases and court documents
EMSI Public Relations | Wesley Chapel, FL
June 2016 to August 2016
 Freelance writer for financial advisers, producing columns in their voice for Kiplinger Personal
Finance Magazine
The Tampa Tribune
1979 to May 2016
 Entertainment Editor (2000 to May 2. 2016): Responsible for editing, writing and tone of Xtra
(Friday Extra), a weekly entertainment magazine. Also interacted daily with PR and marketing
personnel from varied entertainment venues regarding upcoming events, determining news value
to our readership. Mined more than 250 news releases a day from TV networks, touring bands,
record companies, theatre groups, local citizens and more for news value and content for
magazine, newspaper and online publication.
 TBO.com Entertainment Editor/Producer: Wrote and posted breaking entertainment stories with
special attention paid to SEO to prompt traffic on TBO.com, The Tampa Tribune’s website.
 County Editor/County Desk Chief: Responsible for 10 copy editors and designers that produced
daily zoned news sections in Hillsborough County.
 Bureau Chief/Reporter: Assigned news coverage and managed staff in South Tampa and Temple
Terrace bureaus; news reporter in Northwest and Temple Terrace bureaus varied topics
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SKILLS/LEADERSHIP
 A multimedia communications professional with online. print and radio experience
 Planning, writing and copy editing a project end-to-end – and on deadline
 Creative collaboration and team management
EDUCATION
 University of South Florida; Bachelor’s in Political Science (1983)
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