1. PAUL GRZELAK
5205 Armer Rd. (360)-359-0881
Ballston Spa, NY 12020 grzelak.paul@gmail.com
www.PaulGrzelak.com
OBJECTIVE
Work as a full-timecopyeditoratan outletstrivingtomake the worldabetterplace.
QUALIFICATIONS
Proficient With Broad Knowledge Competent With Other Strengths
AP Style Editing Transcribing Highly Reliable
Mac/PC English Grammar Data Analysis Flexibility
Adobe Creative Cloud News Reporting HTML 5 High Work Ethic
WordPress Fact Checking CSS 3 Thrives Under Pressure
Microsoft Office Layout Design Auditing 8 Years Experience
EDUCATION
B.A.in Visual Journalism, WesternWashington University,2014, Minor: Anthropology
A.A.in Journalism,SkagitValleyCollege,2011, Minor: English
EXPERIENCE
Editor, NorthwestLeaf,Everett,WA 4/2015 – Present
Rewrote,proofread,andfact-checkedall articlesandpagesof 3 magazinesundertight deadlines remotely.Tripled
editingspeedbyimprovingeditorial workflow. EnforcedAPStyle andhouse stylewhile preservingwritervoice.
Copy Editor, ThrowingDigital Sheep,Berkshire,U.K. 5/2015 – 7/2015
Editedarticlesof 20+ writersongamingnews website andtrackedtheirimprovements.Createdwritingguidethat
improved writers’ articlequalityin2weeks.Edited48 articlesin48 hoursduringE3 2015. Workedremotely.
Copy Editor & Reporter, ZeldaInformer,ChippewaFalls,WI 11/2014 – 5/2015
Edited100s of articlesforgamingwebsite andwrote 40+ articles.Wrote multi-partseriesauditingZeldatutorial
designwithtechnical writing,graphics,andvideo.Workedremotely.
Intern,WWU Office of Communications,Bellingham,WA 6/2014 – 9/2015
Wrote campus and staff profiles.Adapted awrittenpressreleasetovideo.Categorized1000sof photos.
Copy Editor & Reporter, Klipsun, Bellingham, WA 1/2014 – 7/2014
Reported forWWU magazine,thenedited storiesof otherwriters.Proofread andfact-checkedall storiesandpages
for 3 issuesof magazine.Createdtrainingquizzesandpresentationsforwriters.
Volunteer, SkagitHabitatforHumanity,MountVernon,WA 3/2013 – 9/2015
Designed20+ sale andeventsigns.Helpedconstruct2homes.Part-time cashier.Pickupsanddeliveries.
Reporter,The WesternFront,Bellingham,WA 6/2012 – 12/2012
Reportedandtookphotosfor WWU semiweekly newspaper.Won3top state awards fromWashingtonPress
Association’s2012 CommunicationsContestforfeature writing.InterviewedJill Stein.
SeniorStaff Writer, The Cardinal, MountVernon,WA 1/2010 – 6/2011
Wrote 30+ articlesforcollege newspaper.Newsandartscoverage.Designedhandbook forotherreporters.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Society of Professional Journalists