Eric Flatness has over 6 years of experience in newswriting, including writing news releases, summaries, and editorials. He has managed editorial teams as the Editor in Chief of college newspapers. His technical skills include Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Microsoft Office. He currently works as a staff writer covering the Seattle Reign FC professional women's soccer team.

1. Eric Flatness
425-213-4555 | ericflatness@outlook.com | www.linkedin.com/in/ericflatness
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
 6 years of newswriting experience, including news releases, summaries, game recaps, editorials
 One year of team management, organizing editorial direction and had final say in all newspaper activities
 Diverse experience in many forms and styles of writing, including Technical Writing and AP Style
 Technical expertise: Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Audition, FinalCut Pro, Microsoft Office Suite, Unity Engine
WRITING EXPERIENCE
Staff Writer: Seattle Reign FC, Seattle WA: May, 2015-Present
 Responsible for 2-3 weekly articles on the team’s Medium.com page
 Cover Seattle’s professional Women’s soccer team from the press box
Advisor/Copy Editor/Layout Design: Husky Herald (HH), University of Washington Bothell; Dec. 2014 – June, 2015
 Advised HH Editor in Chief on standard journalistic practices and business contacts
 Assisted with creation of a new monthly newspaper from scratch
 Promoted to copy editor responsible for editing eight articles per issue, managed layout design
 Volunteered to create an Adobe InDesign guide to pass the skills on to future students
 Publication received three awards from the University, including best new organization
Staff Writer: Sounder at Heart; Seattle WA; July 2012 – Present
 Recruited onto a leading third party source of news for the Seattle Sounders FC soccer team
 Developed the Major Link Soccer posts, frequently among the most-read pieces on the site by views
Content and editing contributed to drawing an audience of over 10 million unique views in 2014
 Performed as the social media manager, responsible for Facebook posts and outreach
 Published live game threads, game recaps and other breaking news
 Frequently filled in for other writers on gamethreads, game recaps, etc.
Editor in Chief: The Jibsheet, Bellevue College; April. 2010 – June, 2012
 Managed the paper of record for the second-largest college (by enrollment) in the state of Washington
 Supervised a team of 15+ students and professionals to produce a weekly 8-16 page paper
 Conducted weekly meetings to establish upcoming content, assigning and approving story ideas
 Responsible for editing 10+ stories a week, teaching AP Style to new writers and checking for spelling, grammar, syntax
 Led hiring process, including interviewing candidates and making final hiring decisions
 Collaborated with the publishing company on deadlines and problems
 Paper was a recipient of a regional college publication award
 Conducted interviews as Sports Editor with players and tracked stats for all school athletics
EDUCATION
Bachelors of Arts: Media Communications Studies, University of Washington Bothell June, 2015
 Dean’s List recipient Spring 2014
 Courses included newswriting and ethics, video and audio production
 Secondary concentration in teaching (ESL, teaching strategies)
Associates Degree, Bellevue College June, 2012
 Concentrations: Media writing, sociology, sports, broadcasting
 Editor in Chief/Sports Editor/Staff Writer of the campus newspaper staff for over two years
 Created a sports podcast with another student with scripts and transitions