Peter Erikson's Resume

Peter Erikson
	415-320-5176 www.weighyourwords.com/wordpress/

Objective
Copy Editor

Summary
More than 10 years' experience as editor, writer and designer for large newspapers in California, Hawaii and Japan. Publish Word Press (http://weighyourwords.com/wordpress/) blog about media, technology and economy.

Selected Accomplishments

Managed copy desk on weekends with smallest staff and largest workload for Press-Enterprise in Riverside. Finished news pages early to focus desk's attention on prep football. Selected most compelling front-page stories daily from multiple services, including New York Times, McClatchy, Associated Press and Hearst.

Authored comprehensive style book from scratch for Bakersfield Californian. Combined guide with AP's to provide reporters and editors with key online resource. Boosted company-wide interest in style book by establishing working luncheons to mine additional data. Created password-protected Web site listing members' vacation and work schedules.

Supervised newsroom for Pacific Stars & Stripes in Tokyo amid staff exodus with little training. Fixed daily computer problems. Ensured papers met delivery deadlines to mainland Japan, Okinawa, South Korea and Guam.

Created international presence for front pages of Appeal-Democrat in Marysville through agreement with Newseum, a journalism showcase based in Washington, D.C. Site shows 858 front pages daily from publications in 80 countries.

Work Experience

Copy Editor
Press-Enterprise, Riverside, CA	2008 - 2009

Highlights from latest A.H. Belo performance appraisal:

"Meeting deadline, polishing the presentation and avoiding mistakes."

"Shown flare for active verbs. Some examples: 'Iran launch elevates fears,' for (Page) A1 on the satellite launch; and, 'Fear grows as cartels march north ... (by) changing a more pedestrian 'U.S. fears rise on drug cartels'

"On editing, shows a sharp sense of clarity and works well with metro and reporters on stories."

"Reduces longish wire stories to briefs without loss of impact for reader."

Copy Desk Chief
Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, CA	2007 - 2008

Led staff of five; processed photos and graphics with Photoshop and Illustrator.

Copy Desk Chief	Bakersfield CA
Bakersfield Californian	2005 - 2006

Supervised staff of 15; slotted stories; acted as last set of eyes on page proofs.

Copy Editor	Honolulu
Honolulu Advertiser	2001 - 2005

Sole editor to oversee special three-day, front-page series on Hawaii's prison system. Edited articles, ensured facts in stories jibed with photo captions and graphics. Wrote articles about genealogy, traveling in Japan and sports.

News Editor
Pacific Stars & Stripes, Tokyo	1997 - 2001

Took reins of newsroom months after arriving in country.

Education

AA
College of Marin, Kentfield, CA, Journalism

Expect to graduate with BA in journalism in 2011
San Francisco State University,

Computer Skills
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, CMS, QuarkXPress, Microsoft Office, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Flash CS5. Help translate scripts from Japanese TV shows into concise English.

Professional Associations
Marin Professionals, San Rafael, CA

Specialized Training
Completing advanced computer courses at AcademyX in San Francisco. Class include Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Flash, CSS and HTML.