Ronald Lederman Jr.

5966 Paint Creek Way Hilliard, OH 43026 614-822-9009 RonLedermanJr@gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/RonLederman

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Versatile writer/editor with 18 years experience in newspapers and Internet publishing. Professional background includes management of daily news operation, including oversight of reporting staff, opinion page production and project management. Volunteer work includes public relations and marketing for service club and fundraising events.

CORE SKILLS
Reporting and wring Editing/proofreading Page design and layout Blogging, including WordPress Staff supervision Writing coach Project management Maintaining multiple assignments MS Word MS Excel MS Access MS Outlook QuarkXPress Adobe InDesign Adobe InCopy Adobe Acrobat Facebook, Google+ Twitter LinkedIn YouTube HootSuite InfanView image editor Event planning, promotion Customer service

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Advanced within The Lima News, often performing multiple duties. Won statewide awards for blogging, reporting, opinion writing and projects that involved my planning and editing. Generated desired community and political action with my reporting and opinion writing. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
THE LIMA NEWS, Lima, OH 35,000 daily circulation, 42,000 Sunday
1997-2012 EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR (2003-2012) ASSISTANT CITY EDITOR (2001-2003) BUSINESS/GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORTER (1997-2001) Researched and wrote daily opinion pieces to reflect view of newspaper editorial board. Reported and wrote weekly column on local and state politics. Wrote 2,400 opinion pieces editorials and columns during 10 years as editorial page editor. Wrote almost 1,600 business, news and feature stories in four and a half years of reporting. Verified by phone and edited letters to the editor, averaging more than 1,000 each year. Assigned breaking news stories, edited copy and proofread all sections of daily newspaper. Worked with local government officials, colleges, organizations, business leaders and others to produce many local guess columns on various topics. Designed and laid out daily editorial page and two pages for Sunday newspaper. Maintained multiple online content platforms, image galleries and social media sites. Participated in newsroom planning meetings. Developed Sunday centerpiece, Sunday business and other special reporting projects. Won numerous awards for blogging (2010 and 2011), editorial writing (2007 and 2009), reporting (1997, 2003 and 2007) and special sections (2003). Established quarterly regional economic indicators graphic that is still used and relied on by local development officials to promote Allen County, Ohio.

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LIMA EXCHANGE CLUB

2003-2009 Served in all officer positions, including a year as president, in volunteer service club whose mission is child abuse prevention, working to maintain and grow membership, and promoting club in local media.. Took over 5K run/walk, increasing participation from 90 to 250 and turning third-leading fundraiser into club's top money-making event.

COLLEGIATE WORK
THE DAILY TRIBUNE, Royal Oak, Mich. 18,000 daily circulation 1996-1997 THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit 225,000 daily circulation 1996 THE SOUTH END, Wayne State University, Detroit Five-day circulation of 30,000 1994-1996 __________________________________________________________________________________________

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in journalism, Wayne State University, Detroit

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REFERENCES
Jack Lessenberry Ombudsman/journalism chair The (Toledo) Blade/Wayne State 586-212-0515 bucca@aol.com Diane Pacetti Managing editor (retired) The Lima News 419-991-2614 d.pacetti@yahoo.com Jerry Good Deputy chief Ohio Department of Development 614-466-5656 jgood1424@gmail.com