Jennifer Ringler
Associate Editor, Pharmaceutical Executive and Pharmaceutical Representative (August 2010 - Present)
Duties for two monthly trade publications:
Writing features and news pieces
Contributing to the blog and e-newsletter at www.PharmExec.com and www.PharmRep.com
Copy editing and proofreading cover-to-cover
Soliciting and acquiring bylined articles
Attending industry events
Layout/production work using InCopy
Interviewing top-level industry executives
Writing features and news pieces
Contributing to the blog and e-newsletter at www.PharmExec.com and www.PharmRep.com
Copy editing and proofreading cover-to-cover
Soliciting and acquiring bylined articles
Attending industry events
Layout/production work using InCopy
Interviewing top-level industry executives
Director, Website Communications, Healthcare Businesswomen's Association (HBA) Board of Directors (December 2011 - Present)
Engaging HBA members in online community
Updating HBA Metto Chapter website daily to reflect up-to-the-minute chapter news, events, and items of interest
Brainstorming new content, blog posts, member Q&As, and more
Copyediting and proofreading all website content, adhering to HBA style guide
Ensuring that editorial content of website aligns with needs of marketing committee, corporate office, and members
Updating HBA Metto Chapter website daily to reflect up-to-the-minute chapter news, events, and items of interest
Brainstorming new content, blog posts, member Q&As, and more
Copyediting and proofreading all website content, adhering to HBA style guide
Ensuring that editorial content of website aligns with needs of marketing committee, corporate office, and members
Social Media Lead, Marketing Committee, HBA (November 2010 - December 2011)
Promoting HBA Metro Chapter events via social media
Designing and implementing awareness-raising initiatives
Sitting on Marketing Committee and Evening Programs Committee
Acting as liaison between committees to target social media needs of each
Copy editing and proofreading internal and external marketing materials, newsletters
Writing book reviews, Q&As, and other articles for e-newsletter
Designing and implementing awareness-raising initiatives
Sitting on Marketing Committee and Evening Programs Committee
Acting as liaison between committees to target social media needs of each
Copy editing and proofreading internal and external marketing materials, newsletters
Writing book reviews, Q&As, and other articles for e-newsletter
Senior Editor, The Licensing Book (September 2008 - August 2010)
Performed copy editing, proofreading, and writing for monthly trade magazine
Pitched feature story concepts, interviewed experts, wrote features
Wrote weekly e-newsletters
Performed layout and design using QuarkXpress
Blogging at www.licensingbook.com, social media including Twitter and Facebook
Attended trade shows and industry events
Pitched feature story concepts, interviewed experts, wrote features
Wrote weekly e-newsletters
Performed layout and design using QuarkXpress
Blogging at www.licensingbook.com, social media including Twitter and Facebook
Attended trade shows and industry events
Freelance Reporter, www.patch.com (June 2009 - December 2009)
Reported on local community events, businesses, and restaurant reviews
Freelance Proofreader, Arbor Books (January 2007 - May 2007)
Copy edited and proofread fiction and non-fiction novels, memoirs
Editorial Assistant, Proofreader, Laurinda Publications (May 2006 - August 2006)
Copy edited and proofread all articles for three monthly consumer magazines
Conducted interviews, wrote articles as assigned
Performed daily administrative duties (faxing, filing, billing, managing phone lines)
Conducted interviews, wrote articles as assigned
Performed daily administrative duties (faxing, filing, billing, managing phone lines)
Diversity Editor, The Beacon Weekly (September 2001 - May 2003)
Wrote weekly satire column for campus/town newspaper
Reported on campus/local events
Managed a team of writers, assigned deadlines
Copy edited, proofread, and performed layout for four-page weekly section
Trained staff in the use of QuarkXpress
Reported on campus/local events
Managed a team of writers, assigned deadlines
Copy edited, proofread, and performed layout for four-page weekly section
Trained staff in the use of QuarkXpress
Publications
Memoir publication in university textbook, Racism and Sexism: A Collaborative Study, Kendall-Hunt Publishers, 2005
Theatre reviews, www.offoffoff.com
Theatre reviews, www.offoffoff.com
Skills, Honors
PC/Mac literate
Microsoft Office Suite
Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXpress, InCopy
MLA, AP, AMA, Chicago Style Manuals
Member of Signma Tau Delta, national English honors society
Member of Healthcare Businesswomen's Association
Member of Association of Health Care Journalists
Recipient, 2005 Outstanding Achievement Award, Department of Philosophy, William Paterson University, 2005
Microsoft Office Suite
Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXpress, InCopy
MLA, AP, AMA, Chicago Style Manuals
Member of Signma Tau Delta, national English honors society
Member of Healthcare Businesswomen's Association
Member of Association of Health Care Journalists
Recipient, 2005 Outstanding Achievement Award, Department of Philosophy, William Paterson University, 2005
Education:
Boston University
MS in Health Communication
Expected graduation date: May, 2013
Expected graduation date: May, 2013
William Paterson University
BA (double major) English - writing concentration, Philosophy
GPA 3.5
Dean's List, Cum Laude
GPA 3.5
Dean's List, Cum Laude