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Experience
Staff writer, The Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Maine) September 2012-present
Business reporter for the Kennebec Journal and the Morning Sentinel (sister newspaper).
Also cover breaking news and general assignment topics. Responsible for developing and
writing daily and long-term stories. Coordinate with photographers and designers on the visual
presentation of stories.
Freelance writer (Portland, Maine) May 2011-September 2012
Wrote freelance articles and took photos for Mainebiz, a biweekly business magazine, and the
Bangor Daily News. Coverage included various business industries, municipal topics and spot
news.
Editor-in-chief, The Free Press (Portland, Maine) January 2011-May 2012
Managed staf of six editors, about 15 writers and about fve advertising executives for the
weekly newspaper. Wrote features, hard news and columns. Edited all print and online content.
Managed WordPress-based website and the Twitter and Facebook accounts. Interviewed and
trained all new hires.
Press corps leader, MeMUNC (Gorham, Maine) May 2011/May 2012
Managed the press corps for the Maine Model United Nations Conference at the University of
Southern Maine. Taught about ten high school students the basics of journalism and how to
publish a newspaper for each conference.
Editorial intern, Maine magazine and Maine Home+Design (Portland, Maine)
June-August 2011
Wrote short stories for print and online, including event recaps and book reviews, along with
promotional copy. Managed fve Facebook accounts and the Maine magazine Twitter account.
Proofread, fact-checked and conducted preliminary research for stories for both magazines.
News editor, The Free Press (Portland, Maine) January-December 2010
Wrote, reported and edited for the news section. Managed staf of around six reporters.
Designed section using Adobe inDesign and took photos.
Education
University of Southern Maine (Portland, Maine), September 2008-May 2012
Bachelors degree in business administration with a concentration in entrepreneurship and
small businesses management
Hall-Dale High School, graduated spring 2008
Skills
Experienced with content-management systems, including WordPress and Saxotech.
Experienced using social media (Twitter, Facebook, Vine, etc.) to engage an audience,
share stories and live-tweet events.
Experienced manipulating and displaying large data sets using Microsoft Excel.
Experienced with most Adobe Creative Suite programs, including inDesign, inCopy and
Photoshop.
Paul Koenig