Victor E Derubeis

Weymouth, MA

Writing And Editing

Aflac
Agent Associate
The Daily Item Aug 2012 - Oct 31, 2014
Managing Editor
New England Cable News Jun 2010 - Aug 31, 2012
Web Producer
Nbcuniversal Media, Llc Aug 2011 - Aug 2012
Web Content Producer
The Boston Globe Aug 2011 - Aug 2012
Web Producer

Knight Digital Media Center 2010
Harvard University 1986
Boston University 1978
Everett High School 1974
University of California, Berkeley
Everett High School (Massachusetts)
Harvard University
Boston University

Journalism
Storytelling
Editing
Web Content
Editorial
Breaking News
Writing
Content Management
Copy Editing
Blogging
Multimedia
Ap Style
Social Media
News Writing
Video
Press Releases
Research
Public Speaking
Photography
Social Networking
New Media
Indesign
Layout
Rewriting
Word
Photoshop
Excel
Coaching
Mentoring
Video Editing
Audio Editing
Photo Editing
Outlook
Microsoft Office
Adobe Acrobat
Final Cut Pro
Html
Relational Databases
Supervising
Audacity
Web Content Management
Youtube
Publishing
Cms
Seo
Google Docs
Proofreading
Marketing Strategy
Ace Certified Personal Trainer
Newspapers

Social Services
Economic Empowerment
Civil Rights and Social Action
Environment
Arts and Culture
Health

English
Italian
Spanish

License 1968072
Personal Trainer

The Daily Item
Lynn, MA
Aug 2012 to Oct 2014
Managing Editor
New England Cable News
Newton, MA
2010 to 2012
Boston.com
Boston, MA
2009 to 2012
The Patriot Ledger
Quincy, MA
Dec 1998 to Oct 2008
Night News Editor

University of California at Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
2010 to 2010
Certificate of Completion in Multimedia Journalism Workshop
Harvard University Extension
Cambridge, MA
1982 to 1986
Certificate of Special Studies in Administration and Management
Boston University
1974 to 1978
Bachelor of Science in Journalism

COMPUTER SKILLS Social media: Facebook and Twitter: Proficient in creating events, posting links and other multimedia, and user-engagement techniques. Web content management: Zope, Bonzai, MPX, The Platform, Platformic: Create compelling, coherent news presentation under relentless deadlines, including recent quadruple murder in Boston. Worked on story for Boston.com and NECN.com. Print management: InDesign: Direct copy editors in daily design of Page One. Blog management: WordPress, Blogger: Rewrite print news stories to reflect the less formal, more conversational tone of blogs. Audio editing: WavePad, Audacity: Edit sound clips to get the right balance of pithiness and context. Video editing: QuickTime, VLC Media Player, MovieMaker, Avid Xpress Pro, FinalCut Pro, Windows Media Editor: Cut 15-minute TV show segments into smaller clips suitable for Web audiences. Web site construction: WebMedley; familiar with Dreamweaver: Focus first on audiences and their needs, then on content and its organization. Relational databases: GN3/TARK, Microsoft Excel: Use keywords (tags) to find stories quickly to add depth and perspective to news. Photo editing/management: PhotoShop, IrfanView, SoundSlides, Merlin: Crop and tone photos to conform to ethical and aesthetic standards for print and Web.