Northwestern University

Saint John's University

Freelance Writer, Editor, Designer, Content Strategist

Direct editorial coverage for REALTOR AE magazine, a quarterly association publication serving association professionals. Develop and assign feature stories; coordinate columnists and feature writers; report and write additional news coverage and feature material. Top-edit, proofread and approve all copy prior to publication.

NAR's REALTOR AE Magazine

Senior Editor

Direct editorial coverage for Principal magazine, a bimonthly association publication serving elementary educational professionals. Develop and assign feature stories; coordinate columnists and feature writers; report and write additional news coverage and feature material. Top-edit, proofread and approve all copy prior to publication.

NAESP's Principal Magazine

Directed editorial coverage for Sheriff & Deputy, a bimonthly association publication serving law enforcement agencies nationwide. Developed and assigned feature stories; coordinated columnists and feature writers; reported and wrote additional news coverage and feature material. Top-edited, proofread and approved all copy prior to publication.

Sheriff & Deputy Magazine

Covered retail marketing and tech topics such as marketing strategy, e-commerce, programmatic advertising, big data and wearables for leading industry website, developing, reporting and writing briefs and trend stories with daily deadlines.

Industry Dive

Contributing Editor

Directed editorial coverage for quarterly magazine of the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED), an association representing doctors in Pennsylvania. Developed and assigned features; maintained style manual; top-edited, proofread and approved all copy prior to publication.

Pennsylvania Physician

Direct editorial coverage for ER, the bimonthly magazine of the Electronic Retailing Association (ERA), an international membership association representing direct-response television (DRTV or infomercial) marketers. Develop and assign feature stories; coordinate columnists and freelance feature writers; report and write additional news coverage and feature material. Top-edit, proofread and approve all copy prior to publication.

ER Magazine

Directed editorial coverage for quarterly magazine of the Design-Build Industry Association (DBIA), a national membership organization representing design-build architects. Developed, assigned and edited stories for publication; coordinated columnists and freelance writers; reported and wrote additional features.

Integration Quarterly (IQ) Magazine

Directed editorial for monthly Crain Communications trade publication. Planned and budgeted issues; assigned and edited stories; developed sources and freelance writers; proofread galleys and final pages; reported and wrote news and feature stories; covered industry events. Directed redesign to improve the magazine’s focus, tone and appearance. Developed magazine’s e-mail newsletters and website, and directed their content strategy once established.

Crain Communications

Editor

Worked with staff to plan issues; assigned and edited stories, developed pool of freelancers; proofread galleys and final pages; wrote stories; performed additional administrative tasks.

Ian P. Murphy