Tracy Powell
8907 Hwy 403
Charlestown, IN 47111
(812) 406-8587
tracy@powellhousepub.com
QUALIFICATIONS
Professional freelance writing and reporting for the last 10 years is augmented
with seven years of staff editing positions for two newspapers and two magazines
with international trade and consumer audiences. Topical specialties have
included automotive, hi-tech, foodservice operations, small business,
personality profiles, and landscape design and construction. More than 500
articles have been published in nine different industries. Working experience
includes proficiency in Quark, InDesign, Photoshop, Word and Excel, as well as
various scanning software programs, in both PC and Mac environments. Web
publishing experience includes writing, editing and publishing in basic HTML and
using Frontpage.
EDUCATION
B.A. Journalism, Indiana University
EMPLOYMENT
Present
Powell House Publishing & Communications
Freelance writing and editing for consumer and trade magazines; writing coach
for individuals and businesses.
2001-2006 Managing Editor,
Automobile Heritage Publishing & Communications.
Responsibilities: Oversee all material appearing in quarterly magazine (Automobile
Quarterly) and book volumes (approx. five annually); assign stories and
photography; design preliminary layouts for all publications and acquire art
from outside sources; fact-check and research all contributions; contribute to
magazine (1-2 articles per issue). www.autoquarterly.com
1999-2001 Associate Editor,
Protech Publishing & Communications LLC
Responsibilities: Edit stories and assisted in design of monthly restaurant
operations trade magazine Pizza Today for Italian and pizza segments;
writer and industry analyst; writing contributions to publication (2-3 articles
per issue). www.pizzatoday.com
1996-1999 National Collections
Supervisor, Centennial Communications
Responsibilities: Manage staff of 30 account representatives on national
accounts; created and maintained internal newsletter UnWired.
Ongoing
Freelance writing, editing and research for several publications, including:
Fast Casual Magazine, Turf Magazine, Grounds Maintenance,
Irrigation & Green, Louisville Magazine, QSRWeb, Business First of
Louisville, Superintendent, Missouri Life, Arizona Highways, PREP
Magazine, La Cocina Mexicana, Pizza Today, History Today,
Pizza Marketplace, KioskMarketplace.com, ChurchCentral.com, Paoli News
Republican (Paoli, Ind.), The Evening Star (Angola, Ind.),
Hemmings, Forest Products & Equipment, Landscape Management, American
Reconstruction and Growing Magazine.
Professional Memberships
Society of Professional Journalists
International Motor Press Association
Recent Awards:
2005 ISVP International Automotive Media Awards: Gold, Article Writing
2005 ISVP International Automotive Media Awards: Gold, Multimedia Production
2004 ISVP International Automotive Media Awards: Silver, Article Writing
2003 ISVP International Automotive Media Awards: Silver, Article Writing
Contact: Tracy Powell tracy@powellhousepub.com Cell: 812-406-8587 Fax: 812-256-4121