Katrina
Perkosky
Writer.
Editor. Marketing Professional. Creative Force.
Experience
January
2013 – Present
Copy
Writer/On-Air Personality,Forever
Broadcasting
▪
Creating
innovative script ideas for a variety of business clients
▪
Point
person for There's No Place Like Home community positivity initative
▪
Voice-over
work for commercials and on-air programming
October
2011 – January 2013
General
Manager, Creative Services Department,The Tribune-Democrat
▪ Responsible
for a five-person team that created the layout, advertising art and
marketing materials for the daily paper
▪ Point
person for communicating between various other departments within the
organization
▪ Experienced
in meeting daily deadlines, creating and sticking to schedules and
keeping a team intact and working together
August
2011 – January 2013
Editor,
Johnstown Magazine
▪ Involved
with every facet of magazine publication, from creating an editorial
calendar to giving assignments to writers, photographers and graphic
designers to layout, editing and coordinating with printers and
e-publishers
▪ Position
required strong organization, constant creativity, foresight, time
management and improvisational skills
▪ Produced
one feature-length story and multiple shorter pieces for each issue
▪ Experienced
with interviewing, photo shoot assisting, basic layout/design, copy
editing and more
Education
August 2002 – May 2004
B.A. English Communications/English Literature, Saint Francis University
▪ Graduated magna cum laude with a 4.0 GPA
B.A. English Communications/English Literature, Saint Francis University
▪ Graduated magna cum laude with a 4.0 GPA
Awards
▪ 2007 PressClub of Western Pennsylvania Golden Quill Finalist
▪ 2008
NAMI Cambria County Excellence in Journalism Outstanding Media Award
▪ 2012 PressClub of Western Pennsylvania Golden Quill Winner
