RESUME
Judithe G. Wiley
September 2010-present
360West magazine
Senior writer
■ Write long and short profiles and feature stories on community service; travel; homes and architecture; dining; entertainment; fashion; and other topics to achieve compeling lifestyle coverage of the area west of Texas 360 in North Texas. Includes reporting, fact-checking, brainstorming, art coordination and editing.
June 2008-present
Freelance writer
■ Reported and wrote travel and award-winning general assignment features for publications statewide including: the Dallas Morning News; Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Indulge; 360West magazine; Austin American-Statesman; San Antonio Express-News; Dallas and Fort Worth Child; Dallas and Fort Worth Thrive; Texas Highways; UT-Arlington magazine; and others.
■ Interviewed clients and wrote press releases for public relations campaigns.
■ Wrote an iPhone app, “Essential San Antonio,” for Sutro Media.
■ Completed An Explorer’s Guide: West Texas and the Panhandle for Countryman Press, due for publication in September.
■ Designed my website at www.judywiley.com and continue to freelance when possible.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
September 1999 – June 2008
Editor/various
■ January 2006-June 2008: Travel Editor
Responsible for all content of award-winning weekly Travel section plus other specialty pages for major metro daily — writing, editing, content selection, design collaboration and oversight.
■ January 2005-January 2006: CCI trainer
Trained some 300 editors and reporters on use of complex newspaper publishing system.
■ September 1999-January 2005: Deputy Metro Editor, Northeast newsroom
Responsible for coordinating day-to-day and in-depth coverage of news in Northeast Tarrant County, Denton County and other areas as needed. Managed individual reporters as well as large teams on location to produce content for both web and print.
MORE EXPERIENCE ON REQUEST
EDUCATION
■ New Mexico State University
Bachelor of Arts, journalism emphasis
LANGUAGES
■ English and conversational Spanish
REFERENCES
■ Lee Williams, metro editor, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 817-390-7761
■ Catherine Mallette, assistant managing editor/features, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 817-390-7761
■ Kristin Sullivan, assistant vice-president for media relations, the University of Texas at Arlington, 817-272-5364.




