Résumé

Patrick Healy

Professional Experience

Metro Newspapers,Boston, MA February 2006-present
Entertainment and Features Editor, Metro Boston

*Formulating, researching and writing arts and entertainment articles for publication for a paper with a daily readership of about 200,000

* Delivering consistent quality sections, which recently helped Metro Boston beat the Boston Herald and become the second most read paper in the city.

* Interviewing celebrities for features

* Assigning writers stories for publication

* Copyediting and headlining stories

* Shooting photos for features

* Assembling multi-page features on content ranging from Holiday Gift Guide and Gay Pride Guide to Arts Previews and Summer Activities

* Putting together Boston Uncovered, a 36-page guide to Boston activities, restaurants, clubs and uncovered gems for incoming college Freshman

Music Editor, Metro World News

* Writing and coordinating sharable music content with all of the Metro newspapers around the world

* Assigning and editing music stories for papers with a presence in 66 cities and 17 countries, with a daily readership that totals about 17 million

* Writing, producing and recording a monthly podcast for download that features music from bands to listen out for, words of wisdom from bands listeners already know and music quizzes.

* Writing weekly CD picks for publication

* Reviewing concerts for the Web

The Boston Globe Magazine, Boston, MA 2005-2006
Columnist, BIG DEAL
*Researching and writing a weekly column about peculiar local sales transactions

The Boston Globe, Boston, MA 2004-2006

Somerville Correspondent

*Formulating, researching and writing weekly articles for publication

*Researching and writing Somerville News in Brief for the City Weekly section

Freelance writing 1996-Present
Writing articles, music reviews, short stories and shooting photographs published in various newspapers, magazines and literary journals including:
The Boston Globe, The Boston Sunday Globe Magazine, TimeOut New York, Providence Journal, Offshore Magazine, Daily News Tribune, MetroWest Daily News, Weekly Dig

InsuranceTimes, Brookline, MA 2003
Chief Correspondent
*Researching and writing more than half of the content for an insurance trade magazine
*Assisting in the preparation of each bi-weekly issue for publication

*Writing headlines
*Fact-checking

Providence Business News, Providence, RI 1997-2002
1997-1998 Editorial Assistant
*Assisted in putting together 1998, 1999 and 2000 Book of Lists
1998-2000 Research Director
*Writing headlines
*Fact-checking
2000-2002 Staff Writer
*Researching, writing and editing over 400 articles
*Shooting photographs for publication

Awards

Offshore Magazine 2004 writing contest

Won third place in Offshore's annual writing contest for the short story "The Happiest Days in a Sailor's Life."

48 Hour Film Project 2004

Won "best musical" for lyrical work in the short film "Sweeter by Far."

Activities
Handsome Records, LLC Record label, Providence, RI 1999-2003

Founder/Partner
*Oversaw and financed releases by Purple Ivy Shadows, String Builder, The Eyesores and Soltero
*Organized promotional events to bolster sales
*Coordinated airplay on college radio stations
*Prepared press releases for CD reviews in magazines

The Samaritans, Suicide Prevention & Education Center 2001-2003
Member of the Board of Directors
*Increased community awareness through a series of initiatives
*Organized "Project Hot Rocks," a summer benefit concert featuring 30 local bands

Writing Tutor 1995-1997
Providence College Learning Assistance Center, Providence, RI
*Taught students fundamental English grammar and coached them all to pass
an English Proficiency exam
*Proofread papers and advised students on form, content and punctuation

Cushing Academy, Ashburnham, MA
*Designed and implemented curriculum for a short story writing course
*Assisted Professor in teaching Critical Skills: Reading and Writing to 9th, 10th , and 11th graders

Computer Skills

*Web - HTML, WebTop, DreamWeaver MX, Photoshop, Illustrator

*General Computer Software - Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and QuarkXpress

Education
Providence College, Providence, RI
Bachelor of Arts in English
Dean's List

References Available Upon Request