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Jesse Hines

2207 Arctic Avenue 757-234-1084

Virginia Beach, VA 23451

Author, reporter, and writer with more than seven years of professional writing and editing experience

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Author of “Tebow Time: Insights on Winning from Football’s Rising Star” (Tarcher/Penguin).
  • First place award for local business coverage at the 2010 IFPA/SAPA Advertising and Editorial Awards.
  • Written over 100 articles on local businesses, non-profits, and health issues for award-winning newspapers.
  • Interviewed many business, government, medical, and community leaders for feature articles.

PROFESSIONAL WRITING and EDITING EXPERIENCE

FREELANCE WRITER October 2006 – Present

Virginia Beach, VA / Newport News, VA

Books

  • Authored one traditionally published book (“Tebow Time”) by one of the “Big Five” trade book publishers (Penguin – now Penguin Random House); co-authored one self-published book (“LeBron James In His Own Words: an unofficial quotebook”). Edited, revised, and proofed both books before publication.
  • Helped proofread and edit two books published by others:“Mitt Romney in His Own Words” (Threshold Editions/Simon & Schuster), and “Bedazzled: A Book About Stephenie Meyer and the Twilight Phenomenon” (Underwood Books).

Newspapers

  • Write articles on business and health topics. Have written for:
  • The Oyster Pointer (monthly circulation of 10,000)
  • The Health Journal (monthly circulation of 50,000)

Blogs

  • Written blog postsabout writing tips for high-traffic blogs:
  • Copyblogger(185,000 subscribers)
  • Write to Done (54,000 subscribers)
  • Think Simple Now (18,000 subscribers)

PUBLIC RELATIONS and MARKETING INTERN May 2006 – July 2006

Virginia Air & Space Center, Hampton, VA

  • Wrote newsletter articles, press releases, and marketing materials for the award-winning museum (the official visitor center for NASA Langley Research Center and Langley Air Force Base). Proofed and edited official correspondence for higher-level staffers.

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Delivery Driver, Ynot Pizza & Italian Cuisine, Virginia Beach, VA February 2014 – Present

Delivery Driver, Domino’s Pizza, Williamsburg, VA September 2005 – January 2014

Delivery Driver, Domino’s Pizza, Smithfield, VASeptember 2001 – September 2005

  • Developed ability to work well on teams through these jobs, which has helped in working with editors, publishers, photographers, interview subjects and their public relations people in coordinating interviews and writing stories on deadline.

EDUCATION

Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA | Bachelor’s Degree in English, December 2004