Last updated February, 2005
NEWLEY R. PURNELL
Email: newley@gmail.com
Web Site: http://www.newley.com
Phone: 843.597.1502
OVERVIEW
Freelance writer (some published clips).
Experienced Internet strategist specializing in
foundations and nonprofit organizations (services offered).
Two years of international work experience (taught English in Ecuador and Taiwan).
Proficient in Spanish; experience studying Mandarin Chinese.
EXPERIENCE
KNS Language Institute, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Teacher, English as a Foreign Language, March, 2004 - March, 2005
Taught Taiwanese children basic to advanced English language skills.
CEDEI: Centers for Interamerican Studies,
Cuenca, Ecuador
Teacher, English as a Foreign Language, January 2003 - December, 2003
Taught Ecuadorian teenagers and adults
Burness Communications,
Bethesda, MD, USA
Associate for Internet Strategies, April, 2000-December, 2002
Research Associate for the World Wide Web, July, 1999-April, 2000
Managed, researched, and conducted Web marketing efforts to generate traffic for non profit organizations' Web sites. Carried out strategic link campaigns and listserve/email newsletter promotions. Conducted search engine positioning. Analyzed Web site traffic statistics.
Managed Web marketing staff.
Managed relationships with consultants and vendors.
Random House, Inc., New York, NY, USA
Editorial Assistant, July, 1997-April, 1999
Assisted Vice President/Editor-at-Large in all aspects of the book publishing process. Wrote book jacket copy and in-house catalog copy. Prepared manuscript evaluations for agented and non-agented submissions. Tracked and managed manuscripts. Provided administrative support.
The Emory Edge Magazine, Atlanta, GA, USA
Assistant Editor/Staff Writer, 1997; Staff Writer, 1995-1997
Researched, wrote, and solicited articles. Edited stories for clarity and style.
EDUCATION
CEDEI: Centers for Interamerican Studies,
Cuenca, Ecuador
Certificate, Teaching English as a Foreign Language, January, 2003
New York University Summer Publishing Institute, New York, NY, USA
Certificate, July, 1997
Seven-week course in book and magazine publishing.
Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Bachelor of Arts, English, May, 1997
VOLUNTEER WORK
Language, Education and Technology Center, Washington, DC, USA
Teacher, English as a Second Language, August, 2001-December, 2002
Developed lesson plans. Instructed students in basic English reading, writing, and speaking. Administered and graded exams.
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE
Operating systems: Windows 95-XP; Mac OSX
Business Applications: Microsoft Office Suite 97, 2000: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
Internet/Web Development: plain HTML authoring, CuteFTP, CuteHTML.
Familiarity with Blogger and Movable Type Weblog tools
MISCELLANEOUS
Four years, varsity college soccer; men's club team soccer, 1997-present.
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