Chuck Green's Page

Title:

freelance journalist

Company:

self

Media Type:

Publishing, Newspaper

Media Realm:

Consumer Media, Business Media, Associations, City & Regional, Niche/Enthusiast

Home Region:

Mid West

I'm Looking For:

Networking, Jobs

Professional Background: (Resume)

PROFILE

Business/Real Estate/Transportation/Finance/Profiles/Features: Enterprise Reporter/Researcher/Writer


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Freelance Writer/Reporter 2001-present

*Chicago Tribune
*Los Angeles Times
*California Real Estate Magazine (California Real Estate Association)
*Crain’s Detroit Business
*Hotel & Motel Management Magazine
*Retail Traffic Magazine
*Kansas City Business Magazine
*Boston Business Journal
*RISMedia Real Estate Magazine
*San Francisco Chronicle
*Real Estate Executive magazine
*Waste News (Crain’s Communications publication)
*Wall Street Journal Real Estate Journal
*Washington Post
*Inman News Service (real estate wire service)
*The Business Ledger (b-b publication, covering business and real estate in Chicago area)
*AirTran Airways “GO” flight magazine
*Satisfaction Magazine (published by Tribune Corp and aimed at high-end baby boomers)
*Chicago Reader

Account Representative Blair Worldwide, Chicago, 1998-‘01
*Wrote, proofread and edited press releases and other materials
*Pitched stories, primarily to radio and television stations
*Research
*Co-wrote and co-produced videos
*Coordinated project support with vendors, including designers and photographers

Editor/Writer/Reporter Talking to the Boss, Skokie, IL 1996-‘98
*Selected, wrote and assigned stories
*Supervised assistant editor and proofreader
*Worked with production department
*Developed content with free-lancers

Writer/Reporter/Editor MacNeal Hospital, Berwyn, IL 1990-‘95
*Developed stories for employee and physician newsletters
*Generated and placed releases
*Worked with media and responded to inquiries
*Oversaw Speaker’s Bureau

Writer/Reporter/Photographer The Methodist Hospitals, Gary, IN 1983-‘89
*Generated copy for employee newsletter
*Generated and placed releases
*Oversaw newsletter production

Writer/Reporter/Photographer Lake County Star, Crown Point, IN 1979-‘83
*Covered news and generated features for Crown Point and Merrillville, IN
*Assisted with headline writing and layout


OTHER FREE-LANCE EXPERIENCE

*Tribune Corporation, employee and vendor newsletters and newspapers
*Chicago Cubs, Vine Line, fan magazine
*Allstate Insurance Company, agent newsletter
*Inland Steel Corporation, employee newsletter
*Dartnell Publishing Company, publisher of business-to-business newsletters
*CCH (formerly Commerce Clearing House), employee newsletter

Personal Interests

Reading/Screenwriting/Stock Market/Current Events/Biographies/Sports

Education:

Bachelors degree-Journalism

Relationship Status:

Married