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John Fulmer

WORK HISTORY

East Mill Street Studio, Joppa, Maryland


Freelance writing, editing and design. Specializing in trade magazines, business writing and production-oriented graphic
design with expertise in InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, FrameMaker and QuarkXPress. September 2005 to present.

Mountain Home, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania


Managing editor for regional magazine. As freelance contract employee, managed freelance staff, planned editorial content,
wrote everything from 5,000-word cover stories to 300-word blurbs, took photographs, and copyedited and laid out 48-page
book with InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop. March 2007 to April 2008.

Electrical Contractor, Security + Life Safety Systems, Bethesda, Maryland


Editor of trade magazines from July 2004 to September 2005. Supervised four-person staff, developed editorial calendar and
writers’ budget, and gave 20-plus freelancers assignments and story direction. Contributing writer from February 2003 to July
2004. Associate editor and Products editor from June 2002 to February 2003. Did layout with QuarkXPress and Photoshop.

The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Virginia


Newspaper copy editor from January 2000 to August 2001. Edited copy and designed pages with Quark and Photoshop.

The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Mississippi


Entertainment coordinator for daily newspaper from December 1997 to May 1999. General assignment reporter from March
1988 to July 1989. Freelance writer from 1995 to 1997.

University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi


Graduate assistant and adjunct faculty member. Taught composition, technical writing, creative writing and literature. January
1994 to October 1998.

Georgetown Review
Editor of nationally distributed literary magazine. Coordinated promotions, subscriptions and business operations, and did
layout with PageMaker. August 1996 to December 1997.

The Mississippi Press, Pascagoula, Mississippi


General assignment reporter for daily newspaper. May 1987 to March 1988.

EDUCATION

University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi


Master’s degree in English. Creative writing emphasis. Transatlantic Prize winner for fiction.

Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana


Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications. English minor.

East Mill Street Studio


Joppa, Maryland

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