MICHAEL HERRINGTON

(936) 465-0898 – michael_herrington@yahoo.com

PROFILE: I am an online writing tutor with journalism experience as a newspaper and

magazine copy editor familiar with AP Style. I also have written stories ranging from advances
to feature articles and have page design experience using Adobe InDesign.
EXPERIENCE:
BRAINFUSE Remote (Brownsboro, TX)
Writing Tutor January 2019 – Present
 Tutor middle school, high school and college students working on academic
essays, narratives, emails and discussion board responses
 Proofread essays to ensure compliance by APA or MLA styles
BOOK RIOT Remote (Tyler, TX)
Contributing Writer January – October 2019
 Wrote reviews, commentary and opinion about books and related subjects
THE LUFKIN DAILY NEWS Lufkin, TX
Copy Editor June 2017 – July 2018
 Proofread and edited stories per AP Style for Wednesday-Sunday newspapers
 Wrote news articles as needed (usually between 10 and 20 per month)
 Assisted with page design as needed (puzzles, AP wire and Sunday pages)
CHARM EAST TEXAS Lufkin, TX
Copy Editor June 2017 – July 2018
 Proofread and edited stories and pages of Charm East Texas, monthly lifestyle
magazine included with The Lufkin Daily News and The Nacogdoches Sentinel
 Wrote feature articles on small businesses, restaurants and Texas authors
THE PINE LOG Nacogdoches, TX
Copy Editor January – December 2016
 Proofread and edited at least a dozen articles and columns each week
 Contributed columns and reviews
Staff Writer August – December 2015
 Wrote, at minimum, one news article per week
EDUCATION:
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY Nacogdoches, TX
College of Liberal and Applied Arts December 2016
 Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication – Journalism
 Cumulative GPA - 3.34