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I'm currently providing freelance
web site and editorial services and looking for a full- or part-time position
in either of these fields.
My background includes web site development and design, editing and copyediting,
project management, and web content management. The portfolio
page has links to some of the web sites and graphics I've developed recently.
Review my resume below for details and e-mail
me or call me if you would like more information.
Download a PDF of my resume.
Sara E. Kocher
(310) 202-7085
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10/03
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Freelance
Web Site Producer/Designer |
Self-employed |
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Develop
web site content and design for organizations in various industries,
including entertainment, small business, charitable, scientific
research, and others. Clients to date include The Jewish Federation,
Comiculture.com, and Community Consulting Associates. Samples of
my work are available in the Portfolio
area at www.sara.kocher.org. |
2/01 to 10/03 |
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Web
Site Producer |
The
Jewish Federation, Los Angeles, CA |
7/99
to 2/01 |
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Web
Site Coordinator |
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Solely responsible for development and production of the 400+ page
web site (www.jewishla.org)
of this large nonprofit organization, including determination of
site architecture and design as well as creation of content. Coordinated
with multiple internal departments and outside vendors to develop
and implement site features and design. Produced and designed monthly
online newsletter Federation in Focus and its associated
e-mail newsletter. Developed and created custom online event invitations
and scripted ColdFusion event registration system pages. Added JavaScript
coding to selected site areas as needed. Solely responsible for
maintenance of time-sensitive web content areas, including special
event pages, current events highlights, weekly Torah portion, news
articles, media releases, and community calendar. Created and adapted
graphic elements for the site. Provided web production and design
services for associated "satellite" sites. Part of team
that developed the annual community handbook, Guide to the Los
Angeles Jewish Community, into a web application, using a SQL
database and ColdFusion interface, saving on annual printing and
distribution costs while allowing Federation staff to update on
the fly. Member of management team developing future Internet plans
for the Federation. |
6/97 to 6/99 |
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Budget
Manager |
The
Jewish Federation, Los Angeles, CA |
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Managed
$1.3 million departmental budget, including allocating funds, reconciling
accounts, processing check requests and invoices, and producing
variance reports. Prepared and trafficked employee evaluations and
personnel paperwork for VP of Communications and Marketing. Supervised
department secretarial staff. Implemented free bulk distribution
of the Jewish Journal community newspaper, including site
selection, vendor coordination, and project budget management. Member
of web site development team. |
4/96 to 4/97 |
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Office
Manager |
FMS
Techniques, Los Angeles, CA |
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Responsible
for invoicing, purchasing and inventory for small Macintosh consulting
company. Designed and developed FileMaker Pro databases. Supervised
receptionist. |
3/95 to 3/96 |
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Licensing
Manager |
Zorro
Productions, Berkeley, CA |
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Tracked licensee reports, provided character licensing material
to agents and licensees, and monitored international trademarks
for entertainment production/licensing company. Oversaw comic book
licensee’s editorial decisions, scripts and artwork. Edited
and proofread screenplays, comic book scripts, press releases, magazine
articles and multimedia project proposals. Responsible for accounts
payable and receivable, bookkeeping, tracking foreign tax credits,
payroll, and payroll tax reporting. Designed and programmed Lotus
Approach database to track licenses. |
9/93 to 3/95 |
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Operations
Manager |
Castle
Rock Computing, Cupertino, CA |
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Managed
inventory, invoicing and shipping of software, accounts receivable,
collections, and purchasing for small computer software company.
Negotiated terms and contract conditions with customers and vendors.
Hired all non-technical employees and supervised clerical workers.
Assisted engineers with maintenance of company web site. |
8/91 to 9/93 |
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Office
Services Technician |
California Public Health Foundation, Berkeley, CA |
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Epidemiological
research assistant at the Center for Research on Women’s and
Children’s Health. Produced computer charts and graphs of
statistical data, edited and proofread papers for academic journals,
and created and maintained computer databases. |
3/88 to 11/89 |
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Assistant
Editor |
Marvel
Comics, New York, NY |
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Reviewed
and proofread story plots and scripts and assigned work to freelance
artists. Edited a variety of projects, including monthly comic books,
trade paperback editions, and hardcover volumes reprinting classic
material. Supervised production and manufacturing aspects, art and
lettering corrections, paste-up, and preparation of mechanicals.
Proofread mechanicals, checked printer’s proofs, and maintained
production schedules. Acted as company submissions editor, reviewing
art and writing submitted by the general public. |
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Education |
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Mills
College, Oakland, California; European history, 1993, B.A. degree |
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Computer
Skills |
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Dreamweaver
Adobe GoLive
NetObjects TeamFusion
Photoshop
ColdFusion
Quark XPress
HTML scripting
Currently learning: PHP, Flash
Mac
OS X (and earlier)
Windows NT, 2000, etc. |
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MS
Word
Excel
PowerPoint
FileMaker Pro (including scripting)
Outlook
Appleworks
Quicken
QuickBooks |
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