Posted by on July 27, 1998 at 07:40:44:
Full Name: Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla Date of Birth: 03/20/70
Nationality: Filipino Age: 28
Address: 26-B United Nations St. Phone: (632)821-2733
Better Living Subdvision email: gadjo@iconn.com.ph
Paranaque, 1711, M.M. Philippines
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Past occupations:
Reporter/Feature writer/Columnist/ Editor/ Managing Editor/ Internet Marketing Manager
DATE COMPANY
January 1998-Present World Executive's Digest/Trade&Travel magazines
Marketing Manager On-line
Duties/Responsibilities-
¨ Managed and edited WED and Trade&Travel Online editions
¨ Handled web marketing and increased the user traffic on the sites
¨ Implemented internet marketing plan.
¨ Created web editorial schedule for daily updates
¨ Was responsible for gathering web partners
January 1997-January 1998 Security Products Magazine
Managing Editor
Duties/Responsibilities-
¨ Managed all editorial, content, interactive media and on-line aspects of Security Products Magazine until its final issue on February 1998.
¨ Managed editorial staff, writers and production personnel.
¨ Provided special stories and overseas trade show coverage from Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
¨ Redefined art and layout of the magazine.
March 1996-December 1996 ISYU Opinion Newspaper
Columnist / Freelance writer
Duties/Responsibilities-
¨ Wrote regular weekly columns on literature,culture and the arts for ISYU
¨ Served as freelance writer for the ff. Publications:
a) Philippine Star -Contributing Editor
b) Mirror magazine-Contributor
c) Eve magazine-Contributor
d) Philippine Graphic-Contributor
e) Zero magazine-Regular Columnist
f) Glitter magazine-Contributor
g) Woman Today STYLE magazine-Regular Columnist
April 1994-December 1995 Philippine Star Daily Newspaper
Sub-Editor/Feature Writer- Lifestyle/Leisure Section
¨ Edited section pages on a daily basis
¨ Wrote feature articles on personalities, culture, the arts, fashion, cuisine,travel, automotive, literature and consumer products.
¨ Covered travel/ lifestyle and news events overseas in Bangkok, New York, Toronto, Montreal, Hong Kong, Amsterdam and The Hague.
January 1994-April 1994
Assistant to the president/Feature Writer- Philippine Star
¨ Assisted the newspaper's president in managing the company.
¨ Helped with marketing, circulation, editorial and overall production of the newspaper on a day to day basis.
¨ Handled complaints to management.
¨ Continued doing journalism for numerous sections throughout the paper specfically lifestyle and news.
October 1993-Jan 1994
Editor-Education and Home Section
¨ Edited columns and stories for the weekly section
July 1993- October 1993
Deskman-Field Reporter -
¨ Edited front-page news stories
¨ Served as day-editor
¨ Covered the police, DOJ, and other beats
¨ Wrote special features for the homepage
EDUCATION
¨ 1989-1993 University of Asia nd the Pacific (CRC-CAS)
Bachelor of Arts in Humanities,
Major in Communication Arts
SKILLS
¨ Fluent in written and spoken English, Spanish, Tagalog
¨ Computer literate, familiar with :
a) Mac Operating System 7- MS Office, Adobe Pagemaker 6.0
b) Win 3.1/ Win 95- MS Office, Internet Software
c) On-line research techniques
¨ Experience in Publishing Design and Quality Checks
a) Newspaperlayouts and design, presswork to camera ready.
b) Magazine layout design, presswork to camera ready.
¨ Internet Website Design and Quality checks
a) Basic HTML 3.2
b) Web page layout design and production. Web marketing and
Search engine promotions.
c) Internet Banner advertising