Phone: (917) 514-0651

bill@billroundy.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Copyeditor
New York Daily News
November 2006-present

• Wrote headlines and captions
• Fact-checked stories, corrected grammar and spelling errors

Curator
Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art

• February 2005-present
• Selected and researched artwork for Permanent Collection exhibit.
• Wrote story cards and wall text for exhibits
• Created exhibition series focusing on New York City cartoonists
• Worked with artist Irwin Hasen to create a retrospective exhibit on his career.
• Cataloged art archives and processed new art donations.
• Designed and built curatorial storage area.
• Created and maintained graphic novel reading library.
• Supervised weekly gallery shift.
• Matted, framed, and hung artwork.

Assistant Editor
Kaplan University
August 2003-present

• Edited and produced online courses in Nursing, Paralegal Studies, and Business Management.
• Worked with faculty to research and design new courses.
• Wrote supplemental materials for Management 101 and Information Technology 101.
• Designed templates for course syllabi and supplemental materials.
• Maintained courses by troubleshooting problems in HTML.  

Arts Editor
New York Blade News
March 2001-May 2002

• Coordinated arts coverage for weekly newspaper with estimated readership of 70,000, dealing with film, television, theater, fine art, music, dance, and nightlife in New York City.
• Edited 8-10 arts stories weekly.
• Wrote feature articles, interviews, and reviews.
• Managed freelance pool of about 20 writers/photographers.
• Organized weekly listings of meetings and arts events throughout the five boroughs.
• Wrote headlines and captions.
• Designed and laid out arts pages.
• Copy edited news pages.

News Reporter
The Washington Blade
December 1998-March 2001

• Wrote weekly television column that was reprinted in three other newspapers across the country.
• Wrote 4-5 local and national news stories weekly.
• Beats included the U.S. House of Representatives, local and state-wide Virginia politics, AIDS coverage, health issues, and civil rights legislation in 15 states.
• Wrote and edited obituary section.

SKILLS:

• Experienced editor and proofreader.
• Daily computer experience on PC and Macintosh platforms with Word, Quark Xpress, Photoshop, Excel, Microsoft Internet Explorer, HTML, and various e-mail applications.
• Can write on deadline and to match exact word count.
• Intimately familiar with pop culture, especially animation, television, and comics.

EDUCATION:

B.A., English, 1997
magna cum laude
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Va.

REFERENCES:

Richard Ruane, editor, Kaplan University: 347-528-6897
Ken Wong, President, Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art: 212-254-3511
Kristina Campbell, former editor, Washington Blade: 202-387-2829