Curtis Wagner

At M. Harris & Kern, I work with a group of seasoned professionals who make their clients unforgettable. I support the business development efforts of this nimble team with concise writing and crisp design.

+ Wrote news, feature and marketing pieces for Convene, a 30,000-circulation print magazine published by PCMA, and daily for its website. + Copy edited and proofread each issue of the magazine before publication in print and online. + As web editor for the Convene section of pcma.org, I increased traffic by 65% within my first two years by introducing SEO best practices to the editorial team and curating artwork for posted articles. + Curated, edited and produced two weekly Convene newsletters sent to PCMA

I took my love of television to the next level by founding the TV Show Patrol website where I wrote about TV and the creatives behind TV programs. I also appeared once a week on WGN Radio's Bill and Wendy Show to talk about television.

+ Composed/edited social posts for corporate clients. + Interviewed TV and film celebrities and wrote articles for Emmy Magazine, Chicago Sun-Times, Tribune Media Services clients, Out magazine, Advocate and more outlets. + Copy edited and proofread all work.

+ As Deputy Digital and Production Editor, I supervised copy desk editors and designers and oversaw nightly production of RedEye, a 200,000-circulation daily newspaper. I helped train RedEye staff members on successful SEO and other web strategies. + A year after I became RedEye's features editor in 2006, I revamped TV coverage by launching the Show Patrol TV column and blog, creating a more dynamic and opinionated TV section overflowing with reviews, previews, celebrity interviews and trend stories. + As

I held several positions at the Chicago Tribune: + As a copy editor, I edited national and foreign news by Tribune reporters and from the wire services. + As the Page 1 news editor, I helped plan, edit and design the Page 1 and national/foreign news sections. + As a city and suburban news editor, I designed and edited the local and regional sections. + As a make-up editor at the printing plant, I twice had to yell “Stop the presses” to correct major issues. + I helped edit two 2001 Pulitzer Prize-winning se

As feature editor, I planned and edited content for the features section and developed a 7-day pullout living section. As copy editor, I edited local, national and foreign news, wrote headlines and designed pages

I planned and edited copy for news sections, wrote headlines, designed pages and oversaw night production when doing night editor work.

Editor of the Daily Nebraskan student newspaper