Resume

2006-07-16T10:24:00.000-04:00

Brad Perriello
103 Highland Road, Apt. 1
Somerville, MA 02144
617-817-1385
bperriello@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Industrial Distribution magazine, Waltham, MA
Associate Editor/Web, September 2006 – present
· Write and edit feature stories and news briefs for monthly trade magazine. Write, edit and post features and news briefs for magazine's Web site. Create, write for and edit e-newsletters. Manage daily content updates to Web site.

The Eagle-Tribune, North Andover, MA
Staff Writer, June 2005 – September 2006
· Write two stories daily, plus Sunday stories covering Haverhill, Mass., including City Hall, breaking news, investigative reporting, enterprise reporting, education and municipal finance. Also responsible for features and profiles. Covered the school system and various state and local events and issues in Methuen, Mass.

The Associated Press, Pierre and Sioux Falls, SD
Reporter/Editor, January 2005 – May 2005
· Covered the 2005 South Dakota Legislature, wrote two to five articles daily for print and broadcast on issues ranging from abortion to the design of the state quarter; re-wrote AP member stories for broadcast and print at the Sioux Falls control bureau; reported and wrote enterprise stories for South Dakota and national wires.

The Waltham Daily News Tribune and The Milford Daily News, Waltham and Milford, MA
Contributing Writer, September – December 2004
· Covered the Massachusetts Legislature, bringing local angles to statewide stories; covered various local events and issues, ranging from funding for building new schools to campaign finance.

The Vindicator, Youngstown, OH
Reporter for the Democratic National Convention, July 2004
· Covered Youngstown-area delegates in Boston on a daily basis, plus pre-convention reporting.

Allston-Brighton TAB, Boston, MA
Contributing Writer, January – August 2004
· Covered various local news events, youth hockey and Little League baseball.

EDUCATION
Boston University College of Communication, Boston, MA
· Master of Science, Print Journalism, 2005
Boston University Career Education Center, Boston, MA
· Web Designer certificate 2001
Siebel Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL
· Brewing and Brewery Engineering certificates 1998
Union College, Schenectady, NY
· Bachelor of Arts, English Literature 1993

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Boston.com, Boston, MA
Intern, October - December 2004
· Maintained the Your Life section of the Web site, selecting The Boston Globe articles and readers’ submissions to maximize page views; created multimedia features with original reporting, viewer submissions and wire material; edited copy and proofed Web site pages.

The Improper Bostonian, Boston, MA
Editorial Intern, March - August 2003
· Researched bars and restaurants and wrote briefs for the annual “Best of Boston” issue.

SKILLS
Microsoft Office suite; AP Workbench; Adobe Photoshop; HTML; Web site content management systems; Digital photography; Acoustica Mixcraft audio editing software. Former professional brewer.