Sara Dowling

Reporter at Nevada News Group
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(386) 825-5501
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Credentials

  • InDesign CC 2017 Essential Training
    Lynda.com
    Apr, 2017
    - Nov, 2024
  • Print Production: Prepress and Press Checks
    Lynda.com
    Apr, 2017
    - Nov, 2024
  • Typography: Working with Grids
    Lynda.com
    Apr, 2017
    - Nov, 2024
  • Graphic Design Foundations: Typography
    Lynda.com
    Mar, 2017
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

    • United States
    • Newspaper Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Reporter
      • Jan 2023 - Present

    • Freelance Graphic Designer
      • Jan 2014 - Jan 2023

    • Layout Designer
      • May 2017 - Sep 2017

    • Senior Editor/Data Manager & Site Manager
      • Mar 2009 - Sep 2013

      Duties: Continue previous Senior Editor/Data Manager and site purchasing duties from DPA position. In addition, responsible for researching for best pricing on materials. Monitor staff well-being and communicate with off-site Project Manager to prevent and resolve day-to-day staff issues. Submit site time sheets and assist in tracking staff hours. Communicate as site point of contact with AHA HR Department. Participate in quarterly contract In Process Reviews. Duties: Continue previous Senior Editor/Data Manager and site purchasing duties from DPA position. In addition, responsible for researching for best pricing on materials. Monitor staff well-being and communicate with off-site Project Manager to prevent and resolve day-to-day staff issues. Submit site time sheets and assist in tracking staff hours. Communicate as site point of contact with AHA HR Department. Participate in quarterly contract In Process Reviews.

  • D.P. Associates (DPA)
    • NSAWC (Fallon, NV)
    • Senior Editor/Data Manager
      • Oct 2004 - Mar 2009

      Duties: Perform design, maintenance, and quality control for NSAWC Fleet Training publications. Maintain close liaison and rapport with USG SMEs to ensure timely completion of work requests, technical and classification accuracy of curriculum materials, and ability to integrate developed products into Fleet Training courses. Perform QA to ensure content and quality of produced materials meet standards for spelling, punctuation, grammatical correctness, formatting, visual clarity, technical accuracy, user functionality and adherence to all applicable directives, standards, and NSAWC Format & Style Guides. Perform site purchasing duties - process purchase orders and coordinate acquisition of materials among all AHA departments with regard to their respective project completion dates. Achievements: Quality Assurance Certified Professional, Level I Related Skills: Highly proficient in the use of general business machines and MS Word, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe Acrobat. Proficient in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. Excellent proofreading skills. Organized. Able to successfully complete multiple projects of varying sizes on overlapping deadlines. Highly creative. Works well in a team or independently.

Education

  • Western Nevada College
    Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS, Graphic Communications
  • Western Nevada College
    Certificate of Achievement, Graphic Communications
  • Western Nevada College
    General Associates

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