Nicholas Elmes
Contact
Telling stories creatively
Contact Me
Phone:336.695.7322
email: elmes3@gmail.comThe basics
EXPERIENCE
• Copy Editor, Paginator (May 2012 - Present) Civitas Media, Mount Airy, North Carolina
• General Manager, Art Director, Webmaster (June 2009-February 2012), The South Hill Enterprise, South Hill, Virginia
• Managing Editor, Art Director, The News-Progress, Chase City, Virginia (December 2010 – February 2012)
• Art Director, Copy Editor/News Designer, Webmaster, The Gazette-Virginian, South Boston, Virginia; The News-Progress, Chase City, Virginia (June 2008-June 2009)
• Managing Editor, Art Director, The News-Progress, Chase City, Virginia (2006-June 2008)
• Art Director, Copy Editor/News Designer, Webmaster, The Gazette-Virginian, South Boston, Virginia (2004-2006)
• Assistant Editor, Staff Writer/Photographer, The News-Progress, Chase City, Virginia (2004)
• Staff Writer/Photographer (focus on education and feature writing), The Gazette-Virginian, South Boston, Virginia (2003-2005)RELATED SKILLS/ABILITIES
Computer Skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Quark Express, Adobe PageMaker, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Lightroom), Joomla. Proficient on both Windows and Macintosh operating systems
• Responsible for all pagination/design of The South Hill Enterprise, The Gazette-Virginian, The News-ProgressPhotography
• 20 years of experience, including all aspects of photographic composition and development (black and white, color, film, digital).
• Work exhibited in three Shockoe Bottom Arts Center juried shows, Richmond, VA, a two man exhibit at Southwest Virginia Community College, Richlands, VA; “An Affair of the Arts 2005,” The Prizery, South Boston, VA; Galleria, Clarksville, VA.Awards
• 3rd Place, Spot News, Virginia Press Association (2009)
• 3rd Place, Spot News Photography, Virginia Press Association (2008)
• 1st Place, Editorial Page Design, Virginia Press Association (2006)
• 3rd Place, Page Design, Virginia Press Association (2006)
• 3rd Place, Spot News Photography, Virginia Press Association (2005)
• 1st Place, Health, Science,Environmental Writing, Virginia Press Association (2004)EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts Degree, Longwood University (May 2004)
Major: Communication Studies (4.0 in major) Minor : Photography