I'm here to work for free

To Anyone and Everyone:

I'm a professional writer, editor and college instructor, as well as a lifelong comic book fan, and I'm looking to make the jump from the "real world" to comics.

I've had some big-name comics luminaries tell me I had an impressive resume, but they also told me that without some specifically comics-related experience I'd be hard pressed to land a comics gig.

So I'm here to beg for work. This isn't something I'm accustomed to; as a professional, I'm used to employers coming to me, checkbooks in hand. But now I'm coming to you, hat in hand, offering my services free of charge.

That's right; for the low, low cost of nothing, you can have a professional writer/editor work on your self-published book or your pitch. You get the benefit of an experienced set of eyes on your project, I get some comics experience, and we both win. All I ask in return is that I get credit somewhere in your project for my contribution.

I've pasted my resume below to give you a more complete idea of my skills and experiences. Please let me know if you think I could be a good addition to your project.

Thanks,
Jon

JONATHAN JUDY
1930 6th Street SW
Canton, Ohio 44706
330-471-1791
jrjudy@kent.edu

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
- Combines over five years of experience as a writer, editor, and faculty member with guest lecturing about the comic book industry.
- Acts as an advisor/unofficial editor for self-published comic books, such as Sean McArdle's Sonic Euthanasia.
- Offers Master’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication with proven performance creating storylines and scripts for professional wrestling shows that draw audiences of as many as 2000.
- Demonstrates substantial involvement in the comic book industry, attending numerous conventions and events annually, as well as having founded a student group dedicated to sketch comedy writing.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
WRITER, EDITOR AND ANNOUNCER, Main Event World League
2003-Present
- Recruited by President and CEO to help lead company that has experienced rapid growth since its inception and currently attracts talent from the WWF/WWE, ECW and WCW.
- Collaborates with creative team and leadership to achieve success in event promotion and event performance in all areas from website content to ring announcer.

ADJUNCT FACULTY, Kent State University, Southern Ohio College, Cuyahoga Community College, Stark State College of Technology 2003-Present
- Teaches numerous writing, literature, media, communications and film courses including essay writing, literature, business and technical writing, mass media and its impact and influence on society, news, print, broadcast, public relations, and advertising and the art of film making.

COPY EDITOR, Daily Kent Stater
2004
- Coached team of journalism students in writing news stories for this 10,000+ circulation newspaper.
- Led management and oversight of proofreading and fact checking for all submissions.
- Edited articles to accommodate style guidelines and formatting restrictions.
- Wrote headlines and photo captions.

COPY WRITER, GOJO Industries
1999-2003
- Selected from competitive internship candidate pool to join Information Technology division of this 1000+ employee consumer products corporation with popular brands including Purell that are sold nationally and internationally through numerous consumer and commercial markets.
- Member of eight person team charged with creating effective marketing and promotion campaigns through websites targeting diverse market segments

TEACHER, YMCA Phoenix School
2002

EDITOR, The Writing Center Review
- Chosen to co-present at 2000 National Conference for Writing Centers discussing best practices for establishing an anthology of student writings.
- Oversaw staff of nine in directing the production of the Writing Center Review.
- Partnered with students, faculty and printers to facilitate publication of the Writing Center Review.

EDUCATION & ADVANCED TRAINING
Master of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication, Kent State University
2005
- Thesis: “Newspaper Coverage of the Anti-Comic-Book Movement of 1948-1954” presented at the 2007 Popular Culture Association Conference
- Graduate Assistant Advisor, Student Media Advisory Board

Bachelor of Arts in English, Kent State University Stark
2001
- Founder of sketch comedy group, writing center tutor, contributor to school’s literary writings.