ANTHONY Q. CASASNOVAS

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Professional Experience

Community Coordinator, September 2005 – Present
Bronx International High School (Morris High School Campus): Bronx, NY

• Maintains school’s technology including desktop/laptop computers, printers, network, software and various audio/visual components.
• Offers technical support to campus-wide services such as security, library and UFT Teacher Center.
• Provides students with college, career and essay advice; assistance with résumé and cover letter editing for internships.
• Facilitates senior class activities such as yearbook, trip and prom.
• Assists after school programs conducted by outside organizations.
• Manages Bronx International website. Was a member of the campus website creation committee.
• Performs tasks including office duties, technology-based lesson planning, supervising lunch period, chaperoning, tutoring, teaching summer classes, etc.

Deputy Editor, Staff Writer, Website Administrator, Intern Coordinator, August 2003 – August 2005
Black Beat & Right On! Magazines (Dorchester Media, Inc.): New York, NY

• Wrote features, interviews, content for departments, profiles and guides for urban pop entertainment magazine.
• Worked directly with editor-in-chief towards major redesign of magazines, developing new look and departments.
• Copy and line edited all content.
• Liaised with publicists to secure interviews, attend press functions and acquire art.
• Prepped images for Art Department.
• Oversaw the upgrade of magazines’ websites, as well as updated content.
• Delegated work to editorial interns on a near daily basis.

Freelance Designer, July 2002, May 2003, June 2003
The Point Community Development Corporation: Bronx, NY

• Designed Encore (volumes one and two), Yanomamö and The Point’s 2003 yearbook – all developed and written by center’s students.

Senior Editor, Staff Writer, February 2004 – October 2005
Foul Magazine: New York, NY

• Managed design and content overhaul for fledgling videogame magazine.
• Assigned and edited all written pieces. Approved all artwork and layouts.
• Communicated with advertisers, distributors and publicists.

Columnist, Calendar Editor, Staff Writer, April 2000 – May 2002
The Muze (Daily Free Press): Boston, MA

• Created and co-authored paper’s first entertainment and pop-culture column.
• Utilized Quark to compile weekly entertainment calendar.
• Pitched feature ideas during staff meetings and regularly contributed articles.

Music Editor, Intern, September 2001 – December 2001
INsite Magazine (MJS Communications): Brighton, MA

• Updated monthly event calendars. Wrote music-related editorials.
• Assisted in the completion of advertising proposals to nationwide colleges for MJS.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in History/Minor in Film Studies, September 1998 – May 2002
Boston University: Boston, MA

Skills

Software

• Operating Systems: Windows, Mac OSX
• MS Office Suite
• Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Quark
• FTP programs
• Experience with HTML

Conversant in Spanish

References available upon request.