Joe Wallace

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Joe Wallace is the founding owner and editor-in-chief of Freelance-Zone.com since 2003. He is an Air Force veteran, and worked as a writer, editor, and producer for Air Force Radio and Television News during his military service between 1992 and 2005.

His experience includes stints as Managing Editor for Gearwire.com and CheapToday.com, Senior Editor for VANewsBlog.com and Associate Editor for FHANewsBlog.com. Joe Wallace is a highly experienced writer, editor, and social media manager.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2005-Present Texcorp Mortgage Bankers, Inc.

  • Site manager
  • Writer/editor with daily deadlines
  • Community manager
  • Researcher
  • Social media manager for FHA.com/FHANewsBlog.com, VANewsBlog.com and VALoans.com with daily deadlines.

Duties include answering detailed reader questions about real estate loans, appraisals, credit issues, and financial planning related to mortgage loans and veteran benefits. Also responsible for managing WordPress blogs including taxonomy, SEO optimization, and image/multi-media management. Image management, digital media editing, and Photoshop work as required.

2005-Present Wallace Productions

  • Writer
  • Editor
  • Videographer / photographer
  • Social media manager

Multimedia content creator, editor, and manager for a variety of travel-required clients including Bank Administration Institute (BAI.org), Lionel.com, Motorola, Wal-Mart.com, Shopping.AOL.com, HowStuffWorks.com and many others. Duties include community management, image sourcing and editing, SEO, research, article writing, and WordPress/Joomla management.

2007-2008 CheapToday.com

  • Managing Editor
  • Multimedia content writer/editor
  • Freelance talent recruiter/manager
  • Community manager

Managing Editor and talent recruiter of a five-person multimedia team responsible for daily blog posts, articles, and social media content for Boston-based startup. Duties included creating and implementing a new hire training program, editorial and style guide, EEO and ethics policy. Managed remote-based freelancers and content contributors. Created multimedia images and video for online blogs and social media.

2006-2007 Gearwire.com

  • Managing Editor
  • Multimedia content creator
  • Videographer/photographer
  • Community manager
  • Equipment custodian for $350 thousand gear inventory

Managing editor for six-reporter multimedia team responsible for producing video, audio, and print articles on recording gear, synthesizers, and live sound equipment. Responsible for writing, editing, shooting, managing video, photography, audio, and print content and assigning same to staff producers. Also responsible for hiring, training, and managing assignments for freelancers, temps, and interns.

1991-2005 U.S. Air Force/Air Force News Agency

  • Trainer/Instructor
  • Managing Editor
  • Writer/reporter/air talent
  • Producer
  • Videographer/photographer
  • Equipment custodian for $1 million video/audio gear inventory

Manager, trainer, and managing editor for military journalists and multimedia technicians. Responsible for covering and assigning coverage for breaking news, features and daily news stories on a global beat produced for Air Force Radio and Television News, the Pentagon Channel, the American Forces Network, and 800 cable television stations in the United States.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art, University of Illinois at Chicago, May 2017

Associate in Applied Science in Recording Arts, Tribeca Flashpoint College, 2014

SOFTWARE/HARDWARE

Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere, Photoshop), Final Cut Pro, Pro Tools, Cubase, Logic, WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, a variety of digital cameras and video gear. Microsoft Office, Excel, Powerpoint, and related productivity software.

SAMPLES/ONLINE PORTFOLIOS

FHA.com (Responsible for all written content in the FHA Articles And Mortgage News section)

FHANewsBlog.com

HowStuffWorks.com (http://computer.howstuffworks.com/how-online-fraud-alerts-work.htm)

Military Mortgage Shop

VANewsBlog.com

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