creative. innovative. concise.
MARIE JONES SUTTON
EDUCATION
B.A., English and Communications, Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL
May 1996
WRITING EXPERIENCE
Communications Specialist, St. Vincent’s Health System, Birmingham, AL
Oct. 2006-Present
• Serves as editorial director for all in-house copy and publications
• Writes and publishes ten publications a month
• Proofs and edits copy
Freelance Writer, Birmingham, AL
Sept. 1999-present
• Writes sought-out copy for publications, communications firms, etc. (Published in Health, Charisma, Birmingham magazine, Essence.com, Lipstick, etc.)
• Writes a bi-monthly column called “Secrets of a Former Diva” for a regional newsletter
• Writes a Christian blog titled “Saints in the City”
Editor, The Sword Christian Magazine, Birmingham, AL
Sept. 2003-Sept. 2005
• Managed day-to-day operations for citywide magazine
• Chronicled Birmingham’s Christian community with provocative entertainment, food and feature stories
Reporter, The Birmingham News, Birmingham AL
June 2000-Sept. 2003
• Crafted some of Alabama’s most widely read stories on health, food, house & garden, entertainment, beauty, fashion and news
• Won awards for articles on “Segregated Sundays” and Alabama’s Black Belt area
Senior Writer, Birmingham Weekly, Birmingham, AL
Aug. 1997-Sept. 1999
• Penned provocative news and feature stories
• Edited newspaper’s calendar, the most popular section in the publication
OTHER EXPERIENCE
P.R. Consultant, Umdabu Dance Company, Birmingham, AL
February 2007
• Created media campaigns
P.R. Consultant, Birmingham Association of Black Journalists, Birmingham, AL
February 2007
• Created media campaigns
P.R. Coordinator, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham, AL
Sept. 2004-Oct. 2006
• Created media campaigns
• Wrote press releases and news articles
• Planned special events
• Generated more positive media coverage than in the history of the Institute
Radio Talk Show Host, Cox Radio, Inc., Birmingham, AL
Jan. 2004-Feb. 2005
• Created and produced popular weekly radio talk show
Producer, Cox Radio Inc., Birmingham, AL
June 1999-June 2000
• Produced news for one of Alabama’s top-rated morning talk shows
AWARDS
• Douglas L. Cannon Medical Journalism Award
• Associated Press Managing Editors (APME) Awards
JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIP
• “The African American Experience in Post Civil Rights America,” Vanderbilt University
References Available Upon Request
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