Résumé

MATTHEW CROWLEY

mccrowley1@yahoo.com  | @copyjockey on X
https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-crowley-editor/

SUMMARY

I’m a versatile editor and writer who taps decades of expertise in journalism, writing and editing to craft  website copy, newsletters, email campaigns, blogs, press releases and media blasts. Through in-depth research and interviews, I write copy that engages and informs. As an editor, I ensure clarity, flow and readability while adhering to style guidelines and hitting deadlines. I also collaborate closely with writers, editors, photographers, illustrators and designers to achieve the best possible presentation.

EDITING

Digital desk editor, Arizona Republic/azcentral.com, 2018-2019.

  • Edited 12-15 stories per shift for reporting completeness, factual accuracy, clarity, style and spelling.
  • Packaged stories with photos, photo galleries, videos and other digital layout elements for best presentation.
  • Created simple videos (Wochit) and infographics (Infogram).
  • Updated digital page fronts and spurred web traffic by tweeting 15-20 stories per shift.

Assistant city editor, Las Vegas Review-Journal, 2016-2018.

  • Edited five to eight stories and many breaking-news briefs per shift.
  • Supervised four-reporter breaking news team and interns.
  • Planned stories, photos and illustrations.
  • Reported and wrote stories.
  • Transferred 100-page plus in-house stylebook from Google Doc to Associated Press webpage and maintained it afterward.
  • In six months, tripled size of archive of local advance obituaries with research, reporting and writing; many were used after my departure.

Universal desk copy editor, Las Vegas Review-Journal, 2011-2015.

  • Edited 70 to 85 stories (news, features, sports, business) per week with NewsEngin, Microsoft Word.
  • Readied 20 to 30 pages per week for prepress by paginating layouts in Adobe InDesign and writing headlines and captions.
  • Designed six to eight news pages per week with Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop.

OTHER EDITING

  • Copy editor, Poynter Institute courses for ACES: The Society for Editing, 2024, 2025.
  • Copy editor, DK Publishing/Penguin Random House, 2022.
  • Contributing editor, San Jose Spotlight, 2019-2020.
  • Freelance copy editor, Generation Justice, 2019.
  • On-call dissertation editor, Loyola Marymount University, 2017.
  • Assistant city editor-copy editor-reporter, Las Vegas Review-Journal, 2015-2016.
  • Copy editor, books, long-form content, The History Factory, 2015-2016.
  • Copy editor, e-books: Callisto Media, 2016.
  • Editor/collaborator, blumsday.com technology blog, 2005-2006.
  • Business copy editor, Las Vegas Review-Journal, 1998-2011

WRITING

  • Summary writer, Beat Academy, Poynter Institute, 2024-25.
  • Freelance copywriter, FM Marketing (Las Vegas), 2019-22., 2025.
  • Contributing writer, CDC Gaming Reports, 2018-2024.
  • Freelance headline/copywriter, Pinkston Strategy & Communications, 2021-22.
  • Freelance music critic, Seven Days Vermont, 2021-22.
  • Freelance copywriter,  Vermont Teddy Bear Co., 2021.
  • Freelance copywriter/copyeditor, ImageWords (Las Vegas), 2015, 2018-21.
  • Contributing writer, Las Vegas Newswire, 2019-20.
  • Freelance blogger, Grasslands, 2019.
  • Freelance web feature writer, Mount Holyoke College, 2016.
  • General assignment reporter, Las Vegas Review-Journal, 2015- 2016.
  • Freelance sportswriter, USA Today, 2015-2016.
  • Blogger, headline writing and copy editing, Copyediting.com, 2015.
  • Freelance copywriter, The Firm Public Relations and Marketing, 2015.
  • Contributor, Society for Editing newsletter and website, 2002-2015.
  • Contributing business reporter, Las Vegas Review-Journal, 2015-18, 1998-2010.
  • Contributor, Copyediting newsletter, 2014.
  • Book reviewer, Las Vegas Business Press, 2008-2012; Youth Today, 2015.
  • Staff writer, Las Vegas View, 1996-1997.
  • Staff  writer, Glens Falls Post-Star, sports, 1990-1993; features, 1993-1996.
  • Staff sportswriter, Cortland Standard, 1990.

MENTORSHIP AND LEADERSHIP

  • Mentor, Cronkite School Journalism program, Arizona State University, 2022-2024.
  • Mentor, Newhouse Alumni Partnership Program, Syracuse University, 2020-2022.
  • Mentor, editing and journalism, Texas State University, 2011-2020.
  • Mentor, Society for Editing, 2010-2019.
  • Headline contest chair,  Society for Editing national headline contest, 2024.
  • Judge, Florida Society of News Editors contest, 2023.
  • Judge, Society for Editing national headline contest, 2014-2023.
  • Judge, Society for Editing Robinson Prize, 2017-2019.
  • Presenter, copy editing and headlines,  Society for Editing national conference, 2011, 2012, 2014.
  • Presenter, copy editing and headlines, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2014-2016.
  • Presenter, “Heads We Win: The Secrets to Better Headlines,” for Intel Corp., 2014.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND DEVELOPMENT

  • Member, Society for Editing, 2001-2024.
  • Member, Investigative Reporters and Editors, 2017-2024.
  • Completed, Lead with Influence, Poynter, 2023.
  • Completed, Associated Press stylebook workshop, 2023.
  • Completed, Poynter Summit for Reporters and Editors, 2021.
  • Completed with distinction, “Fundamentals of Investigative Reporting,” Poynter NewsU, 2020.
  • Fellow, Summer Institute for Midcareer Copy Editors at University of North Carolina, 2008.

AWARDS

National

  • American Copy Editors Society headline contest, newspapers 100,001 to 250,000 circulation, first place, 2007; second place, 2011; honorable mention, 2001, 2002.
  • Society for Features Journalism contest, headlines, first place, 2013; second place, 2009.
  • Associated Press Sports Editors writing contest, honorable mention, sports news, 50,000-and-under circulation, 1990.

Regional

  • Best of the West contest, headlines, first place, 2015, 2016; second place, 2011, 2013; third place, 2010.

State

  • Nevada Press Association, Better Newspapers Contest, headline writing, urban dailies, first place, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2015.
  • Nevada Press Association, Better Newspapers Contest, best nonstaff story, urban dailies, 2016.
  • Associated Press writing contest, New York state division, first place, sports features, 125,000-50,000 circulation, 1993-94.
  • New York State Newspaper Publishers Association writing contest, first place, sportswriting, 50,000-and-under circulation, 1991-92. 

TECHNOLOGIES

  • Software: 
    Content systems: Adobe InDesigny; Django; Presto; WordPress; Drupal, Joomla, NewsEngin.
  • Text: Microsoft Word, Google Docs,  Adobe InCopy.
    Visuals: Acrobat Pro and Photoshop; Microsoft; Google Slides, PowerPoint.
    Connection:  Zoom; Google Meet; Skype; GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar.
    Analytics: Google Trends, Google My Business.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, Syracuse University.
(Dual degree, newspaper journalism/modern foreign languages)

  • Elected to Phi Beta Kappa.