Joseph Dobrian: Occupation

man of letters

Welcome, to all who need to have something written!

I am the best free-lance writer you will ever work with. I am an expert content provider for magazines, newspapers and other publications (both printed and Web-based).

In my nearly 20-year career as a freelance writer, I’ve written about an extraordinary variety of topics, including business, travel, sports, personal experiences, and history. There’s not much I haven’t written about, and nothing that I can’t write about!

In just the past decade, I’ve:

written countless advertorials, brochures and other promotional pieces, for newspapers, magazines and Websites;

written a book on business writing;

written articles for various business and consumer publications;

put together special issues of magazines, from inception to production;

supervised the production of special advertising sections in various magazines;

devised and executed public relations campaigns;

written and given speeches;

supported my work with radio and TV appearances.

I can produce any kind of copy you need-and if you need it yesterday, you’ll get it yesterday.

If you want "dependable," if you want "professional," if you want to put your project in the safest possible hands, call me.

Published Samples:
"Guilty, or Not Guilty?"
Article on Securitized Real Estate
"Parliamentary Procedure Guards Members' Rights"

Here’s my C.V.:

Joseph Dobrian
215 E. 26th St. # 3, New York, N.Y. 10010
phone (212) 779-1873; fax (212) 779-8826; jdobrian@aol.com

OBJECTIVE

To use my expertise as a writer and editor in magazines, newspapers or other publications, and to write articles, essays, reports, speeches, promotional copy, and books.

WORK EXPERIENCE

MAY 1986-PRESENT:
As freelance editor, writer, consultant and TV/radio commentator, I research and write articles for various consumer and business publications, including N ew York, Golf, American Heritage, Economist Intelligence Unit, New York Newsday, Folio, Management Review, Woman's World, Journal Of Commerce, The Ring, American Way, Real Estate Forum, Games, National Jeweler, HFD, The Meeting Professional and many others; execute various advertising projects for Travel & Leisure, Esquire, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Entertainment Weekly, Food & Wine, Golf, Premium/Incentive Business, Meeting News, National Jeweler , Kitchen & Bath Business, and the Tourist Office of Spain; act as editor of An-t-Albannach, a Scottish-American newsletter; write speeches, articles and press releases for Rubenstein Associates, Inc.; publish syndicated column of opinion, “Joseph Dobrian’s Column”; translated French “true crime” book, The Petiot Case; developed, wrote, edited and produced special issues for National Jeweler; developed advertising and public relations campaign for off-Broadway play, "Dr. Monsanto's Jive Tape"; wrote a book, "Business Writing Skills," for American Management Association; appeared as keynote speaker and panelist at convention of North American Boxing Federation; appeared on TV and radio in support of several of the above projects.

OCTOBER 1983-MAY 1986:

Gralla Publications (now Miller Freeman, Inc.)
1 Penn Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10001 (212) 714-1300

October 1985-May 1986: Senior Editor, Catalog Showroom Business.

Acted as editor-in-chief from February 1986. Supervised writing, editing and production. Assigned and wrote stories on the catalog showroom industry, covering trends, legal developments, demographics, marketing and late-breaking news. Oversaw assistant editor, trainees and freelancers. Managed research projects.

July 1984-October 1985: Associate Editor.

March 1984-July 1984: Assistant Editor.

October 1983-March 1984: Contributing editor, Giftware Business, Kitchen & Bath Business, Health Care Systems, National Jeweler, Contract, Bank Systems & Equipment.

Ring Publishing Co. (company now defunct)

May 1983-June 1989: Senior Writer, The Ring. Developed, researched and wrote articles on history of and current developments in boxing. Covered world championship matches. Represented magazine as public speaker and as TV commentator.

EDUCATION

Graduated from University of Iowa (Iowa City, Iowa), 1977.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Magazine layout and design; special event coordinating; word processing; proofreading; public speaking; TV and stage acting; fashion design; speak, read and write French, some Italian, Gaelic, Spanish, Portuguese.