No, I haven't been abducted by a pirate! But I did get laid off today as part of the ownership transition at Patch.
I will miss being your editor and I hope you will check in with my Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/StormCenterMV, where I plan to keep posting weather and environmental news for the Cape and Islands.
Also, I am looking for a new job and would appreciate any leads.
Writing, editing, research, broadcasting, social media, SEO, communications, project management, sales and marketing: These are my signature strengths.
I have worked:
- in the music industry as top-ranking sales rep and Billboard-charting record producer for Rounder Records Corp. in Cambridge;
- in radio as music host/producer (WGBH, WBUR), news director/anchor (KVON, KVYN) and talk show host (KVON);
- in book publishing as editor (The Nature Conservancy of California) and copywriter (Rancho Gordo/Timber Press);
- in the press as beat reporter for a daily newspaper, business columnist for a monthly magazine and frequent freelance contributor to other periodicals;
- in community television as co-host and elections correspondent;
- on the internet as contract blogger and full-time Patch editor for more than three years in Napa, Calif. and Massachusetts;
- in film as associate producer and music coordinator for the documentary "Debate Team";
- in museums as curator;
- in the gourmet food industry as sales rep, shopkeeper and consultant.
Most of these jobs found me, but now I'm the one who is looking. I'm currently locked out of LinkedIn, but can be reached at louisahufstader@gmail.com. Thank you!
