Resume

Marco Buscaglia
writer, editor, content strategist

An innovative, experienced and accountable content leader in various fields, Marco Buscaglia’s background in both journalism and creative writing as well as his attention to detail and targeted, original approach to his work has resulted in numerous successful and profitable projects. With a steadfast commitment to hitting deadlines, Marco has conceptualized, assigned, written, curated and edited compelling stories and profitable sections, both as a full-time employee and an independent contractor. Marco has hired staff, trained new employees and produced consistent and impactful content in various story-telling and publishing formats.

Writer/editor
Freelance / Chicago / February 2015 - present
Conceptualize, write, edit, assign and manage content for publications and associations

Tribune Content Agency / Chicago / February 2015 - present
• Write weekly career stories for Tribune Publishing newspapers
• Conceived, assigned and edited monthly “In Good Health” newsletter (2017-19)
• Wrote weekly “Auto Tips” column (2019)
• Conceived, assigned and edited magazines for Underwriters Laboratories (2018-19)
• Wrote sponsored stories for Jack Daniels/NCAA tournament packages (2015-16)
• Rewrote columnist/cartoonist summaries for TCA syndicated content website (2015)

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois via Solving IT / Chicago / November 2020-present
• Writing and authoring user experience and user interface content for website update
• Assist with video and event updates for local sites

King Features / New York / May 2021-present
• Curate, create and edit content for "That's Racing," a weekly page on auto racing

ZS Associates / Chicago / November 2021
• Edited case studies and presentation decks

The Daily Meal / Chicago / March - December 2021
• Edited and fact-checked stories, slideshows and recipes

Feast and Field / Chicago / May - July 2021
• Edited and fact-checked stories, profiles and recipes

US Cellular via TransTech / Chicago / September - November 2020
• Wrote features for website and disaster-response communications for senior leaders

American Health Information Management Association / Chicago / June 2019- September 2020
• Edited stories for monthly journal and wrote profiles for website

American Society of Plastic Surgeons / Arlington Heights, Illinois / March - August 2015 - 2017
• Organized, edited and oversaw production of program for annual conference
• Wrote press releases and contributed stories to association publications during summer months

Bank Administration Institute / Chicago / March 2015 - January 2019
• Wrote occasional industry-related news; profiled banking leaders and BAI members

PR Newswire / Chicago / March 2015
• Created “What is advertorial” for prospective clients
• Wrote series of advertorial construction stories for Hubbell Power Systems

Yuppie Puppy / Oak Park, Illinois / November 2016 - December 2018
• Ghostwrote biweekly column on dog care

Senior Editor, Tribune Brand Publishing, Chicago – 2014-15
• Conceptualized, assigned, edited and wrote content for Tribune Company’s Branded Content initiative, providing stories, briefs, slideshows, lists and round-ups for Tribune newspapers, including Chicago Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, Los Angeles Times and others. 
• Clients: Allstate, Macy’s, McDonald’s, Northern Indiana Tourism Bureau, Embassy Hair Clinic, Direct Energy, ForSaleByOwner.com, Baer’s Furniture Stores and others.

Editorial Director, Tribune Content Agency Custom Content, Chicago – 2001-13
• Planned and implemented coverage of the job market each week for the CareerBuilder page — the front or back page of the Sunday job section for all Tribune and McClatchy newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, the Miami Herald, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Baltimore Sun, the San Jose Mercury News and more than 30 others, reaching more than 25 million readers each week.
• Planned, assigned and edited 26 special sections each year on home and garden, retirement, health care, travel, real estate and more. 
• Conceptualized and directed the industry’s first website designed to provide a la carte stories and images to websites and newspapers special sections.
• Managed editorial, design and freelance staff and budgets; helped manage sales and marketing staff; served as point of contact for managers at Tribune and McClatchy newspapers.

Editor/Product Manager, Tribune Media Services, Campus, Chicago – 1998-2001
• Responsible for budget, marketing plan, story assignment, editing and daily production for nation’s largest news and photo service for college newspapers.
• Enacted business plan, reduced expenses; increased educational value of service.
• Expanded Campus Correspondent program, which involved more than 40 journalism students from colleges across the country; coordinated student-submitted stories and led efforts to work together on various projects. 
• Supervised editorial staff; co-managed sales staff.

Producer, Tribune Media Services, Interactive, Chicago – 1995-98
• Part of the team that helped launch ChicagoTribune.com in March 1996. 
• Helped create prototype and live page for breaking news section of site
• Covered a.m. shift monitoring national and international news.
• Selected, developed, edited, enhanced and updated breaking news stories for shared use among Tribune publishing units, including ChicagoTribune.com, OrlandoSentinel.com, LATimes.com, BaltimoreSun.com and others.

Reporter, Tribune Media Services, College Press – 1994-1995
• Covered general news assignments for college wire service, cultivating sources for stories on government, education and athletics.
• Helped the White House press office coordinate College Media Day, an opportunity for college journalists to visit the White House and meet with the Clinton administration and cabinet. 
• Wrote extensive coverage of the AmeriCorps program during its launch and initial year, which included interviews with President Bill Clinton, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros and Secretary of Labor Robert Reich. 

Editor, Park Ridge Times Herald, Chicago Suburban Times – 1991-1994
• Responsible for editorial content of the Park Ridge Times Herald, including news stories, features, photo captions, headlines and editorials.
• Worked on several series, including pieces on gun sales in the suburbs, discrimination in schools and O'Hare anti-expansion efforts. 

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Composition instructor, Roosevelt University, 2009-present
• Freelance writer, 1992-present
• Writing tutor, 2011-present
• College essay consultant, 2013-present
• Fiction published in the Chicago Reader
• Created website for Extensions Dance Company at extensionsdance.com. 

EDUCATION

DePaul University, Chicago, Ill. – Master of Arts - Writing, 2009
Illinois State University, Normal, Ill. – Bachelor of Science – English/Writing, 1991 

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