Frank Scussa

Experience

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  Gannett

  Jan 1997 - Mar 1999

  Staff Writer

  I worked for the Atlantic County Weekly Newspaper Group, a Gannett company, which was the publisher of five weekly newspapers covering news and events in Atlantic County, NJ. I gathered and wrote all content for The Record Journal, a weekly tabloid covering Hamilton Township, NJ, and designed, paginated and managed production of each weekly issue. Through this first writer/reporter position I learned a lot about how to cover municipal events, public education and sports.

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  Engel Publishing Partners

  Mar 1999 - Jun 2002

  Associate Editor

  I researched and wrote content for MedAd News, a monthly magazine covering the pharmaceutical advertising industry. In addition to conducting regular editorial and copyediting functions, I helped develop special issues such as the “Top 50 Pharmaceutical Companies” and the “Top 50 Healthcare Advertising Agencies."

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  Association Headquarters, Inc.

  Jul 2002 - Jan 2014

  Vice President, Associate VP, Director of Creative Services, Publication Manager

  • I grew a three-person publications team into a full-service, 15-person in-house creative department that provided design, marketing and web development services.• By introducing new services, obtaining new clients and implementing internal business improvement processes, I was able to increase the company’s creative department revenue.• I led the implementation of a company-wide pilot productivity management system that included basic project management methodology, email management techniques, time management strategies and a task scheduling model. The system resulted in less staff stress, fewer errors and more on-time project completion. • As part of the productivity management program, I created and implemented a new process for bringing new full-service clients onboard that reduced errors and omissions by creating repeatable work outlines, key project milestones and deliverables, and standardized status reporting.• During my time as Publication Manager, the number of publications our team handled grew from two to seven, including a monthly magazine.• While serving in all of my management positions I continued to perform all aspects of publication work, including editorial planning, content planning, writing, editing and production management. Show less

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  Perfect Communications

  Aug 2014 - Sept 2021

  Director of Content and Creative Operations

  • Conceived, developed and executed all of Perfect's integrated marketing efforts, including inbound and outbound campaigns, SEO/SEM, email, social media and website management.• Created and established the use of buyer personas to guide all communications in targeted vertical markets, developed new brand messaging and integrated it into all company assets and marketing initiatives, and managed the complete redesign of company website (wrote all new content for the site).• Wrote marketing content, including blogs, marketing collateral, case studies and social media posts. Show less

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  Simeone & Raynor, LLC

  Sept 2021 - now

  Paralegal

  Manage all phases of estate administration, including probate proceedings, asset identification and valuation, preparation of inventories and accountings, asset transfers, inheritance tax returns, state and federal estate income tax returns, and estate closing.Draft pleadings, motions and briefs for will contests, to compel accountings, to appointment administrators, breach of duty, and guardianships.Compose attorney communications and correspondence.Responsible for written discovery, including subpoenas, interrogatories, requests for production of documents and requests for admissions.Research state statutes, case law, administrative law, and rules of court as needed to address estate administration and litigation matters. Show less