Joe Halpern

About Joe Halpern

Multiple award-winning storyteller, print & digital form ~ 20 year career in Boston area that led to invaluable network of community industry leaders and top influencers in non-profit and for profit sectors. Decades of consistent, industry recognized \'clear, concise, compelling copy’ that’s helped diverse organizations maximize their message. My greatest passion, joy is storytelling, through words and images, in the digital age. Among my notable career & life accomplishments:•leading news dept.(3 daily newspapers) where my team earned accolades for best section awards in national competitions •authoring thousands of news, feature stories; rec’d regional, state awards •Member of 2-person research team @BBJ recognized by parent company for best across 30+ markets •contributing for 6 years as Independent writer for industry trade publication, 3 colleges and a non profit • increasing significant tangible awareness to one of New England‘s largest social service non-profit via targeted communication, branding I

Experience

1. Senior Writer

   Franchise Times

   May 2023 — Present

   Reporting and writing weekly web stories and contributing multiple monthly stories in print for industry leading media group covering the exciting and growing world of franchising.

Education

• Ithaca College

  B.A.

Skills

• Publicity
• Social Networking
• Social Media Marketing
• New Media
• Strategic Communications
• Training
• Ap Style
• Direct Marketing
• Storytelling
• Email Marketing
• Breaking News
• Social Media
• News Writing
• Advertising
• Publishing
• Event Planning
• Leadership
• Sales
• Online Advertising
• Management
• Online Journalism
• Microsoft Office, Wordpress, Cms, Social Media Platforms
• Marketing
• Copy Editing
• Publications
• Copywriting
• Journalism
• Linguistics
• Research
• Newsletters
• Editorial
• Community Outreach
• SEO
• Press Releases
• Digital Media
• Public Relations
• Media Relations
• Fundraising
• Crm
• Entrepreneurship