Susan Jacobs Jablow

 (412) 224-2548
(412) 897-3208 (cell)

 susanjablow@gmail.com

 EXPERIENCE:

Grant writer, Jewish Family & Children’s Service, October 2013 to present

• Write proposals to local, state and federal agencies, foundations and corporations.
• Work with agency managers to develop projects for which funding is sought.
• Compile reports for foundations and other supporters about use of grant awards.

Free-lance writer and editor, February 2011 to present

• Write feature stories for community magazines and college alumni magazines
• Write letters, proposals, articles and reports on a wide array of topics for clients, including Carnegie Mellon University and the Allegheny County Bar Association
• Research and write grant applications for clients, including The Center that C.A.R.E.S., a Pittsburgh after-school program that has received more than $500,000 in recent grants.

 Copy writer, GNC, February 2009 to February 2011

• Wrote headlines and descriptive copy for catalogs, signs and other publicity
• Proofread advertisements, catalogs and other materials
• Managed a copy database of more than 500 products
• Worked with scientific affairs team to gather information about product ingredients, and their effects
• Collaborated with graphic designers and marketing directors to create copy to fit specific layouts and convey marketing messages

Associate Editor, The Jewish Chronicle of Pittsburgh, September 2004 – June 2008

• Wrote two to three news articles weekly
• Edited local content and proofread pages of paper
• Assisted in editorial decision-making and assigning stories
• Performed duties of the executive editor in his absence

Marketing and Communications Manager, Jewish Association on Aging, August 2002 – September 2004

• Composed and distributed press releases to local news outlets
• Wrote and edited newsletters, brochures and other materials
• Provided content for organizational Web site
• Collaborated with development director to organize major annual fundraiser 

Associate Reporter and Copy Editor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 2000 – July 2002

• Selected as one of ten young journalists for a two-year internship program
• Edited copy for daily local news section and for weekly suburban sections
• Wrote news, features and issues stories for weekly suburban sections distributed north and east of Pittsburgh

EDUCATION:

• Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Master of Science, May 2000
• Yeshiva University, New York, NY, Stern College for Women, Bachelor of Arts, May 1999

AWARDS/HONORS:

• Finalist for two Golden Quill Awards from the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania, May 2008
• Participant in the Gralla Fellows Program at Brandeis University for journalists   in the Jewish press, July 2007
• Winner of two Golden Quill Awards in the areas of investigative reporting and spot news, May 2006