JOHN HENRY SOTOMAYOR
2355 NW 59th Terrace Ocala, FL 34482
(H) 352.732.5102 / (C) 352.207.8362
BILINGUAL ENGLISH/SPANISH WRITER
Decisive, action-oriented and results-driven media professional with first-rate skills directing multiple assignments and initiatives. Proven ability to deliver substantial revenue and productivity through well-managed, on-time projects.
Career Profile
- Excellent teamwork with editors, co-writers and clients
- Experienced in coordinating, negotiating and motivating resources in support of timeline and project deliverables
- Effectively trained, motivated and mentored writers and other staff
- Judge – Florida Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA District) VII competition at Marion Technical Institute (MTI) Ocala, FL; category: Help Desk; February 2010
- Judge – Wisconsin Press Club Excellence in Journalism competition; category: Investigative Reporting; March 2010
- Radio Interview – Noticias WUFT (Spanish language public radio) WUFT 89.1 (Gainesville, FL); subject: The benefits of the Hispanic Business Council and effects of the recession on local Hispanic business; March 2010
- Panelist – Multicultural Forum on Workplace Diversity; sponsored by Opus Business School at St. Thomas University and the Twin Cities Chapter of the National Black MBA Association; subject: retention of men of color in corporate America; March 2010
Minority Business of the Year – Ocala/Marion County Chamber of Commerce Stars Over Ocala Business Recognition Awards 2010
Small Business Development Center (Gainesville, FL) Regional Client Success Story 2009
Florida Press Club Excellence in Journalism competition First Place for Community News 2009
Reporter’s Workshop Appointee 2009
Forty under Forty (Young Professionals) 2008
Early Learning Coalition of Marion County Certificate of Appreciation – Board of Directors 2007 – 2008
Florida Magazine Association Charlie Awards – Best Feature; Best Public Service Coverage 2007
Ocala Advertising Federation Addy Awards – The Mosaic Award for Cultural Awareness 2007
Writer’s Digest 75th & 76th Annual Competition winner – 6th, 13th and 19th Place out of 19,419 2006; 2007
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Sotomayor Media Creations LLC Ocala, FL
President and Chief Executive Officer January 2004 – present
- Operations management by reviewing, editing, and publishing articles submitted by freelance writers
- Spanish to English manuscript translations/copy-editing for book publisher Special Publications Inc.
- Managed, motivated, mentored and recruited new writers for ETV; team builder of freelancers
- Contacted, courted, and managed industry contacts such as producers, networks, contestants
- Wrote and developed conceptual design of feature, advertorial, personal profiles and opinion editorials; weekly columnist; reporter; and copy editor ; including some photography
- Wrote news articles in Spanish for a Spanish language newspapers
- Extensive research/interviews on local, national and international level for editorial feature articles
- Efficient editorial commentary articles regarding Mark Burnett Productions reality TV programming
Clients Include:
Florida Travel & Life OCALA Magazine OCALA HOME Ocala Charity Register
Business Report Elites TV Star Banner Wire to Wire West Marion Messenger
Travel host magazine Insight Special Publications Inc. Voz Latina
Horse Capital Digest El Reportero Latino Conexion Latina OCALACC.COM
EDUCATION
Howard University School of Law, four semester completed toward JD law degree
University of Rochester, Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science
COMPUTER SKILLS
WordPerfect 5.1 Microsoft Word Excel Windows XP Home & Office Imanage-Access Outlook HTML
