Career Highlights / Thomas Shess

For more than 30 years, I have been employed full time or on a freelance basis as a professional writer and editor.  Assignments and positions have been in editorial and marketing/public relations fields.

Editorial:
Editor in Chief: San Francisco Magazine; North Park News (Community newspaper in San Diego, California); PSA California Magazine (inflight) and San Diego County Office & Business Parks Journal; San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles Magazine.

Executive Editor: San Diego Magazine.

Publisher: North Park News, a community monthly and West Coast Craftsman, a monthly newsmagazine devoted to Arts & Crafts Architecture and furnishings.

Reporter: San Francisco Examiner, and California Business Magazine.

Free Lance Writer: Hollywood Reporter, Old House Journal, Old House Interiors, Southland Magazine, San Diego Union-Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Forbes, Sundancer Magazine (inflight); Delta Sky (inflight); United Airlines Mainliner (inflight); Eastern Airlines Review (inflight), Variety, Real Estate Forum, Ranch & Coast Magazine, Price Club Journal, San Diego Daily Transcript.

Senior Editior/Architecture & Design: San Diego Magazine

Public Relations/Marketing:
Owner/Principal: Metro Group, a San Diego, California based media, marketing and public relations consulting firm.
Public Relations Consultant: Grossman Symington & Good; Scribe Communications; Rader Public Relations, Chart House Restaurants, Fish Market Restaurants, Howard Sneed Design, Belgian Lion Restaurant, Pacifica Restaurants, and Croce Restaurants.
Public Relations/Marketing Writer: Grossman Symington & Good, Scribe Communications, Phillips Ramsey, Rader Public Relations, Price Club, Independent Order of Foresters, Roni Hicks & Associates and San Diego Trust & Savings Bank, Media Consultant: McKinnon Publishing Inc.

References/Education
Tom Blair, Editor in Chief San Diego Magazine [tblair@sandiegomag.com];
Gary Shaw, Publisher San Diego Metropolitan Magazine [Gary@sandiegometro.com]
Jan Percival, President of Scribe Communications [jpercival@aol.com]

Graduate B.A. Degree English/Liberal Arts from San Diego State University, 1970

Volunteer Groups:
I have participated as a volunteer with the following organizations: North Park Main Street; District Three Neighborhood Housing Fair (3 years); North Park Toyland Parade Organizing Committee; Board of Directors Citizen Patrol; Elected Board Member Greater North Park Planning Committee; Board member North Park Community Association; San Diego Press Club Awards Committee and St. Augustine High School, volunteer editor of Saints Scene, student/parent newsletter/

How to Contact

Thomas Shess
3630 Twenty-Eighth Street
San Diego, California 92104
Telephone: 619 291-9807

Thomas Shess
Writer
619-291-9807
Available for Assignments

• Specializing in national and regiona
article writing for Deadline Media

• Collateral material and copy
for the public relations trade

Contact Tom Shess