Randall Bonner
1015 SW Poplar PL
Corvallis, OR 97333
(541)602-2443
Personal Blog/Published Work Archive rainorshinecolumn.blogspot.com
Member: Northwest Outdoor Writers Association
2020 Excellence In Craft recipient:
Second Place, Fishing/Web Blog
Second Place, Hunting/Web Blog
Third Place, Hunting/Magazine Third Place, Managing Our World
First and Second Place, Travel/Web Blog
2019 Excellence In Craft recipient:
First Place - Fishing Blog/Web article
Second Place - Travel/Camping/Recreation Magazine article
Honorable Mention - Fishing Magazine article
Writing Career History:
The Alchemist Weekly
Alt-Weekly Print Publication
Freelance Contributing Writer
July 2009 - January 2010
Corvallis Weekly Independent
Alt-Weekly Print Publication
Staff Writer/Advertising Sales/Board Member/Co-Owner
October 2011 - August 2012
Got a chance to see the internal workings of a print publication with a large staff of volunteers. Worked as a team with other investors to create a marketable product to consumers. Learned the basics of a print publication business that was eventually absorbed by a larger publisher I worked for the next several years.
Corvallis Advocate
Alt-Weekly Print Publication
Staff Writer/Delivery
September 2012 - March 2015
Contributed articles periodically and developed delivery routes for efficiency.
Northwest Sportsman Magazine
Monthly Print Publication
Freelance Contributing Writer
January 2015 - Present
Contributed seasonal content periodically and learned the value of high resolution photography. Debuted in first issue with a cover feature.
The Good Men Project
Freelance Contributing Writer
goodmenproject.com/author/randall-bonner
August 2014 - January 2016
Trained to use wordpress and encouraged to write creatively, covering a wide variety of topics. Content mostly aimed at conservation and environmental issues.
Wide Open Media
Staff Writer
wideopenspaces.com/author/randall-bonner
October 2015 - February 2017
Met strict deadlines for prolific writing quotas, writing over 300 articles in two years. Due to my payscale being directly determined by web traffic, I learned to use multipe social media platforms to increase web visibility. Received monthly training on strategies to continue increasing traffic. Also developed company strategies to drive traffic internally by networking with other writers within the company to hyperlink to each other's work to keep readers in a loop of clicks that is mutually beneficial. Became proficient with wordpress techniques as well as the use of google sheets. Named writer of the month (high traffic numbers) several times, including consecutively for several months and consistently in the top percentile of the company's 60+ contributors.
Carbon Media
outdoorhub.com (See personal blog for archive/links)
Freelance/Staff Writer
July 2017 - Present
Focused more on quality than quantity with in-depth and timeless content that could be continually recycled on an annual basis.
Northwest Sportsman Magazine & Alaska Sporting Journal Magazine (Media Index Publishing)
Monthly Publication
Freelance Contributor
April 2019 - Present
