Bethany White Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois

• Currently lead team of 20 editorial designers, providing feedback on design, style and branding for six Tribune media groups.
• Key member of hiring team for DPS, helping to hire more than 30 designers (2018-2019).
• Collaborate with local sites during onboarding process and beyond.
• Additional responsibilities include: Ensuring quality standards are met, optimizing use of forms/spreadsheets for organizational use, and scheduling.

Austin, Texas Area

• Trained more than 60 employees in skills-based programs (NewsCycle Solutions and InDesign) as well as taught design philosophy.
• Launched training program for remote employees.
• Led training courses, including courses on leadership and coaching.
• Created training materials and presentations.
• Met one-on-one with designers to address specific training needs.

Austin, Texas Area

• April 2016 - January 2017: Dayside ManagerAugust 2015 - April 2016: Dailies Manager
• Led design teams and coached designers on deadline production and style.
• Responsible for building and maintaining relationships with editors.
• Responsible for launching/onboarding sections onto teams.
• Addressed reported errors with employees, offering coaching and training as needed.

Neptune, NJ

• Key contact for editors and leaders at 15 northeast Gannett newspapers working with the Studio. Worked with editors on redesign efforts, workflow standards and special projects.
• Worked closely with Studio management team to establish and uphold Studio design standards.
• Collaborated with team leaders and coaches individual designers on design projects. Led critique sessions as needed.
• Responsible for upholding Studio workflow standards.
• Responsible for overseeing appraisal process and assists in resolving personnel issues.
• Visited newspaper sites in northeast as needed.

Neptune, NJ

• Key member of leadership team that transitioned design and production of 15 northeast Gannett newspapers to a centralized location.
• Responsible for hiring more than 50 designers.
• Worked closely with editors and key leaders at the 15 newspapers working with the Studio.
• Visited sites in northeast as needed and assisted in establishing workflow standards.
• Leader in Studio of 70+ designers, working to resolve personnel issues and overseeing appraisal process.
• Worked closely with management team to establish and uphold Studio design standards.

Rochester, NY

• Responsible for overseeing the design and production for all features pages, editorial and advertising special sections, Rochester Magazine, Canandaigua Magazine, and the former Home Style magazine.
• Upheld design standards throughout products.
• Led six designers on features and custom content team. Coached design concepts and developed long-term training plans to benefit team members.
• Worked with both in-house and external printers to ensure quality.
• Brainstormed creative solutions for upcoming stories with editors, reporters and photographers.
• Assisted with styling of studio photo shoots.

Rochester, New York

• Responsible for overseeing features design, including special features sections, such as an annual cultural arts preview, Rochester International Jazz Fest coverage and the former Insider entertainment tab product.
• Upheld design standards of newspaper throughout features sections.
• Led four designers on team. Coached design concepts and developed long-term goals to benefit professional development of team members.
• Brainstormed creative solutions for upcoming stories with editors, reporters and photographers.
• Assisted with styling of studio photo shoots.

Lafayette, Louisiana

• Responsible for overall presentation of paper, including special sections.
• Created templates for use in news, features and sports to ensure consistency and design standards for covers and photo spreads.
• Designed special sections on various topics, including the death of Pope John Paul II and a local contaminated water health concern. Led A1 design for capture of Saddam Hussain and LSU's 2004 Sugar Bowl win.
• Collaborated closely in photo editing and story selection.

Lafayette, Louisiana

• Responsible for design of daily features pages and weekly entertainment tab cover. Worked closely with photographers and illustrators, often collaborating hands-on in photo studio.
• Redesigned weekly tab entertainment section, including logo and inside branding.
• Collaborated on photo editing and story selection.

Master'S Degree, Journalism Design (Magazine)

Activities and Societies: Student Society for News Design• Teaching assistant for introduction to journalism undergraduate course. •.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Journalism, Philosophy, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: DeSoto Yearbook• Awarded a Cecil C. Humphreys Presidential Scholarship. • Graduated with honors in journalism.