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.• Attended Society for News Design annual conferences (2012 - Cleveland, OH; 2013 - Louisville, KY).

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.• Collaborated with team leaders and coached individual designers on design projects.• Attended Society for News Design annual conference (2011, St. Louis, MO).

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.