Features Editor
The Monitor
Directed, assigned and edited stories for daily publication in The Monitor’s Valley Life section and optimized content for the web. Facilitated photos, graphics, video and stories for Web content. Also directed, assigned, aggregated and edited stories for 60-page weekly entertainment magazine, Festiva, as well as managed flow of graphics, photos and video in addition to handling multimedia content for the Web site. Proofed, corrected and created pages for section fronts and Festiva while maintaining visual and Associated Press style standards. Wrote regular columns discussing home video releases, new music and other entertainment-related topics. Coordinated with other departments in the newsroom to produce daily stories for publication in lifestyle sections (health, food, teen, life, style pages) within the newspaper. Also networked with sister papers and managed additional content contributors’ stories for inclusion in The Monitor.