Alec Downing Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Washington, United States

Seattle, Washington, United States

Managed content marketing efforts of LexBlog, a digital publishing company for lawyers and the world’s largest community of legal bloggers. Supported education of LexBlog clients through live webinars, training videos and resource articles. Developed agendas for client training calls; attended calls to assist in trainings.- Aided in relaunching LexBlog’s webinar program and served as a producer on a number of well-attended educational webinars on blogging- Edited and coordinated… Show more Managed content marketing efforts of LexBlog, a digital publishing company for lawyers and the world’s largest community of legal bloggers. Supported education of LexBlog clients through live webinars, training videos and resource articles. Developed agendas for client training calls; attended calls to assist in trainings.- Aided in relaunching LexBlog’s webinar program and served as a producer on a number of well-attended educational webinars on blogging- Edited and coordinated publishing efforts for LexBlog’s company blog, 99 Park RowManaged LexBlog’s social media presence on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook- Developed marketing strategy for the Open Legal Blog Archive—an initiative backed by LexBlog aimed at preserving the vast secondary body of law created by legal blogging- Served as producer of the company’s podcast, This Week in Legal Blogging; arranged interviews and edited programming Show less

Seattle, Washington

Interviewed sources and wrote, edited and reported news stories for Seattle’s highest-rated news radio station; stories encompassed court cases, legal proceedings and breaking news. Directed reporters; assigned stories and reviewed progress. Monitored email and answered phones to communicate with listeners, show guests and news partners. Updated the news desk’s Twitter account. Trained new employees. Recorded and edited audio with Adobe Audition and used NewsBoss’ newsroom system.-… Show more Interviewed sources and wrote, edited and reported news stories for Seattle’s highest-rated news radio station; stories encompassed court cases, legal proceedings and breaking news. Directed reporters; assigned stories and reviewed progress. Monitored email and answered phones to communicate with listeners, show guests and news partners. Updated the news desk’s Twitter account. Trained new employees. Recorded and edited audio with Adobe Audition and used NewsBoss’ newsroom system.- Wrote and reported on local stories of national importance for the CBS News’ national broadcast, gaining countrywide visibility for the station- Acted as assistant producer and segment host of the COVID-19: Seattle Podcast; conceptualized episode ideas, arranged and conducted interviews, and edited podcast segments- Recognized as the youngest-ever on-air newscaster in the station’s history after securing a full-time role immediately after a successful news internship; received on-air accolades for professional delivery- Attended a training class and then trained fellow news editors and reporters on how to responsibly report COVID-19 vaccine progress- Conceptualized and pitched a popular weekly local news quiz and then collaborated with the station’s digital team to produce and post it to the station’s Instagram story Show less

Seattle, Washington

News intern for 97.3 KIRO Radio.

Seattle, Washington

Led production of the school’s weekly online and print newspaper while managing a team of 30 student reporters, editors, designers and photographers. Reported breaking news and created daily news updates. Copyedited and approved articles. Provided staff reviews and training on the AP Stylebook, story writing, reporting, editing and interviewing. Led a digital analytics team to track visitor traffic on the WordPress website. Directed social media marketing efforts. Coordinated offsite… Show more Led production of the school’s weekly online and print newspaper while managing a team of 30 student reporters, editors, designers and photographers. Reported breaking news and created daily news updates. Copyedited and approved articles. Provided staff reviews and training on the AP Stylebook, story writing, reporting, editing and interviewing. Led a digital analytics team to track visitor traffic on the WordPress website. Directed social media marketing efforts. Coordinated offsite printing.- Led a website overhaul to improve readability on mobile devices and then facilitated a transition to remote newspaper production in a fully digital format amid Covid-19- Investigated the school’s decision to remove Planned Parenthood from an online healthcare resource list and reported on the resultant outcry in a series of articles that became one of the year’s biggest stories; the story was picked up by The Seattle Times and gained kudos for high-quality reporting- Created a Wiki-style page to retain institutional knowledge around best practices in reporting and major events in the school’s history for future student reporters- Joined a panel interview of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ken Armstrong about A False Report, a true crime novel; represented the paper whose staff won the Susan Hutchison Bosch Award for Perseverance and Quiet Courage from the Society of Professional Journalists Show less

Seattle, Wa

Led the production of both the sports and opinion sections of Seattle University’s newspaper, The Spectator.

Seattle, Wa

Weekly contributor and collaborative team member of Seattle University’s newspaper, The Spectator.

Seattle, Wa

Nominated and chosen to be the sole undergraduate representative on Seattle University College of Arts & Sciences Strategic Planning Committee, tasked with developing the long term goals of the college.

Seattle, Wa

Recommended and sought out to support the work of the Seattle University Persistence Team by creating videos with the goal of supporting and creating retention and success of freshman students.

Seattle, Wa

Produced videos for school events and promotions. Interviewed subjects, captured footage and wrote scripts. Edited video with Adobe Premiere Pro.

Auburn, Wa

Managed sports coverage for the school’s online and print newspaper. Interviewed subjects. Reported on and photographed sports events. Assigned stories to student writers and photographers. Wrote, edited and published web articles with WordPress. Created print edition layouts in Adobe InDesign.

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication And Media

summa cum laude

Associate Of Arts - Aa

Running Start Program