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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Greater Atlanta Area

- Managed day-to-day content, breaking news and live events for Weather.com and The Weather Channel's mobile app- Crafted targeted push alerts that grow app audience and increase revenue- Trained staff on best practices for headline writing- Pitched ideas and create teases for videos, articles and slideshows- Compiled daily analytics briefings for the newsroom- Part of multi-department UX team revamping app landing experience and mobile web homepage- Wrote and edited articles about weather, climate change and other science-related topics

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

- Guided digital strategy for Greater Cincinnati’s most trafficked news source- Created standards for digital headlines and push alerts- Compiled traffic reports for senior management- Synthesized analytics into daily briefings for the newsroom- Managed social media accounts as needed. - Edited and optimized articles, galleries and videos

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

- Coordinated flow of content from reporters/photographers for maximum impact- Supervised team of digital producers- Set daily budgets for content across the site and apps- Ran daily digital news meeting with senior editors- Managed breaking news situations across multiple platforms

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

- Fostered explosive growth in mobile traffic, which tripled in less than a year- Coordinated content flow to suite of 12 apps for iPhone, iPad, Android and Kindle- Integrated mobile protocol into the newsroom- Worked with programmers and designers to enhance usability of mobile products- Part of the Online Operating Committee, which met weekly with the publisher

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

- Oversaw record-setting traffic growth for Greater Cincinnati’s top news website- Led daily morning meeting of newsroom editors- Supervised an assistant channel coordinator - Managed the Enquirer’s Facebook and Twitter accounts- Aided in Gannett’s “Odyssey” redesign of Cincinnati.com

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

- Controlled Cincinnati.com, NKY.com and Metromix Cincinnati from 3 p.m.-12 a.m.- Worked with online and print to produce stories, photo galleries, polls and quizzes- Collaborated with page designers to optimize the site for search engines- Created unprecedented growth in evening traffic

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

- Produced content for national entertainment product targeting ages 18-34- Assigned and edited stories/galleries for Music section- Maintained venue listings for Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky- Helped set up user “rate-and-review” enhancement venue listings- Wrote blog about local entertainment- Fostered consistent growth in traffic to Cincinnati.com's Entertainment front page and sub-pages

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

- Produced three portal websites- Handled breaking news coverage for Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky- Created multimedia supplements (video, audio, photo) to news content

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

- Wrote about prep and amateur sports for area’s only daily newspaper- Covered numerous nationally-ranked teams and future collegiate athletes- Helped to cover Cincinnati’s ATP Masters Series tennis tournament- Also published in the Louisville Courier-Journal and the Canton Repository

Austin, Minnesota

- Covered local sports for daily newspaper with a circulation of nearly 10,000 - Wrote feature stories and handled day-to-day reporting

Providence, Rhode Island Area

- Served as TeamVote Coordinator for young voter outreach program- Assisted the Secretary with his Senior Citizen Voter Education Series- Compiled and edited Bill of Rights Teacher’s Manual for Rhode Island Schools- Organized the National Association of Secretaries of State’s 2002 conference- Researched and published the Civil War Broadside Series- Set up exhibitions of Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights copies

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

- Supervised a Montessori classroom of 43 students- Helped to design language arts homework- Graded and proofread language, history, biology and math assignments- Tutored students requiring extra help