Alicia Ramirez Email & Phone Number

Riverside County, California, United States

The Riverside Record is a digital nonprofit community-first news outlet serving Riverside County, California, launched in September 2022.The Record is a publication of Inland Empire Publications, a nonprofit organization founded in the spring of 2022. Alicia Ramirez is the founder and CEO of Inland Empire Publications.

Manage digital media planning and strategy for a start-up nonprofit organization focused on enhancing diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in the news industry.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Greater Los Angeles Area

Greater Chicago Area

• Layout and edit pages and section covers for Chicago Tribune Media Group papers. Sections include ­— but are not limited to — suburban dailies, suburban weeklies, the digital-only evening edition of the Chicago Tribune along with business and editorial sections of the Chicago Tribune. • Layout pages for special reporting projects shared across sections and products.• Book main news sections. This process includes being the point person for section editors, photo editors and copy editors throughout the daily process of printing the papers.• Edit stories on the page, write compelling and accurate headlines, assist other designers.• Write style guides and documentation for new hires and editorial assistants to set up papers.

Chicago, Il

• Layout and edit pages and section covers for Chicago Tribune Media Group suburban daily and weekly papers. • Book main news sections. This process includes being the point person for section editors, photo editors and copy editors throughout the daily process of printing the papers.• Edit stories on the page, write compelling and accurate headlines, assist other designers.• Write style guides and documentation for new hires and editorial assistants to set up papers.

Northbrook, Il

• Plan and book news and sports sections.• Ensure all stories had assigned reporters and photographers while staying within a budget.• Work with a remote design team, located in India, to properly place stories in the paper.• Manage a shared assistant editor’s schedule to ensure he was not double-booked.

Northbrook, Illinois

• Assist in planning news sections for three papers with three editors.• Cover city council meetings, school district events and city events.• Proofread copy on deadline to ensure accuracy and adherence to AP Style.• Update social media accounts and website for three weekly publications in suburban Chicago.

• Design three weekly print publications.• Cover a school district, county court, breaking news and larger enterprise stories.• Manage a small team of full-time reporters and various freelancers.• Edit copy and select photos for publication.

Castroville, Texas

• Pitch and write stories for two weekly publications.• Cover school districts, a county court, city councils, breaking news and community events.• Help plan coverage for major events such as elections and annual festivals.• Build relationships with community members, community leaders and area politicians. • Update website and social media accounts.

Loyola University Department of Fine and Performing Arts• Schedule photo shoots of classes and rehearsals with multiple photographers• Handle day-to-day communications between professors and photographers• Edit images to create true representations of the department• Take compelling photographs to further promote the department• Discuss with other photographers the progress of their

Provide patrons with answers to questions about the galleryMake sure that nothing happens to the works of art shownComplete miscellaneous office tasks as assignedRing up guests and their purchases in the shop

• Assist staff writers with research• Complete stories on deadline for print and online• Go out on assignment to shoot photos (food, portraits, etc.)• Put together blogs that include images, sound, and text

Master'S Degree, Media Solutions And Innovation

NewStart is a local news ownership initiative, created by West Virginia University's Reed College of Media in collaboration with the West.

B.A., Journalism, Political Science

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