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Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Leading editorial and production operations, as well as guiding the strategic direction of CCN's storied publications across the agriculture, construction and industrial markets. These publications include Farmers Hot Line, AcreageLife, Chicken Whisperer Magazine, Crane Hot Line, Lift & Access, Contractors Hot Line and Industrial Machine Trader, to name a few.

Bloomington, Minnesota, Us

• Managed, edited and optimized content, including feature stories and market columns from DTN analysts, reporters, columnists and other contributors.• Covered commodity markets extensively, scanning news wires for agricultural news and delegating stories to reporters.• Led editorial meetings, orchestrated newsroom duties and took charge of the popular DTN "Best of" weekly newsletter.• Oversaw DTN's exclusive Six Factor market strategies and provided insight on grain and livestock futures.

Omaha, Ne, Us

• Managed project workflows for marketing content, including daily blogs, artwork, articles and newsletters (daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly) for subscribers.• Oversaw editorial calendar, tracked results and coordinated content planning and communication with internal and external business partners.• Collaborated with subject matter experts, writers and contributors to produce accurate, informative content.• Edited, designed and published articles, images and ads for thinkMoney, an award-winning magazine.• Handled multiple projects with quick turnarounds and ensuring timely approvals from business partners and subject matter experts.

Falls Church, Virginia, Us

• Hired, trained and managed the entire editorial staff while overseeing the production of creative marketing materials for distribution across major print and digital publications.• Managed the editorial calendar, prioritized workflow and enforced deadlines, while editing articles (English and Spanish), radio scripts, infographics, videos and promotional content.• Generated story ideas for clients, interacted with them daily to ensure satisfaction and supported sales staff in client meetings.• Developed NewsUSA radio packages and Radio America spots, handling content production for print, radio, video, digital and social media.

New York, Us

• Managed the RotoBaller news desk, writing fantasy sports news, injury updates and providing analysis and advice while editing stories from contributors.

New York, Ny, Us

• Maintained and updated the basketball website for About.com, providing expert content on the NCAA and NBA for fans, players and novices. • Oversaw all content on the basketball page.

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Us

• Managed two construction publications (Equipment World’s Better Roads & Aggregates Manager), including content creation, interviews, video production and article editing.• Programmed and sent daily newsletters, ran social media pages and represented the publications at conferences and trade shows across the U.S.

New York, New York, Us

• Updated and optimized the sports page for SEO and clickability with new and interesting content.• Wrote and edited multiple sports news every day.

Pacifica, Ca, Us

• Wrote, edited and proofread breaking NFL, NBA, and NCAA news ahead of mainstream media.• Sent breaking news alerts to mobile subscribers. • Prepared images for mobile devices, updated webpages for user satisfaction. • Increased subscribers to various campaigns. Assisted with other mobile campaigns as needed.

• Edited and advised aspiring writers, set up interviews and acquired media credentials. • Ran a Google News-syndicated boxing website, contributed articles, columns and features.• Maintained partnerships with Yardbarker and FoxSports.com.

• Covered all University of Nebraska athletics.• Wrote weekly features for Huskers Illustrated's print and online publications.• Wrote a weekly column for the print publication.• Conducted interviews with current and former Nebraska coaches and players.

Camarillo, California, Us

• Hired, trained and managed several contributors.• Wrote, edited and promoted newsworthy articles• Managed social media pages.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

• Created the daily layout for BleacherReport.com, placing stories within design templates and creating custom modules.• Optimized headlines for SEO, wrote engaging hooks to improve click-through rates and reviewed hundreds of articles daily to ensure quality.• Prioritized articles based on quality and importance.

• Covered the entire sports world.• Wrote articles which were occasionally featured on SI.com.• Wrote headlines & articles to encourage reader interaction/comments.

• Managed a group of aspiring sports writers and edited their work for grammar and spelling.• Successfully ran one of the few satire sports blog syndicated with Google News.

Bundall, Qld, Au

• Covered the entire National Football League.• Managed over 32 contributing writers during the NFL regular season.• Edited and distributed content from all contributing writers.• Managed the live-blogging of Monday Night Football & playoff games.

• Covered celebrities with a humorous twist.• Contributed to the success of Comedy.com

• Assisted the unemployed in finding their dream job.

• Reported the latest news from around the National Football League.• Wrote analysis & commentary on a wide range of football topics.• Provided expert fantasy football advice.

• Interviewed professional boxers.• Reported breaking news surrounding the boxing world.• Analyzed upcoming & completed fights.

• Reported breaking news surrounding the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts.• Analyzed games & offseason events.• Wrote position-by-position breakdowns & previews of upcoming games.

Bachelor Of Science In Business Administration, Marketing

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Business