• Oversee placement of news reports and other media on the website and social mediaplatforms.• Research and write original news stories and/or versions of news copy from other news outlets for placement on the website and social media, including Twitter, Facebook, news aggregators, SMS messaging, YouTube, blogging and other forms of digital media.• Select and attach multimedia enhancements such as still photos, documents and audio/video clips to add news value to Web reports, often using HTML codes.• Utilize social media such as Facebook and Twitter to distribute original material and reach out to audiences and sources to gather information for use in original reporting and to help correspondents and stringers in their news reporting.• Write stories for the Web in a tone and style that will be most appealing to readers.• Craft and write headlines for news stories on the Web and in print, employing searchengine optimization (SEO) strategies.• Monitor, edit, rewrite and augment original and wire news stories on the Foreign,Nation, Politics, Economy, Metropolitan and Life desks, and select stories forpublication on the website and in the newspaper.• Generate story ideas and assign stories to reporters and interns.• Recruit freelance writers for the National Desk using Facebook and LinkedIn.• Assist in the training of interns.

• Served simultaneously as Foreign Desk Editor, Features Desk Editor and Internship Coordinator; also served as Strategic Planning editor. • Managed the website’s Communities portal, serving as liaison/editor to a cadre of outside columnists; edited articles and wrote headlines with a focus on search engine optimization; developed and enforced standards for articles; posted articles, photographs, videos and audio clips using web tools such as Calloway and Ooyala. • Served as liaison to Talk Radio Network personnel in helping develop, promote and book guests on the “America’s Morning News” show; regularly appeared as a guest on the show to discuss entertainment topics. • Wrote award-winning humor column and blog; promoted both on Facebook and Twitter. • Developed network of overseas reporters to deliver breaking news and original stories from hot spots around the world, and edited their copy. • Recruited, interviewed and hired personnel for jobs throughout the newsroom; represented the newsroom at local job fairs. • Helped develop and apply human resources practices for reporters and editors. • Wrote, edited and posted articles to the website focusing on search engine optimization. • Initiated and managed the internship program by networking with local universities and journalism programs.. • Developed and conducted training sessions for newsroom personnel. • Edited award-winning investigative reports on Chantix and the air marshals program. • Helped develop and conduct a company-wide professional development training course. • Helped plan and manage reduction-in-force actions. • Directed entertainment writers in coverage of local events and edited their copy. • Served as a newsroom representative in company-wide meetings on risk assessment, 401k management, image branding, and website upgrades and design.

• Recruited, interviewed and hired editorial assistants, reporters and editors for the desk; successful recruitment/hiring practices spurred promotion to assistant managing editor. • Helped direct the newsroom (reporters, editors, photographers, page designers) in its award-winning coverage of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. • Edited award-winning investigative articles that prompted the resignation of the D.C. fire chief and exposed deficiencies in the Metro transportation system. • Directed coverage of political, educational and public safety issues in five local jurisdictions. • Researched, wrote and designed special pages marking the turn of the century. • Created and managed a budget of several hundred thousand dollars for overtime payments, transportation costs and assorted expenditures. • Combined coverage of local news and features for a time, later separating the two into discrete desks and operations.

• Recruited, interviewed and hired editorial assistants, reporters and editors for the desk. • Wrote and edited articles on local cultural events and social activities, networking with venues and interest groups. • Helped redesign Features section from a broadsheet layout to a tabloid layout. • Created and managed a budget of several thousand dollars for transportation costs and assorted expenditures.