Carson Jerema Email & Phone Number

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

• Oversees editorial projects large and small and across platforms for Edmonton newsroom
• Oversees podcasts for Postmedia

Edmonton

• Produced highly successful true crime series The Dark North, which charted at #1 on Apple Podcasts’ All Categories and True Crime charts, more than doubled download targets
• Oversaw distribution and marketing strategy for The Dark North
• Successfully launched national affairs podcast, 10/3, by managing all aspects of production, including conception, assembling a team, and serving as lead producer, exceeded download targets by 500 per cent
• Produced weekly Alberta politics podcast, including high quality audio documentary on the 2019 election
• Developed comprehensive podcast strategy to leverage Postmedia’s national network of reporters and editors, including collaborating with editorial teams, sales teams and product teams all over Canada
• Coached, guided and supported journalists in developing audio production skill sets*Was seconded to national team on part time basis, then full time for three months in fall 2019

Edmonton, Canada Area

• Crafted long-term digital-first strategy to maximize unique visitors and engagement, and reported on results
• Developed digital workflow for major political stories including provincial budgets and elections
• Established breaking news standards that ensures the Edmonton newsroom is first on priority stories
• Set headline writing standards and SEO expectations for the newsroom
• Collaborated with newsroom managers to set daily digital coverage plan for news, sports and arts
• Wrote breaking news hits for stories in crime and politics quickly and accurately

Edmonton, Canada Area

• Developed and managed digital communications plans on major stories, including the online workflow for the Edmonton Journal`s coverage of the Fort McMurray wildfire, the 2016 Alberta budget and the 2015 provincial.
• Implemented social media strategy that has more than doubled the number of followers on Facebook.
• Interacted with the Edmonton Journal community of followers on Twitter and Facebook by responding to questions, concerns and news tips in a timely manner,
• Distributed stories to Twitter and Facebook while tailoring posts to the unique requirements of each platform
• Applied superior knowledge of analytics to ensure stories are strategically posted to the website, smartphone app, and social media, so the Journal’s best journalism is on display during peak hours

• Edited stories in news, sports and entertainment for grammar, spelling, internal consistency and organization
• Wrote creative and compelling headlines and photo captions
• Prepared pages for publication using Adobe InDesign
• Compiled local sports statistics
• Updated the newspaper’s website, composed web-optimized headlines and edited articles for web environment

• Managed all aspects of Maclean’s magazine’s online post-secondary education franchise
• Recruited and built team of writers
• Wrote, edited and assigned several post-secondary education stories per week
• Gave direction for site design
• Wrote articles and provided research assistance for print version of the magazine
• Monitored national and international post-secondary education news

• Supervised all editorial aspects of the University of Manitoba’s official student newspaper
• Hired and managed a staff of more than twenty
• Oversaw diverse editorial and production teams
• Wrote editorials
• Collaborated effectively with business manager on budgeting, advertising and distribution
• Chaired all general staff meetings, editorial board meetings, and meetings of the board of directors

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Political Science And Government

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Government