Chris Hopkins Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Homepage management, line editing and copy editing stories (sometimes from radio scripts), producing Web packaging, managing NPR News Facebook feed, writing NPR's highest-subscriber newsletter and advising/editing other newsletters, working on push alert strategy, occasional blogging, assisting with next-day planning.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Managed wire news section for multiple newspapers during rollout of McClatchy News Network, curating stories and art from the wires, nationalized pieces from other McClatchy newspapers, and augmenting all with additional online material. Trained staff on Cover It Live and Timeline.JS. Researched and wrote advance features for future tablet magazine.

Greater New York City Area

Working on online international news strategy and distribution for 70+ daily newspapers. Previously worked on opinions strategy, and planning and coverage as deputy editor of our breaking news team. On-site reporter and editor during large breaking news stories (Newtown, Boston marathon bombing).

• Maintained local-news section fronts, keeping budget of upcoming stories up-to-date, pushing editors for new content, watching competition, and crafting headlines, blurbs and art for optimal clicks.
• Optimized stories with SEO keywords, links and related multimedia content to boost click-through rates on article pages and time spent on site.
• Maintained social media accounts and sent newsletters and breaking news alerts (e-mail, SMS).
• Analyzed traffic patterns using Omniture and Chartbeat; local audience up 6% year over year.

• Edited three local politics blogs and acted as Movable Type admin for entire local team.
• Developed social media presences (Facebook, Twitter) for local politics in three state-level jurisdictions.
• Lead online producer for 2009 inauguration, editing a blog and working with graphics and photo to build features ahead of the event, and handling reporter feeds and sending out alerts on Inauguration Day.
• Managed entire online portion of influential 2009 Virginia governor's race coverage.
• Weekend and substitute assignment- and line-editing duties, including during a major snowstorm.

• Booked, moderated and edited chats and analyzed traffic patterns for the section.
• Launched successful new series with Slate, booked high-profile guests on politics and foreign affairs.
• Did initial research and developed requirements document for upgrade of chat platform for video.

• Managed 3.25 FTEs and made two hires; members of department frequently honored within the paper.
• Managed online projects and performed general site maintenance and expansion for the newsroom.
• Tracked and analyzed traffic and exceeded all projections with page views up 18%, time on site up 28%.
• Shot and edited video (Canon GL1 and FinalCut), recorded and edited podcasts (Audacity).
• Helped with creation and production of paid daily newsletter product.

• Edited stories, wrote captions and headlines for news sections. Runner-up in multistate headline contest.
• Rotating duties included designing all news sections, including A1; producing a budget of wire stories and making front-page pitches; editing section-front centerpieces and lead stories.
• Point person for Web issues, writing refers, producing a newsletter, creating an intranet style guide.