Daniel Brannigan Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Defines and delivers CAI's strategic content publishing plans that include the development of books, white papers, how-to guides, and brochures, as well as CAI’s periodical publishing calendar. -Serves as Editor-in-Chief for CAI periodicals including Common Ground magazine, Community Manager newsletter, Law Reporter, and Ungated blog. -Manages all aspects of the acquisitions, development, and positioning of CAI’s professional books and book-related resources (print and digital). -Sets a vision for CAI’s publications and periodicals program that meets association and revenue goals.-Ensures that the overall quality and content of CAI publishing meets the professional needs of CAI’s members and other audiences and advances the community association housing model. -Explores publishing trends and adapts the CAI periodicals and CAI Press bookstore to stay current in both editorial processes and delivery mechanisms as well as with market trends and audience needs that impact readership and books sales.-Guides CAI’s editorial content to ensure that it meets the definition and standards of the Institute and its affiliates, advances equity and diversity, and adheres to other guidance outlined by CAI’s mission and position statements.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Core mission: Manage CAI's award-winning, flagship magazine; oversee strategy to modernize CAI's publishing unit; supervise production of award-winning blog and print and digital newslettersManages all aspects of Common Ground production, including:• Identifies trends, issues and ideas that merit exploration in the magazine.• Researches, assigns, writes, rewrites and edits magazine feature articles and departments. • Coordinates the contributions of a production staff that includes the creative director, art director and several editors/proofreaders.Manages all aspects of CAI’s book publishing program, including:• Oversees the daily operations, materials, and inventory of CAI Press, which includes CAI books, journals, white papers, articles, and other publications and products.• Develops quality, marketable new products and resales.• Leads the conversion of CAI’s print content to electronic publishing products.• Directs the overall bookstore concept for CAI events.Supervise production of CAI's digital and print publishing platforms, including:• Write, plan, edit, and post for the award-winning Ungated blog, crafting SEO and developing content that resonates for CAI members and connects with general public.• Oversees print and digital newsletters Community Manager, Law Reporter, and CAI@Home.• Supports organization's goal of clear, concise, error-free communications by proofreading press releases, emails, marketing materials, brochures, and more.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Managed production of CAI’s flagship bimonthly membership magazine, Common Ground. Directs a team of freelance writers, volunteer contributors and in-house editors to ensure compelling coverage of issues that shape communities. Leads magazine’s social media and Web presence.•Redesigned magazine to introduce new departments that increase reader engagement and satisfaction; survey results indicate improved reader ratings in quality of writing, quality of design and usefulness of information •Guided introduction of a digital edition, increasing reach and visibility of the magazine

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Produced four print/electronic newsletters for national trade association with 28,000+ members; served as associate editor for CAI’s four-color, 64-page magazineDeveloped content ideas and managed team of voluntary contributing writersDirected newsletter copy, graphic and design processes and managed publications budget

Aledo, Texas

Lead news writer for an award-winning weekly newspaper located just west of Fort Worth; covered education, government, local business and breaking newsContributed an average of four to six articles per week, including 50+ front-page storiesServed as copy editor for news, sports and features sections; managed online news content; contributed 40+ published photographs

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Worked as part of a team to provide best practices research and analysis to the health care industry by publishing daily and weekly news servicesWrote daily news briefs covering health care administration, business, policy and politics for American Health Line, Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report and California Healthline Organized, compiled and summarized the day’s news to meet multiple daily deadlines; edited copy for style and factual errors; wrote headlines for news summaries

Nantucket, Ma

Conducted research and interviews to write stories on Nantucket Island’s cultural trends and history for a magazine published five times yearly with an 11,000 readership

Nantucket, Ma

Gained increasing responsibility in covering education, softball, court and arts beat for the 2004 New England Press Association Newspaper of the Year Contributed 140 stories, personality profiles and features over 26 weeks, covering breaking news events including fires, ocean rescues and crimes, and community culture