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With the invaluable support of the most senior staff, launched the new fact-check department.Hired and trained the reporting staff.Developed process and CMS format template to be used for all fact checks.Assigned and edited the fact-check stories. Transitioned to the publishing desk responsible to numerous topics from breaking news to politics and sports, plus science, pets, fact checks and more. We are the gatekeepers with ultimate responsibility for getting stories ready for… Show more With the invaluable support of the most senior staff, launched the new fact-check department.Hired and trained the reporting staff.Developed process and CMS format template to be used for all fact checks.Assigned and edited the fact-check stories. Transitioned to the publishing desk responsible to numerous topics from breaking news to politics and sports, plus science, pets, fact checks and more. We are the gatekeepers with ultimate responsibility for getting stories ready for publication. Show less

New Jersey

Head of Digital Team involved in all aspects of website that surpassed corporate-mandated page-view goals by an average of 12 percent and video goals by 43 percent during my final six months, the best performance by any of our six New Jersey websites, including three with much larger staffs Assigned stories and edited copy for the website and two daily newspapers Adjusted headlines and meta data to optimize for SEO Trained staff in SEO, including Google Trends, as part… Show more Head of Digital Team involved in all aspects of website that surpassed corporate-mandated page-view goals by an average of 12 percent and video goals by 43 percent during my final six months, the best performance by any of our six New Jersey websites, including three with much larger staffs Assigned stories and edited copy for the website and two daily newspapers Adjusted headlines and meta data to optimize for SEO Trained staff in SEO, including Google Trends, as part of role as newsroom SEO champion Analyzed metrics, such as Chartbeat and Omniture, to guide decisions regarding resource deployment Managed newsroom reporters, compiled roundups and staff reports Executed Page 1 lineups and handled employee evaluations Promoted stories and video on social media, especially Twitter and Facebook, and helped reporters hone those skills Trained staff on new initiatives and content management systems Selected stories for daily newsletters Served as member of organization’s Editorial Board Worked with freelancers Handled reader issues by phone and email Show less

New Jersey

Assigned and edited stories with a staff of about 12 reporters and numerous freelancers for two daily newspapers and a website.

New Jersey

Planned, edited and paginated two weekly newspapers.

New Jersey

Managed staff of copy editors; edited and paginated all News section pages.

New Jersey

Managed Sports department, involved in all aspects from daily and long-range planning and budgeting to assigning and editing stories, paginating pages and introducing new products.

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