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Chicago, Illinois, United States

I help lead teams that develop omnichannel content, including articles, videos and podcasts. I help team members develop skills and set (and achieve) strategic goals. Clients include global associations and large financial services companies.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

I help lead strategy, planning and execution of digital content. I manage team members to help them develop skills and set (and achieve) strategic goals. In 2022 our team won an EXCEL Silver Award for best integrated mixed media. The award recognized the massive omnichannel content program we create for a global association, Project Management Institute.

Chicago, Illinois, Usa

I lead planning and execution of print and digital content. I manage team members to ensure they reach their creative potential while achieving strategic goals. In 2021, our team won an EXCEL Silver Award for best single-topic magazine issue (Climate Change).

Chicago, Illinois

Editor and manager on a team that generates content across multiple platforms for Project Management Institute, a global non-profit organization for project managers. Lead editor for feature stories in monthly magazine, PM Network. Manage other team members and freelance writers.Maintain strong client relationship to ensure content exceeds client objectives and requirements.Generate story ideas, assign stories, find global sources and work one-on-one with a stable of freelance contributors, staff writers and other editors. Responsible for writing/rewriting headlines, layout reads, publication reviews, collaborating with design team on art and illustration strategy.

Chicago, Illinois

Senior editor on a team that generates content across multiple platforms for Project Management Institute, a global non-profit organization for project managers.Lead editor for feature stories in monthly magazine, PM Network. Responsibilities include generating story ideas, writing assignment storylines, searching for global sources and working one-on-one with a stable of freelance contributors, staff writers and other editors. Responsible for rewriting first-draft manuscripts and completing research for additional content. Responsible for writing/rewriting headlines, layout reads, publication reviews, collaborating with design team on art and illustration strategy.Provide feedback and mentoring for other team members through one-one-on conversations and informal meetings. Lead content supervisor for career-focused content on PMI website. Lead brainstorm meetings for story ideas and initiate team feedback on all first-draft manuscript submissions. Work with content and social medial strategy leaders. Build strong client relationship to ensure content exceeds client objectives and requirements.Generate and edit scripts for long-form videos and motion graphics, and collaborate with video and digital teams to complete assignments. Collaborate with graphic design team to generate infographics and interactive slideshows.Contribute to daily coverage of annual PMI global conferences via social media (Twitter and Facebook). Write conference roundup stories for website and edit blog posts.

Deerfield, Illinois

Managed daily digital content for national magazine's website. Helped lead transformation of daily news coverage. Oversaw investigative projects for print publication. Investigations included:-- Ride-sharing services: Pricing, safety and security concerns related to Uber and Lyft.-- Doctors and drugmakers: How pharmaceutical companies can negative influence medical treatment-- Dirty Little Secrets: The Truth About Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers-- Getting Schooled: How For-Profit Universities Exploit Consumers-- Against the Grain: The Problems with EthanolGenerated story ideas and was lead editor for news and feature stories on technology, personal finance, automotive, health care and a wealth of consumer products for print and daily web publication.Reported from Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago and Chicago Auto Show.

Houston, Texas

Generated and assigned story ideas and served as first editor on daily and enterprise news for nation's eighth largest newspaper. Primary editor for NASA/space industry beat writer. Helped untangle developments of nation's space program as well as the emerging private space travel industry. Worked with Washington Bureau reporting team to edit and rewrite stories on deadline on federal government, national politics and presidential campaigns.Covered 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts.Editor for enterprise and breaking news stories from bureaus and correspondents in Mexico, Latin America, Middle East and Europe.Participated in newspaper's daily budget meetings. Created daily budget for national and foreign wire service news.Contributed stories on politics and life to features section.

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

Wrote stories for sports, news, business and features. Developed and supervised special projects. Designed editorial pages for sports, news, business and features. Won multiple national and state awards for deadline and enterprise reporting as well as feature writing.