Donna Schmidt Email & Phone Number

Punxsutawney, Pa, Us

Denver, Colorado, United States

Editor of the print magazine North American Mining (also available in digital format), which covers all elements of mining from advanced exploration to transport and across all commodities. I also manage coverage for the global digital news service Miners News Global, a weekly digital newsletter incorporating current North American mining news with international headlines and stories from SEMCO's APAC-focused publication The ASIA Miner along with every other key region of global mining.North American Mining magazine is published nine times annually. Subscribe for free at northamericanmining.com, and catch global mining news in real time at minersnews.net.

London, United Kingdom

Jacksonville, Florida And Denver, Colorado

•Working directly under the editor-in-chief, formally represented one of the company’s flagship publications, Coal Age Magazine; responsible for many of the monthly title’s diverse feature articles and various smaller pieces for print, managing multiple projects and deadlines while maintaining the company’s high editorial and business-to-business publishing values and integrity•Collaborated with editorial and marketing on short-term project management and long-term planning of Coal Age, including research and developmental input into future features and maintaining an editorial balance while keeping our stakeholders, high-level members of the mining community, a top priority with unsurpassed content accuracy and credibility•Assisted in managing pre-press and production process for both print and digital platforms of these well-known trade titles, including copyediting, proofreading, sourcing photography and aiding with all other outgoing content•Managing and further building upon a large editorial network of industry professionals and subject matter experts (SMEs) in the U.S. and Canada as well as other coal-rich locations worldwide, not only for future editorial projects but also for rapport building and maintenance by the company’s sales/marketing staff•Reviewed and provided detailed feedback for all marketing materials representing Mining Media International as a company, including event proceedings, media kits, press releases and promotions of conferences and shows under the company’s events division (SEMCO)•Served as consultant to colleagues on the technical conference portion of the company’s events, including the popular Longwall USA, Haulage and Loading and Coal Handling and Storage conventions•Traveled as needed to represent the publications and publisher at mine tours, press conferences and industry functions; provided on-scene coverage of events as appropriate as well as content development for real-time digital marketing and social media efforts

Perth, Australia

•Self-sourced, wrote and copyedited news for two of the company’s publications, the daily International Longwall News and quarterly Coal USA Magazine, both focused on the coal mining industry, while also serving as a contributing correspondent to Australian Longwall Magazine, International-China Mining Review, MiningNews.net and other Aspermont technical products•Assisted in generating sales leads while managing an editorial network of industry professionals in the U.S., Canada, South America and Europe as part of an international news team; these included educators, regulators, suppliers, and operations management at mine and corporate level for some of the world’s largest mining companies•Collaborated with U.S.-based Account Sales Executives and Australian-based editors to achieve ideal editorial balance for all publications, including strict budget oversight for effective profit-cost balance•As the title’s sole editorial representative in North America, maintained an up-to-date working knowledge of U.S. industry regulations as well as domestic and international mining markets, issues of the world’s largest coal mining regions and all politically-driven aspects of mining globally•Traveled as needed to represent the publications and publisher at both U.S. and international industry functions and provide on-scene coverage of events as appropriate

Pittsburgh, Pa

•Responsible for all event planning, internal/external communications and project coordination while serving as interim Human Resources Communications Coordinator; projects included copywriting/editing of discount night tickets, managing editor duties for Game Plan corporate newsletter, copywriter/proofreader for associate coupons•Managed newly-hired associate paperwork and associate terminations; liaison between several third-party vendors and the company regarding unemployment insurance, Work Opportunity Tax Credit and archive storage• Assisted in the supervision of temporary records staff

Imperial, Pa

•Edited, proofread, performed design layout and advertising design/sales for bi-weekly nationwide newspaper•Performed content copywriter and associate managing editor duties for bi-monthly children’s magazine•Designed associated publications including calendars, brochures, marketing materials and organization web site•Assistant to all public relations, business communications, marketing and promotional efforts•Received associate editor credit on centennial SNPJ history book, An Inspired Journey•Assisted in the year-long event planning process for Society’s centennial celebration banquet in 2004

Pittsburgh, Pa

McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge (Construction.com)

Canonsburg, Pa

Master’S Degree, Communications/Corporate Information Systems, 3.85/4.0

New Media track of study

Bachelor’S Degree, Communications, 3.15/4.0

Print Media concentration