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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

- Designed print and digital marketing materials, including ads, social media images, banners and step and repeats, still graphics for video, tickets, programs, and other displays used at the venue. - Helped to implement branding, conceptualize a unique look for each program year and carry the look through all marketing assets and event materials.- Built automations to improve efficiency and simplify workflow for High School Sports Awards designers. - Created logos and branding for a variety of event series.- Traveled to assist with setup and production of live events.

Chattanooga, Tennessee Area

- Oversaw the production of Chatter magazine, a monthly lifestyle magazine; ChattanoogaNow, a weekly entertainment tabloid; MyChattanooga, an annual visitor’s guide; and other regular- and limited-run publications.- Worked with the presentation editor to update and redesign special publications on a rolling basis, with particular focus on simplifying designer workflow. - Served as troubleshooter for the copy desk, particularly concerning issues related to Adobe software.- Acted as a touchpoint for newsroom, advertising and business personnel for special publications.

Chattanooga, Tennessee Area

- Designed the front page of the daily newspaper several times a week.- Designed the region, business and sports sections several times a week. - Assisted in designing special sections and publications on a variety of subjects, including politics, high school and college sports, area valedictorians, etc.

Johnson City, Tennessee Area

- Supervised the creation of each issue, from content selection to design and proofing.- Maintained the publication’s story budget system. - Provided creative direction to designers and copy chiefs.- Acted as leadership mentor to the executive editor.- Designed the front page and subsequent pages for each of the publication's semiweekly issues.

Johnson City, Tennessee Area

- Hired, trained and supervised all staff.- Made all decisions related to the running of the student newspaper while the publication's full-time adviser and office supervisor positions remained vacant. - Sat as a voting member of the interview committees that selected replacements for the student newspaper's full-time adviser and office supervisor.- Implemented a digital media plan that resulted in a significant expansion in the publication’s online presence. - Won Overall Outstanding Student Organization President at the East Tennessee State University Summit Awards. - Won Max L. Marshall Award for Outstanding Leadership in Mass Communication at the East Tennessee State University Mass Communication Department Awards.

Johnson City, Tennessee Area

- Established a cloud-driven budget system to improve communication between editors and writers.- Trained all news staff and section editors on matters concerning source development, news writing, journalistic ethics and news design conventions.- Mentored section editors individually to improve the quality of their coverage, layouts and understanding of journalistic ethics.- Designed the front page and subsequent pages for each of the publication's semiweekly issues.

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States

I contributed articles and multimedia packages on a daily basis to one of theleading newspapers in the Tri-Cities. My coverage encompassed breaking news,crime, finance, education and entertainment.

Erwin, Tennessee, United States

Bachelor Of Science In Media And Communication, Journalism Concentration

Activities and Societies: East TennesseanMinors in Digital Marketing and Sociology

High School Diploma, General Studies

Activities and Societies: Yearbook staff, Spanish club, prom committee, Key Club and theatre