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Cleveland, Oh, Us

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

• Led higher education IT and online education coverage, including data and analytics, back office IT, digital modernization and cybersecurity• Created features, explainers, short-form pieces and news briefs targeting higher education industry professionals, but also written accessibly for a general audience• Published daily EdScoop newsletter, sourcing relevant content from across federal and state IT• Launched and hosted Cutting EDge podcast, featuring guests from across edtech and university IT leadership

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Covered K-12 and higher education, with a focus on learning during the coronavirus pandemic. • Pitched and created galleries, news briefs, long-form pieces, videos and slideshows for digital and print coverage.• Prioritized accessibility in coverage, translating policy and scientific concepts for a general audience.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Work also published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.• Covered breaking news stories, local government, education and elections in a general assignment role.• Developed higher education coverage from May 2018 to June 2019, shaping a beat which included workforce development and technology. • Led a community journalism project called "Lakewood Together" which explored reporting on local news through text message subscriptions.• Focused on coronavirus science and health coverage during the beginning stages of the pandemic.

Cleveland, Ohio

• Wrote engaging and creative content to connect with readers including features, aggregation and engagement pieces• Produced live and recorded shows for the outlet, assisting with other video production tasks as needed• Coordinated and completed training sessions on community engagement, website function and other topics for both cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer• Served as lead homepage manager on Saturdays and as needed, packaging and optimizing content for cleveland.com• Worked with other digital operations and editorial staff members in creating special projects

Athens, Ohio

• Managed a staff to produce features and news items for the culture desk, including weekly long-form features optimized for print and web• Edited stories for content and style, as well as social media content for the culture accounts• Worked with other staff editors to transition content into new digital-first intiatives

Athens, Ohio

• Produced original content highlighting the Voinovich School's events and achievements including written pieces and graphics• Provided input on the Voinovich School's online presence, including social media and blog presences• Assisted on other projects and tasks, as needed

• Created original written and multimedia content for Cleveland.com • Initiated and completed an original project centered on the buy local movement• Developed photography and video skills through galleries and video editing• Attended Advance Local summit in New York City, presenting original content and gaining valuable experience

Athens, Oh

- Managed and recruited for a new staff intended to manage social media and website production- Oversaw launch of new website for publication- Edited social media posts and schedules via Hootsuite

Athens, Ohio

- Wrote 3-5 stories per week for the Culture section.- Produced blog posts, news items and features.- Covered various beats including multicultural, women's issues and LGBT.- Coordinated social media for the staff

Athens, Ohio

- Wrote 1-2 articles per week for the Culture section of the publication. - Maintained beat coverage for LGBT (Sept. 2011 - Dec. 2011) and international (Oct. 2011 - present).- Pitched original story ideas, including long-form pieces and event coverage.

Athens, Ohio

- Edited articles and pages for AP style and publication formatting. - Wrote headlines and edited photo captions for next day's issue. - Uploaded stories to the web, including web graphics and photos.

San Antonio, Texas Area

- Assisted in redesign launch, edited page layout through web management system - Wrote short posts for publication’s Downtown Blog, some of which were expanded into stories for print. - Created slideshows both independently and for articles, some of which were shared to sister sites for the Houston Chronicle and the San Francisco Chronicle.

Athens, Ohio

- Remodeled the program newsletter and moved it to a new interactive platform. - Planned social media use for the program.- Wrote articles to promote the program's achievements.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Journalism

- Majored in journalism (News & Information), with a specialization in business and certificate in social media. - Completed a thesis.

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