Creates content daily for social media (organic and paid advertisements) including photos, videos, text and audio that reaches millions of people each year.Works on multimillion dollar ad campaigns, plans content, produces and edits videos, writes tag lines and ad copy.Develops identities for new and established brands that connects with customers at an emotional level.Helps manage social media accounts and respond to customer concerns. Produces and directs live internal and external live video streaming events, ranging between 60 and 180 minutes.Works with coworkers throughout all parts of the company to help them develop and produce messaging through text, video and photos.Communicates with media partners and journalists (television, print, web and radio) to share and promote the brewery, helping them tell the Bell’s story.

Reported news through writing, photography and videography, as well as innovative story forms such as interactive databases, maps and slideshows.Followed trending topics, national and international news and found connections for Michigan audiences through stories and social media posts.Managed social media accounts, including Facebook and Twitter.Helped coordinate statewide news coverage with 10 offices across Michigan, including a year-long project honoring living World War II veterans. Wrote several stories a day on a wide range of topics, including Michigan’s Congressional delegation, elections, culture and breaking news.Worked on developing the Michigan’s Best series, which highlighted restaurants and their owners.

Produced election coverage for Kalamazoo County and Michigan’s 6th Congressional District.Broke political news picked up by national publications and wrote analysis of politics and elections in Southwest Michigan.Covered a wide range of breaking news across different media and followed up with sustained coverage of stories of human and community interest.

Take photos, shoot video, write articles, do everything to tell a good story and get the latest news to Southwest Michigan

Covered breaking crime and court news.

Was the night-side cops reporter for the newsroom, covered breaking news and worked on feature stories.

Co-hosted a weekly political radio show, Air Justice as DJ Smythspecies. Searched and edited stories, operated studio equipment, interviewed guests, bickered and bantered with co-host DJ Moon Daddy.

Wrote investigative articles on university development and interaction with the community and ad hoc last-minute articles. Responsible for finding, assigning, and editing stories for a staff of 20 student writers. Produced and edited videos, podcasts, as well as web polls. Live blogged during an election and produced live video streams.

Covered a wide range of campus and community events including technology features, and an student government election scandal.