Jaci Smith Email & Phone Number

Jupiter, FL, US

Washington, DC

Jupiter, Florida, United States

• My work has appeared in community newspapers in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, New Jersey, Delaware, and California; in metropolitan papers including the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and the St. Paul Pioneer Press; and in.
• Just finished ghostwriting my first biographical novella for a prominent Minnesota businessman.

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Hired to lead a team of journalists in creating a daily newsletter covering the intersection of Real Estate and the Law. Explored litigation, transactions, finance and regulation.
• Led a team of reporters on a national award-winning series covering the impact of the growth in corporate-owned single-family rental homes in Phoenix, Arizona.

Mason City, IA, United States

• Initially hired to manage newsroom budget and staff of 10 at Globe Gazette, was promoted in July 2020 to regional editor responsible for all print and digital operations at 4 newspapers staffed by 20 journalists.
• Increased digital subscriptions by 20% year over year in 2021.
• Coached staff to win 4 Lee President’s Awards, including best video in the company, and 9 Iowa Newspaper Association awards.

New Castle, Delaware

• Created newsroom planning and communications system to improve workflow
• Served as final editor for all content online and in print
• Developed new subscriber-only content strategies, including new newsletters; created and implemented social strategies for emerging platforms such as Facebook Groups, Facebook Live, Instagram TV
• Responsible for double-digit growth in brand social media and website engagement
• Tracked analytics and provided SEO coaching and rewriting as needed to newsroom

Faribault, Minnesota

• Responsible for all digital and print editorial aspects of four daily/weekly publications.
• Created new, award-winning monthly entertainment tabloid, SoMinnSCENE
• Created and implemented a company wide native advertising program, which included training advertising staff, selling and creating content for the ads, and tracking ROI for clients

Columbia, Missouri

• Created native advertising program for use at community newspapers.
• Spoke at numerous seminars and conferences around the country, helping community newspapers implement their own native advertising programs.
• Created and sold native advertising for APG Media of Southern Minnesota.
• Developed analytics to track KPIs for clients.

West Paterson, New Jersey

• Provided database reporting and training in a newly created position to help less experienced reporters learn how to undertake investigative reporting.
• Participated in training at the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting, Knight New Media Center at USC and Berkeley, and Investigative Reporters and Editors bootcamps at the University of Missouri.
• Promoted to city editor in 2006, managing a staff of 14 reporters, 3 assistant city editors and 5 photographers.
• Created the paper’s first live election blog, which reported in real time several instances of improper activity at polls in Passaic County. The live blog garnered the website its first-ever New York City Press Club.
• Helped create a custom content management system for the newsroom, which included the "Interactive Newsroom," a website where the audience could weigh in on which news stories to cover and engage directly with reporters.

Duluth, Minnesota Area

• Led the paper's first zoned edition of the Duluth News-Tribune for Superior, Wisconsin, readers with a bureau of 4 news reporters, a sports reporter, copy editor, receptionist, 2 advertising sales representatives and a.
• Promoted to city editor in the main office in 2002, overseeing a team of 8 reporters covering Duluth, state government, public safety and education.