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• Directs the presentation of every section of the newspaper and trains staff in design concepts.
• Manages staff of designers.
• Assists with planning throughout the newsroom, including daily newspaper and special sections.
• Develops print marketing plans for stories and other packages in conjunction with advertising and marketing departments.
• Leads production of special sections and other projects, from planning through final product.
• Produces section fronts for every section.

• Directed presentation of one of the nation’s top Sports sections as recognized by the Associated Press Sports Editors association.
• Assisted with planning of daily section, working with Sports Editor and reporters on feature stories and breaking news.
• In absence of Sports Editor, served as lead manager of the Sports desk.
• Led production of special projects, including developing ideas for integrating print and Web.
• Edited and produced copy, including blogs for fantasy football and daily stories as needed.
• Served as leader in implementing new editorial computer system.

Daily duties included designing section fronts, laying out as many as six inside pages a day and working on special sections.

Covered wide array of sports on all levels.Wrote columns on local and national sports topics.Laid out daily section and designed special sections and feature pages. Developed weekly “Just 4 Kids” page devoted to local youth sports.

Laid out as many as 12 pages daily, including front page and inside feature pages, and edited local news, sports and feature copy.