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• Manage a team of Digital Content Creators to develop, write, and publish content to an ever-expanding audience. Implement standards, best practices, and policies that leverage the power of social media and SEO to.
• Collaborate with newsroom managers to create a cohesive news product between digital and on-air that prioritizes content that is best suited for online streams, web stories, and videos
• Gather and analyze data to create reports that inform managerial decisions about content, streaming, and strategies
• Use extensive news experience and knowledge to quickly discern facts and information for editorial decisions on content publication and push alerts, while simultaneously utilizing SEO and social media best practices to.
• Daily website and social media management which includes researching, writing, posting, and distributing 35- 40 local and national news stories
• Work closely with sales management on content-lead initiatives that increase revenue and create lasting relationships with clients based upon results-driven content integration opportunities

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

Daily website management including research, writing and posting of 15-20 local and national news stories. I also supervised a team of reporters and assignment managers to ensure continuous updates and alerts.Built and maintain a social media brand by developing and executing a daily schedule for Facebook that includes posting local news of interest.

Fayetteville, Arkansas Area

• Independently researched, developed, and wrote local news stories for broadcast and assisted with the management of the station’s website by posting videos, creating web exclusives, and archiving stories
• Organized and lead editorial meetings with reporters and anchors twice daily to determine which local stories to pursue while supervising the newsroom staff to ensure accurate reporting and fair coverage
• Handled breaking news events and determined which details, including personal and/or sensitive information, should be released to the public

Fayetteville, Arkansas Area

• Collaborated with anchors to create an Emmy award-winning news program that integrated local, national news into a fast-paced, creative, and compelling hour of news
• Helped to further brand the show by writing segment teases, daily promotional giveaways, and direct interaction with fans during the broadcast which resulted in a 600% increase in Facebook fans
• Tracked the popularity of national and international headlines to create a countdown segment of trending topics called “The Pulse”

• Refreshed previous day’s copy to convey a different angle on previously run stories
• Wrote new and exclusive content for the morning broadcast and ensured that each half hour was different for the entire two-hour show
• Determined which pertinent topics the anchors would use for on-air banter
• Created KNWA Today’s Facebook page and Twitter account

Topeka, Kansas Area

• Helped assemble and launch a new two-hour morning show
• Wrote and edited scripts for local, national, and international content on-air and online
• Edited national packages and video to differentiate the broadcast from other local media outlets

Topeka, Kansas Area

• Shot and edited raw footage to create packages for use in the 5, 6, and 10pm shows including interviews, fresh B-roll, and file video
• Responded to breaking news events and determined which shots would be most interesting for broadcast
• Collaborated with reporters to ensure a professional looking product

Bachelor'S Degree, Mass Communication/Media Studies

Ba, Journalism