Jeff Allanach Email & Phone Number

Washington, D.C.

Editor and writer in the Public Diplomacy, Press and Culture Department of the Royal Netherlands Embassy. Writer of speeches, websites, press releases, and other text that communicate the core messages of the Dutch embassy to an American audience. Maintain the embassy's social media channels.

Frederick, Md.

• Supervised a staff of eight editors, reporters and photographers who produced 40-80 news stories and 15-20 pictures per week; wrote weekly editorial; edited 5-10 letters to the editor and columns per week; edited 3-5.
• Approved stories proposed by reporters and editors to ensure they represented a range of topics that would appeal to readers.
• Monitored developments in news stories by reviewing agendas for elected bodies and talking with sources familiar with the issues.
• Interacted with government and elected officials, civic leaders, and readers.
• Developed enterprising story packages that consisted of several stories, graphics and pictures so coverage did not only react to the news, but presented issues that readers were not aware of.
• Managed special projects, such as annual community guides (20- to 40-page publications that serve as a roundup of important information in a community, such as elected officials, schools, libraries, etc.) and online or.

Bethesda, Md.

• Supervised a staff of one editor and five reporters who produced 25-50 news stories per week for five editions: Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Kensington, Potomac and North Potomac.
• Initiated "Bumper to Bumper," a 600- to 800-word column in which readers wrote in questions about traffic that required research with the appropriate government agency. The column ran every other week and answered four.
• Determined the direction for the type of news stories covered, and to what extent reporters covered them.
• Ensured stories followed Associated Press and internal style guidelines.

Olney

• Supervised a staff of two reporters who produced 10-20 news stories per week for two editions: Olney and Wheaton.
• Served as the first editor of The Gazette’s Wheaton edition.

Germantown

• General assignment reporter covering the communities of Poolesville and Germantown. Wrote 5-10 stories per week as dictated by the news cycle.

Bachelor'S, Mass Communication

Aa, General Studies