Optimizing reporters work for digital platforms, advising the team on best practices (headlines, tags, SEO, etc.), leading promotions of newsroom content via our social media platforms, and leading community engagement over those same platforms. Build a photojournalism program in the newsroom. Work closely with three editors to build and execute content and engagement strategies.Develop and execute strategies on various social media platforms to build audience and engagement. Voice intros for news stories and upload them to digital platforms WITF News Stories and NPR One.Assist reporters in their work from connecting them with sources, helping them with research and getting them access to sources they need.Create social media content. Monitor social media, Google Trends and other platforms for story ideas.Continuously looking for ways to improve user experience on WITF's website and app.

I'm on the metro desk and responsible for covering Reading City Hall and the Reading School District for the Reading Eagle.-Tasked with daily coverage of Reading city hall and Reading School District - Coverage also includes the Reading Parking Authority, Reading Area Water Authority, Wilson School District, Muhlenberg School District -Work the night cops desk covering breaking news in Berks County-Created a newsletter Essential Reading that recaps the week's news in the city as well as a look ahead to the next week.

Originally hired as a photographer in Dec. 2010 that role quickly evolved into videographer, breaking news reporter and now, food and drink reporter. Works on the photo desk covering news, features, breaking news and sports visually in the greater Lebanon County area for the Lebanon Daily News and USA Today Network. A vital member of two breaking news teams (Mid-Atlantic and Pennsylvania) that are responsible for responding to breaking news in the region and coverage for the USA Today Network. An extensive knowledge of social media Led the charge to take the photo department into a "digital first" era of newspaper journalism. This included making use of photo galleries, videos, social media and any other digital tools to tell a story.Member of a team with sister papers (York Daily Record, Hanover Evening Sun and Chambersburg Public Opinion) on coverage of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, the 2015 U.S. Women's Open and the 2016 Democratic National Convention.Restarted coverage of concerts at nearby Hersheypark Stadium and created a video series titled "Sound Lab" which features local musicians. Photos have been picked up by newspapers around the world via the Associated Press.

Responsible for covering the monthly meetings of six municipalities(Cleona, Richland, Cornwall and Myerstown Boroughs. Millcreek and Bethel Townships) and one school district (Cornwall-Lebanon School District) in Lebanon County.Tasked with covering numerous events throughout the year ranging from the Lebanon County Fair to the Veterans Day program at Ft. Indiantown Gap.Wrote breaking news, feature and sports stories.Shot photographs and video to accompany those stories. Was published in the daily newspaper as well as on the Lebanon Daily News' website and the website GametimePA.com

Wrote mostly feature stories for the East and West weeklies printed every Friday.The Patriot-News is a 96,000 circulation (140,000 on Sunday) daily metropolitan newspaper.

Served as a general assignment reporter/photographer for the greater Middletown area in Central Pennsylvania.My beats included Three Mile Island, Middletown Borough Council, Middletown Police Department, Lower Swatara Township, Middletown School District and Harrisburg International Airport.Also, responsible for covering fire and police incidents that came across the scanner.During the 2008 Presidential Primary I covered Sen. Barack Obama's and Sen. Hillary Clinton's trips to Central PA.I was also one of three staff writers that put together a package of stories on Taser use by police departments in the Middletown area. For the story I went through actual police Taser training and was Tased. I pioneered the use of video as a supplement to a story posted on the Web site.I was also responsible for updating the Web site every week.For a period of two to three months, when we were short staffed, I produced a majority of the news content in the paper.In addition to my writing duties, I was responsible for shooting all photos that accompanied my stories.

Primarily wrote press releases for various college events. On occasion I helped cater to media outlets that were doing stories on the college.