Jillian Stampher Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Washington, United States

- Built a 24/7 newsroom of nearly two dozen editors in three timezones and more than a dozen languages- Manages day-to-day operations, creating an editorial schedule, overseeing regional planning, assigning coverage of stories, analysis, and resource building- Oversees the coverage of major breaking news stories, both national and international, including, but not limited to crime, natural disasters, war and conflict, geopolitics and cybersecurity- Developed a hierarchy of regional teams to organize coverage and reviews- Created a database of thousands of social media sources, including journalists, officials, news organizations and more to discover breaking news in real time- Collaborated with product teams for a redesign of internal tools that increased story output by nearly 20 percent- Developed and maintained a style guide and code of ethics- Discovers and covers breaking news stories on social media, often beating both local and national news organizations- Created a successful internship program that has resulted in several full-time hires

Seattle, Washington, United States

- Curated stories for the front page for one of the most popular news sites in the world, using both internal and external reports- Oversaw mobile strategy, from push alerts to page layouts, tracking weekly analytics and leading tests with the end goal of improving open rates- Lead the launch of push alert categories- Collaborated with enterprise and politics editors to create a mobile engagement strategy - Assigned stories to a team of reporters based on breaking news and trends, monitoring social media and news organizations to identify what needs to be covered- Edited stories in the evenings and weekends, from assignment through to copy and social- Identified the most important news of the moment to be splashed, writing display headlines and designing the splash- Selected stories for mobile and email push notifications and write and send the alerts, including A/B test alerts- Dispersed stories across social media accounts

Greater Seattle Area

- Monitored social media, wires and journalists to discover news in real time- Updated a 24-hour breaking news app through a content management system, ranking stories by importance and sending alerts accordingly - Tracked analytics on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Tumblr - Developed and updated style guides for different platforms based on trends, including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr. Rewrote the Breaking News Facebook guide in 2014, resulting in reach growing by nearly 2 million "likes"- Collaborated with developers and editors to facilitate audience growth and develop the platform that won the Online News Association’s 2016 Gannett Foundation Award for Technical Innovation - Managed a Twitter account with more than 9.4 million followers and Facebook page with more than 3.2 million likes- Covered major stories in real time and has led coverage on some of the largest stories in recent years, including the Boston bombing arrests; West, Texas, explosion; Moore, Okla., tornado; South Korea ferry disaster; Ferguson unrest; Baltimore riots; Roseburg, Ore., shooting; Dallas police shooting; and Colombia plane crash, among others- Planned coverage for several beats, including health and science, and has created guidance for stories such as the Flint water crisis, Ebola outbreak, Zika outbreak, and several NASA missions

Oversaw the news department at Seattle’s second-largest daily newspaperOrganized, planned and edited daily content for both print and onlineFacilitated collaboration with designers, copy editors and photographers

Pitched and wrote stories ranging from long-term pieces to breaking newsCovered on several beats, including diversity, administration, and governmentMet with various communities weekly to research storiesUsed inDesign and Photoshop to design pages for print