Joel Emerman Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

• Promoted twice in this role and had the opportunity to take on more responsibility and management across our website platforms
• Manage a 250+ WordPress (previously Joomla!) based congregation website platformo Oversaw the migration of 300 websites from Joomla! to WordPress o Increased number of live sites by 40% in first year
• Manage the day-to-day operations of the URJ’s flagship websites: urj.org, reformjudaism.org and rac.org; update and edit existing content, post new content and blog posts and design new web pages utilizing WYSIWYG.
• Ensure web content is equally accessible to all users, including people with disabilities, across all siteso Created specific guidelines regarding front end accessibility for client websites in correspondence with ADA.
• Maintain help site; develop new resources and create newsletterso Wrote a series of guidelines on web content best practices
• Advertise website platform; write blog posts, wrote, produced and edited a promotional video and gave a presentation at the URJ’s largest bi-annual event, the 2019 Biennial

New York, New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

• Updated and edited a third of the Union’s web site; designed more than 20 pages on key programs and holidays that attract thousands of people
• Designed, created content for and maintained the District’s six web pages with information specific to 200 congregations in 15 states and Canada
• Liaison to 15 people on the Union’s web team and Information Technology Department
• Facilitated monthly team networking calls with other Digital Media Assistants
• Produced and distributed electronic communications such as newsletters, invitations and flyers to 20-2,000 people
• Created, edited and produced videos and podcasts; recognized by the URJ President for production of podcast series

Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States

• Performed all site edits and updates
• Redesigned website

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Wrote and edited news stories on various subjects such as crime, sports and politics for nightly newscasts including the 2008 Presidential election and Chicago’s 2016 Olympic bid
• Coordinated weekly public affairs and political shows and executed them in control room
• Edited video and sound bites for nightly newscasts

Oak Brook, Illinois, United States

• Gathered two to six hours of general news content per day; wrote stories and edited video
• Developed overall appearance of all newscasts during the 24 hour day while directing anchors, reporters, editors and production staff

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

• 9 p.m. Producer (2006-2007)Weekend Producer (2005-2006)
• Wrote and edited news stories on a wide range of local and national topics including the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
• Coordinated, created and developed overall appearance of newscast
• Previewed material before airing, organized breaking stories and executed newscast in the control room
• Oversaw the efforts of anchors, reporters, editors and production staff in creating the newscast

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

• Produced newscasts within four months, a responsibility typically given to those with more than a year of experience
• Assisted News Producer in finding and writing stories
• Edited video for Sunday newscasts

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

• Worked with assignment editor, logged new story ideas for news content
• Assisted production staff with preparing for noon and nightly newscasts

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

• Received Employee of the Month for work on special magazine publication
• Reported and wrote three to four articles on various Jewish-related subjects for weekly newspaper and bi-yearly magazine
• Updated web site with pictures, articles and community events on weekly basis
• Assisted with reviewing and editing content to ensure quality of the material
• Laid out one third of newspaper each week

Lawrence, Kansas, United States

• Operated audio, video, camera and teleprompter for nightly newscasts
• Floor directed for nightly newscasts
• Served as playback operator for local programming
• Operated camera for live sporting events