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Washington, Dc, Us

Bethesda, Md, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

* Define vision and strategies to support growth, engagement, and revenue generation * Report to CEO to ensure alignment between broad company goals and product/technology strategy* Manage team of FTEs, contractors, and agency partners across product development, UX, engineering, and program (as well as vendors and budgets)* Own the product discovery process — inclusive of qualitative and quantitative research — to inform innovation, feature development, and product-market fit* Own the holistic product roadmap supporting multiple business units* Establish and measure north star, secondary, and tertiary metrics to evaluate product performance* Lead with influence to ensure product strategy is woven into each department across the organization

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Charlotte, Nc, Us

* Managed product development and UX teams (7 direct reports) to create digital experiences that support eCommerce, editorial, event content and ticketing, growth, newsletters, SEO, and subscriptions* Reported to Chief Operating Officer in order to translate corporate strategy into product strategy; reported on organizational outputs, successes, and opportunities* Reconciled business-unit product roadmaps into an singular product roadmap for the company* Explored 0 to 1 product innovation opportunities via customer research, market research, business modeling, prototyping, and testing* Managed seven-figure team and vendor budgets* Provided employees feedback, training, and support to create a culture that incorporated Agile software development, data-driven decision making, and design thinking

Charlotte, Nc, Us

* Led product strategy inclusive of content, point-of-purchase pages, and internal admins for events business supporting over 200,000 annual event attendees and eight figures in annual revenue* Led platform migration for event ticket sales and inventory management from a home-grown solution to a vendor solution * Led ideation, product development, and launch efforts for corporate innovation initiatives including a SaaS application for hiring managers and a user-generated content publishing platform for executives* Constructed business cases including problems, opportunities, goals, success metrics, revenue projections, and development costs for all initiatives * Collaborated with engineering and design teams to execute product builds; performed user research and A/B tests* Collected customer feedback and performance metrics to inform feature creation or product enhancements

Charlotte, Nc, Us

* Co-created product development practice for newly-formed team alongside Head of Product * Established subject-matter expertise on The Business Journals' editorial products, and guided redevelopment of core site experience responsible for driving more than $20 million in revenue* Created and managed product backlog based on business priorities, user needs, and competitive landscape * Collaborated with UX to ensure harmony between user needs and business requirements

Greensboro, Nc, Us

* Planned and facilitated design-thinking bootcamps for 250 members of news design and civic technology communities from October 2015 to November 2016* Co-authored, awarded, and executed two grants from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation totaling in excess of $300,000 to promote journalism innovation through collaboration, human-centered design, and design thinking, and to broaden the reach of the Society for News Design community* Co-director of the 2017 Society for News Design annual workshop and exhibition in Charlotte, North Carolina, which featured approximately 300 attendees and raised in excess of $100,000 in sponsorship revenue

Atlanta, Us

Responsible for the design of interactive and long-form stories, as well as brand assets for several of the network's television franchises including Anthony Bourdain's "Parts Unknown," and Wolf Blitzer's "State of the Union."

Henderson, Nevada, Us

Responsible for the design of the front page of the daily newspaper, as well as special projects.

New York, New York, Us

Responsible for the print design of the weekend features section, as well as special sections including TV Week and residential real estate.