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Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Direct the editorial vision and manage news and content operations for independent online platform covering the Twin Cities’ Jewish community. Build and manage editorial calendar, conceptualize news stories and topical features, assign and oversee freelance writers, liaise with community agencies on development and execution of grant-funded content, write and publish articles and photography, produce podcasts, and personally cover emerging news events. Collaborate on cross-platform social media content publication.

Wrote and edited commissioned articles and blog posts for multiple chapters of The Make-A-Wish Foundation and veterans’ charities. Published long- and short-form content on social media and corporate websites. Used AdWords to design content, and to improve SEO functionality and link building.

Richfield, Minnesota

Collaborated with key stakeholders to plan, write, and deliver messaging on broad spectrum of content for use in internal newsletter, in support of company’s US Web Transformation.

Minnetonka, Mn

• Drive communication policy, establish best practices and provide leadership • Identify and select content for weekly email blasts• Copy edit monthly newsletters• Establish and manage congregational Facebook presence; developed congregation’s social media guidelines

Minneapolis, Mn

Managed the ideation and development of client-sponsored content for use in print and digital marketing, and on corporate websites. Developed content strategy and produced feature-length informational articles to increase site traffic, build authority, engage target readership, and promote brand messaging. Collaborated directly with global marketing and advertising agencies to build alignment on clients’ messaging strategy.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Wrote and edited series of articles and features on high school football with national producer of digital sports content. Wrote wrap-ups for NFLHS.com, compiled lists, and fact-checked children’s books.

Conceptualized and wrote news content for websites of 65 local television stations across the US at outsourced news bureau. Monitored and developed story concepts from newswires, tips, and local sources, investigated story details, interviewed news subjects, and wrote short- and long-form hard news stories, alerts, and features.

Managed production of Community section at weekly neighborhood newspaper with a 204,000 combined circulation (160,000 print, 44,000 online). Covered city government, school district, and local business news as embedded reporter.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Covered and wrote lead articles for high school roundups and sporting events in roles with a nationally prominent newspapers (#23 in U.S. Circulation). Copy edited freelance and stringer stories.

Greater Chicago Area

Covered and wrote lead articles for high school roundups and sporting events in roles with nationally prominent newspapers (Chicago Tribune – #7 in U.S. in circulation) Copy edited freelance and stringer stories.

Southfield, Michigan

Covered topics of Jewish interest with leading specialty community newspaper (circulation – 17,000). Managed desk covering Jewish agencies, schools, sports teams, and events, and directed team of 10 freelance writers.

Ba, Journalism

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