MARSHALL A. LATIMORE is an award-winning visual journalist and content strategist, specializing in publication design, multi-platform/enterprise reporting, and social media engagement. He resides in Atlanta, Georgia where he serves as the editor in chief of The Atlanta Voice, the largest circulated Black-owned newspaper in the greater Atlanta area, and the chief content officer for its parent company, the Voice News Network. A native of Birmingham, Ala., Latimore is an award-winning journalist, having received recognition for his work in the newspaper and magazine industries. In the last two years, he has also served in concurrent roles as a content coordinator for Best Version Media; a digital art director for the Houston Defender Media Group; executive editor for STAYONTHEGO Magazine; creative director for duGard Communications; and creative director for HBCUstory Inc. Latimore also formerly worked as a 1A designer and special sections designer for more than 30 Gannett Co., Alabama Media Group and GateHouse Media publications throughout the Southeast, Midwest, New England and central California. He honed his skills in design, photography, video/audio editing at Tennessee State University in Nashville, where he studied journalism and speech communications.Latimore holds membership in a number of journalism organizations, including the National Association of Black Journalists, the Society for News Design, the National Newspaper Publishers Association and the Online News Association. Marshall's skills set includes:DESIGNGraphic DesignPublication DesignLogo/BrandingREPORTING/COPY EDITINGArts/Entertainment ReportingNews ReportingInvestigative Reporting Copy EditingPHOTOGRAPHY/EDITINGEventsFashion/BeautyEditorialArt DirectionRetouchingCOMMUNICATIONS Media Relations Government Relations Strategic Planning Crisis Comm Speech WritingMARKETING Marketing Social Media Marketing Brand Development Print Advertising Copywriting Publicity