• Assist News Director with supervisory responsibility for all news broadcasts and online content.• Involved in hiring and performance management of direct reports.• Assist the News Director in the ongoing evaluation of personnel.• Create tactics and strategies to increase ratings performance in key target areas for multiple platforms.• Assist in the execution of news content strategy.• Implement and have working knowledge of federal, state and local laws impacting operations.• Ability to manage cross platform content creation and distribution.• Write copy and edit scripts for air and web.• Knowledge of and proficiency in posting content to station websites.• Schedule anchors and multi-media journalists.• Lead coverage planning of major events, i. e. elections, and special events.• Proactively communicate news initiatives & community efforts across departments.• Evaluate workflow efficiencies.

Hired to set up assignment desk and help launch new regional newscast that specialized in covering pro and college sports in the Northwest. Managed reporters and photographersWorked with Athletic Directors to set up interviews with coaches and playersPoint person in the newsroom to work with Event staff that covered Seattle Mariners, Seattle Seahawks, Portland Trailblazers, University of Washington, Washington State University, Oregon, Oregon State and University of Montana sporting events such as basketball, football, volleyball, etc.Hired freelance photographers to help with news gatheringInternship Coordinator. Oversaw 10-15 interns the two summers I worked at Root Sports.

Managed and assigned stories to reporters and photographersOversaw two other assignment editorsSpecial projects: Green Bay Packers Super Bowl coverage, electionsPoint person for breaking news, viewer calls, scheduled staff

I worked on the assignment desk in the eveningAssisted 9 & 10 producers with storiesCoordinated breaking newsAssigned nightside reporters/photographers storiesAssisted with Super Bowl coverage in 1996Took in video feeds from affiliates in Wisconsin