Melissa Espana Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois

• Write, edit share local news stories, fact check for accuracy, edit for AP Style. Topics range from breaking, crime, politics, celebrity, trending and features• Clip and post trending, viral videos to Facebook, Instagram and Twitter• Distribute stories that generate web traffic, repeat site visitation• Curate stories, edit copy for daily newsletters (News, Morning, Coronavirus)• Track Google Analytics, keep track of trending Google stories and provide feedback to reporters, producers, management • Write and send Push and Desktop notifications during breaking news • Populate social media channels with content that engages and interests readers • Communicate with assignment desk and reporters during breaking news• Craft compelling headlines, teases and social media posts using SEO, keywords that encourage readers to click through• Generate promo links to keep readers on website for longer periods of time

Chicago, Il

• Publish daily news and content to the station’s digital platforms including website, mobile app and social media pages • Write and proofread news stories from press releases, reporter PKGs and rundown scripts • Communicate with assignment desk and reporters to fact check information • Clip video from daily newscasts and create photo galleries for news stories • Send Push Notifications and live stream video during breaking news

Sioux City, Iowa Area

• Created 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts for the most watched news station in Sioux City • Responded to breaking news by assigning and sending out reporter and photographer to record footage or shoot live shot, writing a script, keeping anchors informed during show and informing viewers with up-to-date information • Wrote scripts for anchors, including bumps and teases • Edited and proofread reporter PKGs and online stories • Posted stories and videos to website and social media accounts • Delegated responsibilities daily to team of four reporters and two anchors • Supervised newscasts in control room and communicated changes in format to director, master control and audio

Chicago, Il

• Covered a wide range of news topics for one of Chicago's largest daily newspapers• Increased knowledge of Chicago area and kept-up-to date with local news• Researched story topics and pitched story ideas to editors• Interviewed sources for stories including professors, scientists and a lot of high school students that are doing great things

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Broadcast Journalism

Master Of Arts - Ma, Writing And Publishing

Masters of Writing and Publishing with a focus on creative writing (fiction).

Education record