Michen Dewey Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Munster, Indiana, United States

• Meets precise deadlines of 350 daily, weekly and specialty publications within 75 markets and communities in 26 states
• Directly manages a team of 12 designers, and helps to supervise a news team of up to 50 designers, while maintaining design quality in each publication
• Conducts administrative duties such as evaluations, policy implementation, organizing schedules and managing payroll and personnel reports
• Cultivates optimal teamwork practices while developing and maintaining positive, reliable rapport with newsrooms and editors across the nation
• Assists with quality control measures and troubleshooting of production and planning for various projects

Munster, Indiana

• Maintained visual integrity of daily content, and produced stimulating newspaper design by creating special projects to engage large audiences
• Utilized knowledge of information and content design to communicate guidance and feedback to new company trainees
• Designated to onboard new publications as a result of effective interpersonal skills and a comprehensive understanding of company style and workflow
• Appointed to an interactive presentation team to expand immersive digital offerings using Ceros software

Greater Chicago Area

• Responsible for writing, designing and producing the annual reportfor distribution to measure and report the year’s success
• Created new designs for digital and print products to act as visualadvocacy tools, while maintaining social media and website daily
• Assisted with the production of art and design exhibitions,books, recordings and films

Greater Chicago Area

• Supervised staff of 12 section editors and 30 writers and photographers,while promoting teamwork and positivity in the newsroom
• Edited daily breaking news stories and photos for the website, and 20-25stories and photos for the weekly print publication
• Planned and executed the layout of the publication, and manageda strict on time production schedule for 29 print editions
• The Phoenix earned second place for the best non-daily student newspaperin Illinois by the College Press Association in 2018

Loyola University Chicago

• Monitored staff of 10 photographers, and providedsupport, guidance and constructive feedback
• Organized and assigned projects to accompany planned print and digitalcontent, while also assigning on-call shifts to cover breaking news
• Designed weekly photo spreads for the centerfold of the print publication
• Analyzed photos with staff as a group weekly to teach fundamentalelements such as photograph subjects, composition, lighting and focus

Greater Chicago Area

• Contributed to creating civic engagement outreach programs bydesigning promotional material distributed at multiple sizable events
• Acted as the in-house photographer covering daily assignments fromboth communications and investigative departments

Greater Chicago Area

• Monitored industry news and press releases
• Conducted research on human rights issues to be used as supporting visualdata information in exhibitions at the local gallery
• Assisted in planning and hosting gallery openings for audiences up to 100,including securing donations of goods and services

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

• Working under the direction of the Community Relations Specialist, my primary responsibility was the creation and distribution of Ramblin’ Around Guide to 3,500 incoming freshman and transfer student initiation and.
• Solicited advertising from local business to fund the cost of publication.
• Managed on-time production schedule and distribution channels.
• Updated the Ramblin’ Around Blog with events, digital advertisements and photos.
• Worked collaboratively with several partners including Business Engagement Intern, University Marketing Communications, Office of Sustainability, Edgewater Chamber of Commerce and Rogers Park Business Alliance.

Texas

• I was responsible for ensuring the details of the shoots were properly taken care of. Before, during and after weddings I communicated with subjects by being direct and encouraging. I used a range of technical.
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Nikon D3100, Canon Rebel T3i
• Canon Speedlite 430 EX II
• Fixed, zoom and wide angle lenses