Monica Riese Email & Phone Number

Raleigh, Nc, Us

Shepherding the awards submission process for the nonprofit newsroom. Guest editing weekly Hello World columns (through Q4 2023) and copy editing stories as available.

Writing ratings for the dogs who appear on the well-known Twitter account (9M followers) and Instagram (3.5M followers), especially for partner and brand posts. (They're all good dogs.) Sourcing content as needed. Collaborating with writers and community management team to optimize workflow, hone each caption to fit the brand's voice, and ensure diversity across platforms. Coordinating email newsletters to owned audience twice weekly.

Copy editing and proofreading of Google Docs and PDF versions of special-edition TIME issues. Editing for grammar, house style, AP Style, design and layout issues, and consistency. Working in InDesign to cut chapters to fit, add captions and pull quotes, and ensure accuracy of the TOC.

Fact checking questions and answers for quizzes ranging in subject matter from history and literature to pop culture and food.

Proofreading PDFs for the Hall's annual induction ceremony program.

Austin, Texas Area

Analyzed Facebook performance and overhauled audience engagement strategy, including building newsletter subscription pipeline from scratch. Recruited vendors for technical SEO improvements. Maintained platform backlog, including input from all stakeholders. Revamped site taxonomy and created protocols for better maintenance and upkeep. Mentored younger staff, plus everything from AME role.

Austin, Texas Area

Managed production contributors. Wrote, edited, and promoted breaking news stories and SEO features. Audited section editors' work; built improvement plans. Served as liaison with Product team, including performing QA and training employees. Built and maintained editorial calendar and style guides. Proposed and implemented programs for organizational health. Performed all the duties of the managing editor during a five-week absence in 2016, including fielding budget and legal questions.

Austin, Tx

Managed staff contributors, freelancers, and accompanying budgets. Published an average of 250 stories per month to the section, yielding steady growth in traffic and a high of 6.5M pageviews per month.

Assigned, edited, and published news stories for every section of the site from 6am to 8:30am, before section editors started their shifts.

Edited features and short news pieces for weekly print publication. Wrote news and reviews for print and online, including HTML formatting for web-only pieces. Spearheaded digital and print coverage of SXSW Film and SXSW Interactive. Oversaw judging of 500-plus short stories in annual contest.

Performed first edits on all of the week’s features and news. Organized weekly meeting agenda. Procured art for each piece as needed. Ensured quality between print edition and web export. Wrote online news updates, including some reports that were recognized by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia.

Fact-checked and copy edited news, reviews, and features for the weekly print edition. Read copy in InCopy after section editors, and made corrections on page layouts prior to PDFing. Maintained the in-house style guide.

Reviewed every PDF of every page of the newspaper each week. Flagged issues with page layout and images to the production manager. Consulted with proofreading team about questions of grammar and style.