Monica Seals Email and Phone Number

Discovering, developing and investigating news stories. Compiling and delivering on-air and online news and weather broadcasts. Finding, contacting and securing sources and interviews for on-air and web content.

Develop story ideas, investigate and research stories, write stories and editorial columns, public relations, layout and editing.

As a reporter I am responsible for gathering news, investigating stories and establishing profes-sional contacts, meeting daily deadlines, as well as writing stories and obituaries. I maintainregular coverage of local council and board meetings, while still developing stories outside thebasic agenda coverage and managing breaking news. All article submissions are accompaniedby art, such as photos or graphics.As an editor I am responsible for establishing the importance of each article and determining itsplacement within the publication. I am also responsible for editing content for spelling, grammar,punctuation and style, as well as page layout and design. I assign stories and advise reporterson developing stories they should be following in their respective beats, then show them howbest to cover those stories and how to gather and compile the necessary content.

I successfully managed all aspects of a Tier One political campaign that was the number twotargeted seat in the state that year, only behind the Rod Blagojevich and Judy Baar Topinka gu-bernatorial race.I managed three offices, a volunteer team of over 200 people from across the Marion, Clintonand Jefferson county region, plus a legislative staff of five. I was responsible for research; writingpress releases and speeches; organizing volunteers for phone banking, parades and door-to-door. I also organized fundraisers and appearances, from which nearly $700,000 was raised inone year; created and organized direct mailing; conducted, contracted and analyzed polls; web-site design and website management.My responsibilities also included managing and scheduling meetings and appearances for thecandidate, as well as occasionally filling in and speaking on his behalf at constituent events re-garding legislative matters.

I maintained news coverage of the greater Salem area, and surrounding communities, with a fo-cus on personal interest stories and features. I was responsible for coverage of local council andboard meetings, along with community interest stories, such as an eight-week series on meth-amphetamine in the area that was adopted as a teaching tool in local schools.

I was responsible for developing seasonal plans for both the produce and floral departments,which included department promotions, layout and ordering. I exceeded expectations in de-partment profits and brought the store its first Five Star rating from corporate inspectors. I pre-pared and delivered quarterly reports, reports on previously set goals for my departments andtheir outcome, and new goals for the future.