Nicolette Baker Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

New York City Metropolitan Area

- Managed all daily news content — pitched + wrote 4-6 news stories daily, with a priority on fact-checking and quick turnaround (~60 mins pitch to publishing for news briefs). Pitched SEO-optimized headlines. Produced the top traffic driver on-site in May 2023 and hit #1 Trending on Apple News. - Expanded audience reach by converting highly-technical beverage news into easily-digestible content. Supported editorial tentpoles and planning strategy.

- Write 2-3 monthly reported articles to The Best Years, mind + body, and flourish magazines.- Collaborate with advertising clients to produce sponsored stories and other partner content, capturing brand voice while still maintaining an authentic feel for readers. Contribute to creative projects, listicles, infographics, and other nontraditional content.

- Support 50+ department faculty and students in daily classwork, including assisting with paperwork, scan/copy requests, event planning, email monitoring, limited tech support, and general customer service. - Contribute to planning, copyediting, and organization for department's annual Writing Achievement Award contest and ceremony.

- Pitch + assign 5-10 stories weekly for digital-first publication, copyedit all website content (10-15 stories weekly), mentor student reporters, assist in long-term project planning, and create traffic-focused content with special focus on audience reception + SEO keywords. - Other responsibilities include a weekly fashion column, design pages in InDesign for print product, assist in multimedia production, produce a twice-weekly email newsletter, and oversee all opinion content.

- Write 1 to 2 reported stories and/or news briefs weekly. Pitch content to editorial staff. Create video, audio, and social media content. Assist in managing special projects.

- Quickly and accurately reported Cape Girardeau County election results to AP's national headquarters during election night for the Presidential primary and 2020 November election.

- Produce 1-2 reported stories daily for a regional newspaper on crime, government, human interest, and other news topics. Consistently pitch stories and file on quick turnaround with minimal copyediting needed. Create photo galleries and produce own photo content as needed. Comfortable in independent work and minimal direction. - Upload content to CMS (InCopy). Aggregate + publish daily COVID-19 data points.