Patty Pitts Email & Phone Number

Louisville, Ky, Us

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

• Partner with Team Lead to guide designers in daily production of more than 20 daily newpapers. Mentor designers on concepts, Unify style and workflows. • Trained more than 35 designers on CUE production and design center workflows. Part of training team that develops ways to assist designers moving from Gatehouse• Design daily and advance papers, focusing on opportunities for high-end and conceptual projects.• Identify ways to improve efficiency and implement solutions.

Louisville, Ky

• Led a team of 6-10 local and remote designers in the production of 5 daily papers and 10 weekly and bi-weekly newspapers in Michigan and Vermont. • Guided staff through launch and constant changes and evolution of studio.• Promoted standards and staff development. • Managed relationships with site editors, prepress, advertising and pressrooms.• Designed and directed high-level print and digital projects• Encouraged engagement with celebrations of staff’s work, themed decor and treats.

Louisville, Kentucky Area

I would see winning baked goods and crafts at the Kentucky State Fair and think, "I could do that." So, in addition to my team leader job for more than a year, I shared personal stories and photos about my adventures in baking, quilting, cross stitch, photography and other craft possibilities. My baked doughnuts came in second.

Louisville, Kentucky Area

• Directed design team testing multi-paper production from a central location that resulted in launch of Gannett’s 5 design studios.• Guided a team of 16 designers and graphic artists in production of daily newspaper and specialty publications.• Worked across departments to come up with best photos, art and packages for print.• Staff received SND award of excellence for coverage of Lexington plane crash.

Santa Ana, California

• Developed training for newsroom staff in alternative ways to tell stories.• Created comprehensive style guide for newsroom during redesign and rebranding.• Coordinated design, scheduling and staff development for news and business departments.• Created daily graphic presentation of news on 3A with alternative story forms.• Designed business projects and weekend sections focusing on small business and technology.• Designed Pulitzer Prize-finalist series on Toxic Treats.• Launched weekly features tabloid exploring places and people in our own O.C. backyard.

Santa Ana, California

• Edited stories, and wrote cutlines and headlines for daily and weekly features sections.• Produced weekly TV Books for various zones, working with vendors, contractors and pressroom.

Fort Pierce, Florida Area

• Managed story selection and design of daily and weekly features sections.• Worked with freelancers for travel and food coverage.• Directed news reporters and edited live news for Monday papers.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Directed production of regional print editions, working with remote sites to deliver community news• Edited stories for clarity, grammar and length• Coordinated special projects such as a snowbird’s welcome home section and jazz festival sections

Bachelor Of Journalism, News Editorial Sequence

Fine/Studio Arts, General

Studio classes related to graphic design, illustration, painting and typography