Garrett M. Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, PA, US

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

• Created and updated evergreen content builds daily in CMS
• Audited article search result placements on evergreen content
• Edited and uploaded original images and photo illustrations
• Previewed and ensured standard quality on all final content
• Created, updated, and maintained product records for affiliate links
• Built and updated author bio pages for multiple websites

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

• Collaborated with the editorial and art teams to successfully upload and update articles in both Reviewed and USA Today's respective content management systems.
• Proofread articles, selected and edited stock images and product photographs, created affiliate links, edited headlines, and wrote cutlines as tasks for story builds.
• Updated home fronts on Reviewed's website with up-to-date and relevant articles.
• Syndicated articles across a national network of publications.
• Conducted quality assurance tests on articles and applied appropriate fixes before publishing.
• Contributed to the creation and maintenance of production-related manuals and guides.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

• Created, curated, and managed the @azcarchives Instagram account that digitized and contextualized 20th century photo negatives for a modern audience. Managed multiple homepage verticals across Reviewed’s website.
• Created slideshows and wrote extended cutlines for digital assets.
• Shared and scheduled stories across multiple branded social media accounts.
• Live tweeted, shot Facebook Live footage updates of breaking news.

Phoenix, Arizona

• Wrote breaking trending news items on rapper Lil Peep’s death in Tucson, a collection of Aretha Franklin’s shadiest moments The Bachelor and Harvey Weinstein being slapped in Phoenix.
• Film reviews on Roma, Suspiria, Welcome to Marwen, Creed II, The Favourite and Vox Lux.
• Interviewed celebrities like Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Adam Rippon, John Waters, Paula Abdul, Lea Michele, Darren Criss and Jim Gaffigan.
• Organized and updated events calendars by editing and writing briefs.
• Emceed events for the USA TODAY Network’s Storytellers program and hosted the “Get It Together” videos.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

• Heavily focused on high-profile crime in the Phoenix metro including Mesa police shooting Daniel Shaver, the death of Muhammad Ali in Scottsdale and the Hamilton High School hazing case.
• Shot photos and video at crime scenes, fires, protests and events to accompany stories.
• Remained an active member of The Arizona Republic’s diversity council by hosting dialogues and writing inclusive stories on dead-naming and LGBTQ events coverage.
• Regularly accessed public records and created assets like a map showing police shootings.
• Updated stories as they unfolded, including the Canal Murders arrest and the March 2015 llama chase.

Scottsdale, Arizona

• Wrote stories related to arts, sports and history
• Researched allied health care organizations and associations for a potential supplemental publication
• Collaborated with editors, photographers and designers to produce the best Phoenix-focused pieces

Sierra Vista, Arizona

• Wrote an average of 7 articles a week during my tenure
• Participated in multiple design layouts and photographed over 25 percent of articles assigned to me as a reporter
• Covered breaking news, features, events and profile pieces

Master Of Library & Information Science - Mlis, Library And Information Science

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Journalism

Activities and Societies: NLGJA

Education record