Rob Beer Email & Phone Number

Fargo, Nd, Us

Fargo, North Dakota Area

As editor of The Rink Live, a comprehensive website for hockey covering youth to the pros, I manage a team of five reporters. I also report on all levels of hockey, shoot photographs, design graphics and help manage our social media channels.As digital content manager, I assist on Forum Communications Co.’s digital initiatives, which include enhancing all our digital products.

Fargo, North Dakota Area

Manage day-to-day content curation of Forum News Service. FNS provides timely and accurate coverage of the top stories in the Upper Midwest. Using its experienced staff of reporters and editors, the news gathering power of the Fargo, N.D.-based Forum Communications Co. media family and other media partners, FNS pulls together a comprehensive daily news, sports and features report from western North Dakota to western Wisconsin.

Fargo, North Dakota Area

I edit and distribute content through Forum News Service, which services several media outlets in the Upper Midwest. I also proof pages designed by the FCC Design Hub. Among other duties, I am also the weekly designer for the Perham Focus newspaper. Well-versed in Adobe products, including InDesign and Photoshop. Occasionally create graphics as well.

Fargo, North Dakota Area

Make our online content appetizing for readers.

Fargo, North Dakota Area

Juggle and post content on inforum.com, the most-read news site in North Dakota (averaging 11 million pageviews monthly). Create audio and video components. Create ties between print and online publications. Manage and grow areavoices.com blogs. Well-versed in Photoshop, Microsoft Word and QuarkXpress programs, as well as some video and audio production programs. Work with reporters on multimedia projects, including live game blogs and data collections. Occasionally design pages for print, too.

Fargo, North Dakota Area

Created eye-catching and award-winning layouts for the newpaper, including feature sections and the front page. Brainstormed and executed ideas for must-read stories. Managed 2-5 designers and a graphic artist. Became proficient using Adobe Photoshop and QuarkXpress. Edited stories and produced headlines for stories as well as occasionally directing coverage of spot news events.

Fargo, North Dakota Area

Edited stories for publication. Managed a staff of 3-4 copy editors/designers in department. Directed coverage in absence of sports editor. Created lively sports pages and brainstormed ideas for other designers pages. Organized and produced annual football special section. Was part of staff that won 2004 Associated Press Sports Editors Top 10 award for sports section.

Fargo, North Dakota Area

Responsibilities included overseeing wire stories throughout the day. Helped coordinate art possibilities and layout for daily feature pages. Handled layout responsibilities for weekly farmers' tab and business pages. Helped design and post content for the newspaper's award-winning Web site. Coordinated a daily calendar of events and company promotions on Page 2 of The Forum. Assisted with publication setup and related duties. Coordinated and helped launch teen page "18 Below." Part of team that produced "Saving North Dakota," a convergence effort by print, online, radio and TV divisions of Forum Communications Co.

Fargo, North Dakota Area

Copy edited and arranged layout of stories on the front page. Was the primary page designer during coverage of 9/11.

Fargo, North Dakota Area

Managed team of night sports copy editors/designers and part-time personnel. Edited copy and created eye-catching layouts.

Fargo, North Dakota Area

Created award-winning newspaper graphics using FreeHand, Photoshop and Illustrator programs. Produced graphics ranging from locator maps to full-page graphics. Brainstormed and produced graphics for all sections of the newspaper. Interim editor of Rage, a weekly entertainment tab. Author of "Hodge Podge," a weekly lifestyle column.

Coordinated and handled coverage for some 25 area high schools, minor league baseball and various other athletic organizations.

Covered high school, college and pro sports.

B.S., Mass Communications-Print Journalism

Activities and Societies: Advocate student newspaper - sports editor MSUM golf team Mass Communications-print journalism B.S., golf team.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Student council, 2 years; golf, basketball High school diploma, student government, golf and basketball.