Robin Johnston Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Sacramento, California, Us

I build bridges between McClatchy departments to maximize efficiency and streamline communication around publishing to emerging and conventional platforms, such as newsletters, eEditions and print.

Sacramento, California, Us

I oversee the editorial content strategy and tactics for the daily and extra eEdition sections, using Adobe Analytics to inform decisions about content. I also take a lead role in managing the publishing center’s role in the company’s continuing experiments with frequency of delivery for its print products and migration of readers to digital platforms.

Sacramento, California, Us

Led a staff of more than 40 individuals who were responsible for the print and digital replica editions for twenty-seven daily newspapers. In my tenure, we expanded from partnering with just three N.C. newsrooms to working with 27 across the nation, meeting an aggressive timetable for expansion, and upheld journalistic standards for presentation and editing. The job required a mix of skills: technical (training and customization of tools and workflows), organizational (managing personnel, schedules and budgets), editorial (working with newsrooms to fine-tune communication and presentations of the work that’s most important to their journalism) and creative (prototyping of new products, reimagining of new workflows).

Sacramento, California, Us

Second in command of the newly-centralized presentation hub responsible for print and digital products for newsrooms in Raleigh, Charlotte and Rock Hill, I was responsible for visual presentation and day-to-day operations. In our aggressive launch, we hired more than 20 new staff and integrated them into the existing team. During this period, I served five months as the Interim Director while the company searched to fill the permanent role (a job for which I didn’t apply), during which time I successfully led our group through the Democratic National Convention, which required intensive scheduling, planning and prototyping. In 2013, I redesigned the (Raleigh) News & Observer and in 2014, the Rock Hill Herald.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Responsible for overseeing visuals for our print and online products. Technical expert in the content management system for the Charlotte Observer. Regularly designed pages and coached designers on staff. Worked with two others to integrate Charlotte’s and Raleigh’s design and copy editing staffs, strategizing organizational structure and processes for working remotely.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

I coordinated the consolidation of the copy editing and design teams with a focus on cross-training and increasing scheduling flexibility while maintaining visual and editing standards. I led the team through a series of staff reductions as dictated by our corporate parent, keeping the remaining staff focused on doing their best work and streamlining processes.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

I supervised staff of newsroom designers, leading department goals, managing staffing issues across the team and bridging gap between features design and news design. Responsible for upholding visual standards, recruiting and staff development.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

I worked closely with Design Director, directly supervising four features designers as well as coaching and mentoring designers across the newsroom.

Raleigh, Nc, Us

Responsible for supervising a staff of four, mentoring and coaching designers, prototyping and launching daily features section, planning special sections and series coverage.

Raleigh, Nc, Us

Art directed and designed daily features sections.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Art directed and designed daily features sections

Ba, Journalism And Mass Communication

High School Diploma, Salutatorian