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MARKETING CONTENTI write engaging content in a variety of channels — blog posts, case studies, press releases and magazine articles, among others — to help a diverse range of companies build their audiences. Recently, I have partnered with a medical device startup and a cloud-based software startup to help them share their success stories. JOURNALISMI have.

Munster, IN

I rebuilt the sports department at the second-largest newspaper in Indiana and shifted the focus to telling compelling feature stories that have wide appeal. One of my favorite projects was the high school football season preview: The Region's star players posed for photos with props as if they were in a photo booth and the end result was more than 243,000.

Chicago, IL

I expanded the Pioneer Press sports department's digital reach by successfully pitching the best stories to chicagotribune.com editors, launching a Twitter account (@Pioneer_Press) that grew to more than 5,000 followers, creating a Facebook page (fb.com/SportsPioneerPress) and implementing a "web-first" attitude. While spearheading coverage of the PGA.

Odessa, TX

I collaborated with colleagues in California and Egypt to redesign the high school sports website. I then helped drive significant year-over-year growth in pageviews by regularly posting stories to the web and updating the mobile site. I also copy edited stories, reported on high school and college athletics, and designed sports and features pages. I was.

Red Wing, MN

I co-hosted a weekly webcast, conducted on-camera interviews and produced video features. The 75 videos I created averaged more than four times the number of views on YouTube as sports videos produced by the paper in 2012. I also reported on high school sports, updated the website, wrote a blog, designed the sports section and oversaw a sports reporter.

Columbia, MO

I served as the soccer beat reporter and covered the game at the college and high school levels. I also reported on a number of University of Missouri athletic teams, including the football, women's basketball, baseball, volleyball and track & field programs. My final assignment was one of my favorites: I traveled across the state to report on the 2008.

I supervised the 40-person staff of the award-winning campus newspaper. The Tribune placed third in the Society of Professional Journalists Region 6 non-daily contest. I orchestrated the launch of a new website and oversaw the redesign of the paper. I previously served on staff as the sports editor, a sports copy editor and a sports writer.

I compiled box scores and wrote a story that previewed the high school boys volleyball season.