Ryan B. Martinez Email & Phone Number

El Paso, Texas, United States

• Leads a team of both staff and freelance digital producers in providing prompt, comprehensive production assistance to editorial teams, ranging from full article builds to image editing, video uploads, link.
• Serves as a cross-team point of contact on the production workflow and pipeline, Airtable database, and two in-house CMS; coordinated related changes with editorial leadership.
• Creates and implements detail-oriented workflows for deliveries to the production team, assists with testing and roll-out of new CMS features, and issues image guidelines in coordination with relevant department leads.
• Manages documentation for the entire organization by building a SharePoint folder system to house more than 70 resources, including docs, spreadsheets, and slideshows. Drafts and maintains new documentation.
• Supports and mentors direct reports to grow and develop as digital producers, offering guidance on best practices, time management, and effective communication while encouraging independent work.
• Maintains stability through multiple company-wide shifts, coordinating with a peer production manager to load balance among direct reports and shift focus to adapt to changes in publishing strategy.

Austin, Texas

• Wrote and obtained photos for articles in various magazines released by Texas Monthly Custom Publishing, a division of Texas Monthly. Projects included:
• Researching, writing and garnering photos for 36 travel articles over five months beginning in December 2015 as part of a revamp of TravelTexas.com, the official website of Texas Tourism.
• Researching and writing a recurring column about roadside oddities and attractions in Ride Texas, a glossy quarterly for motorcycle enthusiasts, from 2015 to 2016.
• Contributing a feature article to the 2017 issue of Texas Bound for Golf, an annual glossy magazine.
• Writing chapter introductions and blurbs for the 2014-16 editions of the Texas Tourism & Meeting Guide, a glossy commissioned by Texas Tourism. Updated listings in some of these editions.

Austin, Texas

• Supervise the Community Content department, a team of writer-editors who process and edit 2,200-5,000 news items per week for as many as 130 daily and weekly newspapers.
• Create schedules, make assignments, and track productivity and quality assurance.
• Update and share team reference materials such as style notes, content guides and editing checklists.
• Provide backup coverage on both copy editing and content production when staff is short.
• Consistently maintain a department error rate of less than 1 per 1,000 pieces of content.
• Coach up to 3 team leaders to monitor and direct content flow, enforce deadlines and provide team feedback.

El Paso, Texas

• Helmed a lifestyle and entertainment weekly publication serving 30,000 readers. Coverage included artist profiles, topical news articles, movie and music reviews, calendar listings, opinion columns and photo packages.
• Guided 12 freelancers, a graphic designer and photographer to produce 7-10 articles and 2-3 photo pages weekly.
• Supervised web publishing and social to ensure a consistent online presence and editorial voice.
• Maintained issue budgets; enforced deadlines; and hired, trained and developed freelancers and interns.
• Wrote an average of two articles per week, including one reported story and one music column
• Reported and wrote 2-3 stories per week, ranging from business profiles to industry trend pieces and lifestyle stories, from June 2005 to July 2006 as a reporter for the newspaper's sister publication, El Paso Inc.

Austin, Texas

• Conceived and wrote fictional stories in AP Style that lampooned current events, social trends and pop culture for the official humor publication of the University of Texas at Austin
• Contributed at least one feature story, one news brief and several blurbs under a strict monthly deadline
• Read and edited at least 30 pieces during each monthly production cycle, providing annotated feedback on work at each phase of development
• Proofread copy for grammar, spelling and style errors
• Joined as a staff writer in January 2003 and promoted to associate editor in October 2003

Austin, Texas

• Offered one-on-one assistance in 45-minute sessions to undergraduate students hoping to improve their writing skills
• Read, interpreted and provided informed suggestions on an average of six student essays per week
• Underwent comprehensive 18-week training on interpersonal peer communication, basic grammar, rhetorical strategies and writing styles