Promotion to group photo editor to oversee all photo needs across Shaw Media’s daily and weekly publications throughout Northern Illinois. Manage a staff of five regional photo editors in DeKalb, McHenry, LaSalle, Sauk Valley and Joliet areas of Illinois.Track and maintain the company’s photography equipment.Serve on the editorial board of Shaw MediaAll previous responsibilities

Promotion to weeklies photo editor to oversee all photo needs across Shaw Media’s weekly publications including the Kane County Chronicle, Elburn Herald and Suburban Life Media. Coverage includes seven editions covering Cook, DuPage and Kane counties. Oversee and assign dozens of freelance photographers and a monthly freelance budget. Edit photos for print, social media, and web propertiesCreate photo galleries for the kccchronicle.com and mysuburbanlife.com websites\Capture photographs and video of news events for the kcchronicle.com and mysuburbanlife.com websitesWrite and create two weekly photo columns for print and onlineContinue all previous responsibilities

Transfer within Shaw Suburban Media to head photo department of 12,000 circulation semi-daily in Chicago suburbs. The newspaper began publishing five weekly editions in April 2016Hire and manage a team of freelance photographers, along with coordinating budgetRegularly work with reporters and editors to discuss and implement the best visual possibilities for storiesPhotograph and edit sports, general news, breaking news, feature, and portrait assignmentsImplement photo and video archive systemCreate photo galleries for the kccchronicle.com websiteCapture video of news events for the kcchronicle.com websiteManagement of department’s budgetPeriodically assigned to photograph NFL and NBA gamesUpdate newspaper’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram social media accounts dailyWrite weekly columnTrack and maintain all photography equipment and inventory

Photographed and edited daily news, feature and sports assignments for 40,000 circulation daily newspaper in the Chicago suburbsToned and prepared Associated Press photographs for the Northwest Herald as well as toning all photos for sister newspapers The Weekly Journals and the Lake County JournalsSupervised staff of four photographers as well as mentoring internsArchived and organized digital library of photosRegularly worked with reporters and community editors to discuss and implement the best visual possibilities for storiesCreated and managed audio slideshows and videos for the webPeriodically photographed MLB, NBA, and NFL games