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New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York

➢ Oversee the US branch of the global newsdesk at Fastmarkets, a global cross-commodity price reporting agency that is part of Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC – a FTSE-250 listed company on the London Stock Exchange. Fastmarkets publishes more than 5,500 commodity price benchmarks for the metals, mining, forest products and agricultural markets. Many of these prices are used as financial benchmarks for derivative contracts on the world's largest exchanges, including the Nasdaq, the SGX and the CME Group.

Briarcliff Manor, Ny

➢ Planned and executed overall communications and public relations strategies in a timely, proactive, efficient manner for assigned accounts at the leading PR/marketing/advertising firm in Westchester County.➢ Generated and coordinated media coverage and press events for assigned clients, with strategies including development of story angles, pitch letters, news advisories, press releases and photo captions.➢ Completed all other assignments to achieve client satisfaction.

White Plains, Ny

➢ Served as a driving force behind the rapid increase of Gannett Co. property's digital audience, with year-over-year growth in desktop page views (44.16 million to 46.37 million); mobile page views (7.26 million to 20.18 million); and mobile unique visitors (1.06 million to 2.85 million).➢ Determined placement of content across all platforms, with decisions supported by real-time metrics and detailed analysis of audience trends.➢ Oversaw a team of content producers tasked with ensuring stories, videos, photo galleries and documents are optimized for viewing across all platforms, with an emphasis on SEO-friendly headlines, Google News keywords, links to related staff content and liberal promotion across all social media channels.➢ Liaised with other departments to analyze, initiate and execute efficiency initiatives.

White Plains, Ny

➢ Helped to increase digital audience to more than 1.5 million visitors per month by increasing sports and education content and improving quality of work by 15-person staff.➢ Oversaw generation and production of in-depth enterprise and watchdog projects, demanding rich content across multiple platforms and bolstering readers’ digital experiences.➢ Facilitated the creation of a landing page on lohud.com devoted exclusively to content about the Common Core learning standards, a key area of interest in our communities.➢ Developed and executed a comprehensive, multiplatform content plan advancing Super Bowl XLVIII, giving NFL fans and non-fans a clear understanding of the event’s impact on all facets of life in the Lower Hudson Valley.

White Plains, Ny

➢ Led the relocation of a staff of 80 from a proprietary location to leased office space and helped to achieve expense savings of about $1 million per year. Worked with stakeholders to design new workspace to align with talent transformation to a digital production model. Relocation project was completed on time, on budget and with minimal disruption for employees.➢ Managed monthly newshole budget, ensuring projections were met for 18 consecutive months.➢ Redefined the Sports Department’s focus to a digital-first approach, mandating video production as a means of improving time on site and extensive use of social media to further audience engagement. ➢ Trained as a “power user” on the Presto content management system, collaborating with Gannett Digital and GMTI personnel to troubleshoot and fine-tune workflows and training programs.

White Plains, Ny

➢ Restructured an overworked, underperforming staff of 18 into a leading producer of top-notch, high-interest content.➢ Served as a key member of a task force charged with leading the newsroom’s transition to the CCI NewsGate content management system and handoff of print production to the Asbury Park Design Studio. ➢ Single-handedly built The Journal News’ Dashboard budgeting tool to conform to a Gannett-wide initiative, and provided personalized training for all newsroom departments.

White Plains, Ny

➢ Managed a team of designers and copy editors, ensuring daily presentation standards were met across all platforms.➢ Performed page-design and editing duties; created weekly staffing schedules; and completed all department employee reviews.

Binghamton, Ny

➢ Began as a sports intern for Gannett Co. media outlet in New York’s Southern Tier.➢ Promoted in January 1996 to full-time Staff Writer covering New York Rangers’ American Hockey League affiliate, New York Mets’ Double-A affiliate and high school sports.➢ Promoted in September 2000 to Assistant Sports Editor.