Sue Jepsen Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Control and curate OregonLive.com home page, including blog roll, special reports, opinion, and other modules. Ensure a consistent flow of content by adjusting features in consultation with section editors. Schedule home page managers and conduct performance reviews. Adjust page layout based on top stories or breaking news. Coordinate across design, technology, and online staff. Write work flow documents. Guide development and roll-out of new page designs. * Tapped as first-ever Home Page Manager; designed position, including writing work-flow documents, and adapted position at corporate level as site evolved.* Increased daily unique visitors 75% (from 200,000 to 350,000) by leading creation of a more informative, entertaining, and appealing site.* Led best practices for SEO and social media; utilized HTML to improve daily appearance and readability of site.* Monitored high-profile stories across the web and direct creation of web-only materials such as links, photos, maps, graphics, videos, and MP3s.* Leveraged knowledge of readability, audience preference, and SEO to prioritize and display home page content.

Edited and fact-checked stories. Approved the editing and headlines of other copy editors for sections of the Oregonian, including the front page, A section, and Metro and Business section covers. Ensured that all sections made deadline. Participated in daily news meetings.* Recognized for transitioning overall copy desk to a sharper, smarter, and more professional operation.* Edited stories for which The Oregonian received its most recent Pulitzer Prize.* Reviewed and approved the work of dozens of reporters and copy editors on multiple sections each day, including high-profile A1 front page.

Supervised a 28-person copy desk at the states largest newspaper. Completed annual budgeting as well as daily scheduling and annual performance reviews for the universal copy desk. Directed the paper's overall presentation, from design to editing, headlines, and captions. Liaised with production department to negotiate edition deadlines and page change guidelines.* Won Employee of the Year award two times for collaborative, results-driven teamwork and leadership.* Led copy desk to sharpen design, reader-focus, and content, contributing to a Pulitzer Prize.* Contributed to long-view planning and worked with other editors to set and maintain the newspaper's style.

Monitored Associated Press and supplemental news wires and helped select front-page stories. Served on team that redesigned paper.* Designed front page, edited stories, and wrote headlines.* Approved the work of other copy editors and ensured that all sections made deadline.

Albuquerque, New Mexico

* Joined the news copy desk and quickly became a plug-and-play member of the copy desk who was responsible for the front page, wire content, metro section or business section on any given day.* Took over management of 18-member copy desk and was a member of the team that won the paper's first Pulitzer Prize.