Zach Despart Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas, United States

Houston, Texas Area

I cover local government in the third most populous county in the United States as it grapples with explosive growth — especially in unincorporated areas — and improves its flood infrastructure in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.

Houston, Texas Area

- Lead the metro desk on weekends- Assign and edit breaking news and enterprise stories- Help manage the homepage on weekends- Work on special sections

Houston, Texas Area

- Work with editor to manage editorial department and produce weekly newspaper- Manage staff and freelance writers and the news and music sections- Edit longform cover features- Oversee freelance budgets and other administrative tasks- Conceive, assign and manage video production

Burlington, Vermont Area

- Cover metro Burlington with a focus on City Hall, city schools, housing, crime and the University of Vermont.

Middlebury, Vt.

-Cover breaking news in Addison County-Manage web site, www.addisonindependent.com-Shoot and edit photo/video-Lay out sports section

Burlington, Vermont Area

— Assign and edit long-form stories, features and profiles about arts, music, culture, music, food/drink and politics in and around Burlington, Vt. — Work closely with writers, photographers and designers to produce high-quality content— Oversee design and layout of threadvt.com— Direct marketing and ad sales, and establish and maintain relationships with clients

Burlington, Vt

-Write music, arts and political features and profiles-Work closely with publisher to make style and content changes-Offer input on art and layout

Burlington, Vt

- Direct 5:00, 6:00 & noon newscasts, "Across the Fence" magazine program, "You Can Quote Me" current affairs program, and online content- Coordinate with producer, anchors to draft, finalize show rundown- Collaborate with news department for set changes, overall “look” of show- Produce graphics and animations for newscasts- Master control operation, coordination of satellite feeds- Operate audio board for newscasts/tapings

Burlington, Vt

- Wrote 1-2 news, arts or feature stories per week- Researched and then interviewed multiple sources per story- Took news photographs- Worked closely with editors, and make necessary changes

Burlington, Vt

- Managed a staff and supervised 5-7 writers- Assigned stories and worked closely with writers to make edits- Contributed a weekly column, wrote editorials with Managing Editor - Chose which letters to the editor to print, and corresponded with submitters

Burlington, Vermont Area

- Shoot basketball, hockey, lacrosse, field hockey, swimming- Edit highlight reels and promotional material

Plattsburgh, Ny

- Camera, audio and lighting operation in both studio and field settings for Mountain Lake Journal magazine program- Edit videos for station web site