Nine Network of Public Media

Digital Media Producer, 2015-present

Web Content Manager, 2014-2015
 

• Relaunch national and local education initiative websites, which lead to doubled amount of time on site visited; 

• Evaluate and consult on 33 station websites prior to launch and social media platforms;

• Manage national American Graduate Facebook and Twitter, which has grown between 20-30 percent in monthly impressions and engagements, respectively;

• Role expanded in 2015 to focus on Nine Network content, programs, and social media;

• Producing digital videos around local programs for social media platforms, which lead to an increase in engagement of 30 percent;

• Build social media campaigns and strategies for events and special projects.

 

 

KSDK/Digital Producer

2013-2014

 

• Post original and aggregated content to KSDK.com and mobile apps for 1M+ daily PVs;

• Assist reporters with writing web-friendly stories;

• Pitch digital angles and teases for on air;

• Local stories picked up nationally by USA Today, such as married deacon becoming ordained in Catholic church and Ferguson coverage ;

• Create engaging posts for company social media accounts.

 

Patch/Local Editor (Florissant)

2010 - 2013

 

• Found and launched community news website in 2010 for largest municipality in St. Louis County;

• Manage monthly editorial and discretionary budget and team of eight freelancers;

• Cover community issues and feature stories, such as a tied election of City Council seat, the controversial resignation of Hazelwood School District’s superintendent and ongoing dispute of Wal-Mart coming to town .

 

Urban Tulsa Weekly/Editorial Manager

2009 - 2010

 

• Oversee editorial and production departments of Tulsa’s alternative news weekly, which had a circulation of 30,000;

• Plan the editorial calendar the year, including three specialty publications;

• Write cover stories on leading business leaders in the community.