Experience

Rollins College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Temporary Assistant Editor

  • May 2014 - Jul 2014

  • Wrote stories and briefs about alumni, faculty and staff. The stories and briefs were used on the college’s website, and in print publications and e-newsletters. Crafted the text to be consistent with the institution’s editorial guidelines, and with the objective of highlighting the college’s mission and notable accomplishments. • Edited stories and briefs from freelance writers. Brought text in line with editorial guidelines. • Tracked and managed the progress of freelance… Show more • Wrote stories and briefs about alumni, faculty and staff. The stories and briefs were used on the college’s website, and in print publications and e-newsletters. Crafted the text to be consistent with the institution’s editorial guidelines, and with the objective of highlighting the college’s mission and notable accomplishments. • Edited stories and briefs from freelance writers. Brought text in line with editorial guidelines. • Tracked and managed the progress of freelance writers whose stories were used on the college’s website, and in print publications and e-newsletters. Ensured the photography accompanying these stories was completed on time and paired with the appropriate text. • Collaborated with department members to plan the editorial calendar. Coded and tracked the department’s output; generated reports used to assess the volume of the department’s work. • Posted stories to the college’s news website using Expression Engine – the institution’s news publishing software. • Posted stories and photography to the college’s home page using Cascade – the institution’s content management system. • Designed, edited and sent emails about the college’s fundraising progress. Collaborated with stakeholders in Development to ensure the information conveyed was compelling, comprehensive and accurate. Show less • Wrote stories and briefs about alumni, faculty and staff. The stories and briefs were used on the college’s website, and in print publications and e-newsletters. Crafted the text to be consistent with the institution’s editorial guidelines, and with the objective of highlighting the college’s mission and notable accomplishments. • Edited stories and briefs from freelance writers. Brought text in line with editorial guidelines. • Tracked and managed the progress of freelance… Show more • Wrote stories and briefs about alumni, faculty and staff. The stories and briefs were used on the college’s website, and in print publications and e-newsletters. Crafted the text to be consistent with the institution’s editorial guidelines, and with the objective of highlighting the college’s mission and notable accomplishments. • Edited stories and briefs from freelance writers. Brought text in line with editorial guidelines. • Tracked and managed the progress of freelance writers whose stories were used on the college’s website, and in print publications and e-newsletters. Ensured the photography accompanying these stories was completed on time and paired with the appropriate text. • Collaborated with department members to plan the editorial calendar. Coded and tracked the department’s output; generated reports used to assess the volume of the department’s work. • Posted stories to the college’s news website using Expression Engine – the institution’s news publishing software. • Posted stories and photography to the college’s home page using Cascade – the institution’s content management system. • Designed, edited and sent emails about the college’s fundraising progress. Collaborated with stakeholders in Development to ensure the information conveyed was compelling, comprehensive and accurate. Show less



St. Cloud Times

• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Features Reporter

  • Aug 2003 - Feb 2014

  • Primary beats included food, nonprofits and general assignment features. o Reported, researched and wrote articles daily for the St. Cloud Times’ front page, Local section, Life section and special sections. o Collaborated with photography, design and online departments to best tell stories. o Wrote a monthly column highlighting the latest in pop culture, societal trends and everyday happenings. o Reported on breaking news. Updated stories in real time using Facebook, Twitter… Show more • Primary beats included food, nonprofits and general assignment features. o Reported, researched and wrote articles daily for the St. Cloud Times’ front page, Local section, Life section and special sections. o Collaborated with photography, design and online departments to best tell stories. o Wrote a monthly column highlighting the latest in pop culture, societal trends and everyday happenings. o Reported on breaking news. Updated stories in real time using Facebook, Twitter and the newspaper’s website. o Used storytelling techniques to tell stories with video. Shot and edited video using ProCamera and iMovie. • Updated social media sites – such as Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter – on a regular basis. o Worked with the editorial staff to determine the schedule and content of articles, based upon a working knowledge of the local community. o Drew upon a variety of publicly-available and obscure information sources. This included sensitively asking sources to discuss personal stories and filing Freedom of Information Act requests. • Served as the main reporter and project manager for D’lish, a weekly food section appearing in both print and online formats. o Reported, wrote, edited and assisted in design for the publication’s local articles. o Wrote a weekly first-person food column, giving the publication a local and personalized flavor. o Worked with the photography and design departments to create local layouts. o Assisted in creating videos and other features for the website. o Oversaw a team of three freelancers who contributed local content. • Quickly built a working knowledge of various topics. Coverage areas included immigrant communities, the LGBT community, adoption, families, home improvement, recreation, veterans and pets. • Cultivated and maintained positive relationships with a portfolio of existing and potential sources. o Created interactive media, such as community chats, contests and blogs for the newspaper’s readers. Show less • Primary beats included food, nonprofits and general assignment features. o Reported, researched and wrote articles daily for the St. Cloud Times’ front page, Local section, Life section and special sections. o Collaborated with photography, design and online departments to best tell stories. o Wrote a monthly column highlighting the latest in pop culture, societal trends and everyday happenings. o Reported on breaking news. Updated stories in real time using Facebook, Twitter… Show more • Primary beats included food, nonprofits and general assignment features. o Reported, researched and wrote articles daily for the St. Cloud Times’ front page, Local section, Life section and special sections. o Collaborated with photography, design and online departments to best tell stories. o Wrote a monthly column highlighting the latest in pop culture, societal trends and everyday happenings. o Reported on breaking news. Updated stories in real time using Facebook, Twitter and the newspaper’s website. o Used storytelling techniques to tell stories with video. Shot and edited video using ProCamera and iMovie. • Updated social media sites – such as Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter – on a regular basis. o Worked with the editorial staff to determine the schedule and content of articles, based upon a working knowledge of the local community. o Drew upon a variety of publicly-available and obscure information sources. This included sensitively asking sources to discuss personal stories and filing Freedom of Information Act requests. • Served as the main reporter and project manager for D’lish, a weekly food section appearing in both print and online formats. o Reported, wrote, edited and assisted in design for the publication’s local articles. o Wrote a weekly first-person food column, giving the publication a local and personalized flavor. o Worked with the photography and design departments to create local layouts. o Assisted in creating videos and other features for the website. o Oversaw a team of three freelancers who contributed local content. • Quickly built a working knowledge of various topics. Coverage areas included immigrant communities, the LGBT community, adoption, families, home improvement, recreation, veterans and pets. • Cultivated and maintained positive relationships with a portfolio of existing and potential sources. o Created interactive media, such as community chats, contests and blogs for the newspaper’s readers. Show less



Marshfield News-Herald

• Reporter

  • May 2000 - Aug 2003

  • Reported, researched and wrote for a variety of beats. Coverage areas included police, fire, city, state, features, obituaries, enterprise, health and business. • Gained a holistic knowledge of the newspaper industry while performing many functions as a member of a small staff. • Reported on the local impact of national and world events. • Covered the Marshfield Clinic – a world-renowned medical facility. Gained valuable experience as a crisis reporter while covering the… Show more • Reported, researched and wrote for a variety of beats. Coverage areas included police, fire, city, state, features, obituaries, enterprise, health and business. • Gained a holistic knowledge of the newspaper industry while performing many functions as a member of a small staff. • Reported on the local impact of national and world events. • Covered the Marshfield Clinic – a world-renowned medical facility. Gained valuable experience as a crisis reporter while covering the 9/11 attacks. Show less • Reported, researched and wrote for a variety of beats. Coverage areas included police, fire, city, state, features, obituaries, enterprise, health and business. • Gained a holistic knowledge of the newspaper industry while performing many functions as a member of a small staff. • Reported on the local impact of national and world events. • Covered the Marshfield Clinic – a world-renowned medical facility. Gained valuable experience as a crisis reporter while covering the… Show more • Reported, researched and wrote for a variety of beats. Coverage areas included police, fire, city, state, features, obituaries, enterprise, health and business. • Gained a holistic knowledge of the newspaper industry while performing many functions as a member of a small staff. • Reported on the local impact of national and world events. • Covered the Marshfield Clinic – a world-renowned medical facility. Gained valuable experience as a crisis reporter while covering the 9/11 attacks. Show less