Experience

Luca Partners

• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Content Creation, Design, and Communications Consultant

  • 2017 - Present

  • Assist MVP-stage low-waste shampoo concentrate company with logo, one-pager, website, photo research, bottle design, and deck. (WordPress/Elementor, Illustrator, Google Slides) • Build websites for venture capital firm and fund listed on Nasdaq. (WordPress/Elementor) • Design flyers, billboards, and collateral for a City of Chicago campaign to increase the adoption of homeless animals (Illustrator)• Create Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter posts for various companies, non-profits, and governmental units. (Illustrator)• Paint fabric designs for a South African company. (Photoshop)



PAWS Chicago

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director, Content and Editorial

  • 2015 - 2017

  • Developed editorial content strategy for web, social, and print.• Wrote and edited the PAWS Chicago magazine and social media outlets.• Led grant-writing efforts focused on major national foundations. • Developed editorial content strategy for web, social, and print.• Wrote and edited the PAWS Chicago magazine and social media outlets.• Led grant-writing efforts focused on major national foundations.



Chicago Tribune Media Group

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Editor, Digital News Department

  • 2013 - 2015

  • Managed 30-person chicagotribune.com editorial team (5 million daily views). • Oversaw digital coverage of major news events and high-profile projects.• Created award-winning designs and presentations for in-depth investigative reports.• Directed online development projects, including site and app launches.

• Producer/Senior Producer, Digital Content

  • 2003 - 2013

  • Managed digital coverage of Chicago and suburban breaking news.• Developed a digital journalism training program for the print newsroom.• Launched 20 local news microsites and newsletters.



Tribune Publishing Company

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Multimedia Producer

  • 2002 - 2003

  • Sourced and edited stories, video, audio, and interactive content.• Provided news and entertainment packages for all Tribune newspaper and television sites. • Sourced and edited stories, video, audio, and interactive content.• Provided news and entertainment packages for all Tribune newspaper and television sites.



AOL

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• City Editor

  • 2001 - 2002

  • Created daily interactive content for AOL's city sites. • Created daily interactive content for AOL's city sites.



The Chicago Reporter

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Editor/Reporter

  • 1996 - 2000

  • Managed investigative magazine and website covering race and poverty.• Wrote about police-community relations, immigration, public housing, and employment issues.• Conducted a 5-month investigation into the living conditions of 1,500 Arlington International Racecourse workers and their families. Following the article, state lawmakers designated funding to improve their conditions. Won the Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Award.• Contributed to “Chicago Matters” series, produced with WBEZ, WTTW, and the Chicago Public Library.



Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

• United States
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Editor

  • 1995 - 1996

  • Wrote articles about nuclear issues and international security.• Edited complex technical articles for a wide-ranging audience.• Facilitated an international journalism exchange program.• Edited bi-monthly magazine. • Wrote articles about nuclear issues and international security.• Edited complex technical articles for a wide-ranging audience.• Facilitated an international journalism exchange program.• Edited bi-monthly magazine.