Laura Robida
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Credentials
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Social Media Marketing Foundations
LinkedInJul, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Google Analytics Individual Qualification
Google Digital Academy (Skillshop)May, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Google Analytics Certification
GoogleJan, 2021- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Shore Publishing
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United States
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Newspaper Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Managing Editor
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Jun 2022 - Present
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Online and Periodicals Editor
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Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
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Digital Media Manager
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Mar 2013 - Jan 2022
Responsible for the development and ongoing maintenance of the company's primary website, www.zip06.com, as well as affiliated sites including, but not limited to, www.beaconawardsct.com, www.branfordrestaurantweek.com, and www.shorepublishing.com. Additional responsibilities include monthly, quarterly, and yearly traffic analytics reports, writing and publishing breaking news, editing and preparing all content for publication online, editing video, and assembling photo galleries. I oversee all aspects of the company's social media, and I serve as the sole front-end developer for Shore Publishing. Show less
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Editor of elan Magazine
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Jun 2015 - Mar 2021
Responsible for organizing, assigning, and editing all content for publication in this quarterly lifestyle magazine published on the Connecticut shoreline. elan is a direct-mailed magazine sent to upscale homes and subscribers and is available at more than 50 drop locations.
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Web Manager
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Dec 2010 - Mar 2013
Responsible for writing and publishing breaking news to Shore Publishing's website, www.zip06.com, creating and publishing photo galleries, and editing and publishing all content for online publication. Implemented light HTML and CSS edits to site code as needed.
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Community News Editor
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Jun 2009 - Dec 2010
Responsible for writing and editing a weekly events calendar and community submitted announcements. Prepared all content for publishing to www.zip06.com.
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The Westbrook Foundation, Inc.
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Westbrook, Connecticut, United States
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Front End Developer
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Nov 2017 - Present
• Designed, coded, and installed a responsive WordPress theme for non-profit organization. • Performs weekly backups and updates as necessary • Designed, coded, and installed a responsive WordPress theme for non-profit organization. • Performs weekly backups and updates as necessary
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Journal Register Company
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United States
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Newspaper Publishing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior News Editor
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Feb 2006 - Dec 2008
• Promoted to Senior News Editor from Editor after three months.• Oversaw the production of eight weekly community newspapers.• Developed and wrote a bi-weekly column in addition to weekly 1,000+ word cover features for both the news and living sections for an arts-based broadsheet.• Managed and organized production of a weekly arts-based broadsheet.• Performed layout for a two weekly tabloid style community newspapers and one weekly broadsheet newspaper in Adobe InDesign,• Copy edited all copy for three weekly publications.• Assigned, selected, and edited all photographs and artwork for three weekly newspapers• Directly guided a staff of four writers, six freelance writers, two editors, and two associate editors. Reported directly to the managing executive editor.• Acted as online content manager for three weekly publications' websites. Show less
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Editor
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Nov 2005 - Feb 2006
• Promoted from staff reporter to editor after six months.• Assigned and edited all content for two weekly community newspapers.• Immediately managed a staff of two writers, one photographer, one associate editor, and two freelance writers.• Acted as online content manager for the websites of two weekly newspapers.• Performed layout for two weekly tabloid style community newspapers in Quark Xpress and, later, Adobe InDesign.• Assisted in the transition from Quark Xpress to Adobe InDesign, and Microsoft Word to Adobe InCopy. Show less
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Staff Reporter
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May 2005 - Nov 2005
• Research, interviewed sources, and wrote seven to eight stories weekly of varying lengths and topics for twice-weekly deadlines. • Took photos on an as-needed basis.
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Education
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Keene State College
BA, Journalism, Political Science