Professional Experience

Summary

Experienced Web journalist adept at online content strategy, partner relations, best practices, breaking news, headline writing and social media.

Specialties: Headline writing, content strategy, newsletters, breaking news.

Work History

Launched and grew Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook accounts.

Worked with developers to implement and improve new CMS and redesign.

Worked with local universities to attract talented student interns.

Laid groundwork for Northwest News Partnership program, allowing 40 Oregon media organizations to share content.

Held a variety of editorial content positions at one of the world's most popular websites.

Front page planning editor: Vetted content, maintained budgets and calendars.

Broadband editor: Packaged content for customers of AT&T, Rogers and Verizon.

Listings editor: Provided editorial support for a wide broad variety of content channels.

Real estate editor: Created front page packages, worked with media partners.

Supervised staff of three at NBC owned-and-operated website.

Increased audience.

Launched hourly video webcasts.

Received Emmy nomination for Web series.

Launched redesign.

Education
  • Bachelor of Arts
  • University of California, Santa Cruz

UC Berkeley Extension, Copyediting, 2001

Online News Association Annual Conference 2014, 2012 and 2011 Poynter Institute, October, 2011

Knight Community Information Challenge Boot Camp, 2012

Associations

Member: Online News Association

Founding Member: ONAPDX

Member: Web Marketing Volunteer, Hollywood Theater

AWARDS

ONA 2013: Excellence and Innovation in Visual Digital Storytelling, Glacier Caves ONA Feature (finalist) 2014: Wild Horses in Crisis

National Headliner Awards, 2012: Best Website (opb.org/news), radio-affiliated RTDNA, 2012: Broadcast Affiliated Website, Winner, Region 10 (NW)

SPJ, NW 2012: Online, Best Site, General News

SPJ, Region 10 2011: Best Site, General News, Best Spot News Reporting for Occupy Portland