Sunday, July 12, 2009
Professional experience
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
APRIL 2009 – PRESENT, ATLANTA, GA
P.M. site manager — Lead team of 10 producers and oversee ajc.com’s homepage and channel fronts. Collaborate with digital and print editors for daily and advance planning for the site.
AUGUST 2008 – APRIL 2009
Sports producer/Homepage editor — Wrote display copy, posted stories, built focal points and interactive photo galleries for ajc.com’s homepage and sports channels.
JUNE 2007 – AUGUST 2008
Sports designer — Collaborated with editors, photographers and graphic artists to design section fronts, inside pages and special sections.
NOV. 2005 – JUNE 2007
Sports design leader — Art directed daily and special sections and managed team of five designers.
Detroit Free Press
OCT. 2000 – NOV. 2005, DETROIT, MI
Lead sports designer — Art directed, planned and designed daily section fronts, special sections, posters and books.
Savannah Morning News
SEPT. 1997 – OCT. 2000, SAVANNAH, GA
Sports planner/designer — Designed and edited section fronts, inside pages and special sections.
The Island Packet
SEPT. 1996 – SEPT. 1997, HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC
Sports copy editor — Designed section fronts and inside pages, edited stories and wrote headlines.
Lawrence Journal-World
SPRING 1996, LAWRENCE, KS
Sports reporter/designer — Designed inside and agate pages and covered local events.
The Statesman Journal
SUMMER 1995, SALEM, OR
Copy editing intern — Edited and wrote headlines for news copy.
Parsons Sun
SUMMER 1993, PARSONS, KS
Reporting/design intern — Produced a weekly baseball tab and wrote news stories.
APRIL 2009 – PRESENT, ATLANTA, GA
P.M. site manager — Lead team of 10 producers and oversee ajc.com’s homepage and channel fronts. Collaborate with digital and print editors for daily and advance planning for the site.
AUGUST 2008 – APRIL 2009
Sports producer/Homepage editor — Wrote display copy, posted stories, built focal points and interactive photo galleries for ajc.com’s homepage and sports channels.
JUNE 2007 – AUGUST 2008
Sports designer — Collaborated with editors, photographers and graphic artists to design section fronts, inside pages and special sections.
NOV. 2005 – JUNE 2007
Sports design leader — Art directed daily and special sections and managed team of five designers.
Detroit Free Press
OCT. 2000 – NOV. 2005, DETROIT, MI
Lead sports designer — Art directed, planned and designed daily section fronts, special sections, posters and books.
Savannah Morning News
SEPT. 1997 – OCT. 2000, SAVANNAH, GA
Sports planner/designer — Designed and edited section fronts, inside pages and special sections.
The Island Packet
SEPT. 1996 – SEPT. 1997, HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC
Sports copy editor — Designed section fronts and inside pages, edited stories and wrote headlines.
Lawrence Journal-World
SPRING 1996, LAWRENCE, KS
Sports reporter/designer — Designed inside and agate pages and covered local events.
The Statesman Journal
SUMMER 1995, SALEM, OR
Copy editing intern — Edited and wrote headlines for news copy.
Parsons Sun
SUMMER 1993, PARSONS, KS
Reporting/design intern — Produced a weekly baseball tab and wrote news stories.
College experience
University Daily Kansan
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
● Men’s basketball reporter, Spring 1995
● Managing editor, Fall 1994
● Associate sports editor, Spring 1994
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
● Men’s basketball reporter, Spring 1995
● Managing editor, Fall 1994
● Associate sports editor, Spring 1994
Technical abilities
Proficient in Escenic and Teamsite CMS. Familiar with WordPress, Moveable Type and HTML with a basic understanding of CSS. Proficient in Photoshop, InDesign, QuarkXPress and familiar with FreeHand and Illustrator. Proficient in DTI, CCI and Atex publishing systems. Comfortable working with both Windows and Macintosh operating systems.
Education
University of Kansas, 1991-96
● Bachelor of Science in Journalism
● Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
Society for News Design
● Web design boot camp (two-day seminar) March 2009
Cox Enterprises
● Leadership Fundamentals (three-day seminar) April 2006
● Managing Diversity (three-day seminar) May 2006
The Poynter Institute
● Effective Visual Leadership (one-day seminar) August 2000
● Bachelor of Science in Journalism
● Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
Society for News Design
● Web design boot camp (two-day seminar) March 2009
Cox Enterprises
● Leadership Fundamentals (three-day seminar) April 2006
● Managing Diversity (three-day seminar) May 2006
The Poynter Institute
● Effective Visual Leadership (one-day seminar) August 2000
Awards
Cox Newspapers
● Best of Cox award for page design, 2008
● Best of Cox award for alternative storytelling, 2007
Society for News Design
● Featured speaker at day-long sports design seminar. Gave presentation on using photos to create compelling design, June 2004
● Two Awards of Excellence, 2005
● One Award of Excellence for portfolio and one Award of Excellence for a single page, 2004
● One Silver Medal and one Award of Excellence, 2002
● Two Awards of Excellence, 2001
● Two Awards of Excellence, 1999
South Carolina Press Association
First place sports page design, 1997
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Fourth place in sports writing, 14th place in spot news writing, 1996
● Best of Cox award for page design, 2008
● Best of Cox award for alternative storytelling, 2007
Society for News Design
● Featured speaker at day-long sports design seminar. Gave presentation on using photos to create compelling design, June 2004
● Two Awards of Excellence, 2005
● One Award of Excellence for portfolio and one Award of Excellence for a single page, 2004
● One Silver Medal and one Award of Excellence, 2002
● Two Awards of Excellence, 2001
● Two Awards of Excellence, 1999
South Carolina Press Association
First place sports page design, 1997
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Fourth place in sports writing, 14th place in spot news writing, 1996
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