Digital Content Producer at NewsNation

Sept. 2021 - Current. Chicago, Illinois

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Digital News Editor, Audience Engagement at Chicago Tribune

March 2013 - June 2021. Chicago, Illinois

Senior editor in the efficient and effective day-to-day editorial operation of the Chicago Tribune news website and social media channels.

Excellence in Audience Development. 2019 staff award. News Media Alliance John P. Murray Award.

Exceptional innovation and sophistication in understanding content strategy as part of audience development.

Best News Website. 2017 staff award. Chicago Headline Club: Peter Lisagor Award.

General Excellence In Online Journalism. 2017 staff award. Chicago Headline Club.

Best Website. 2017 staff award. Illinois Associated Press Media Editors.

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Senior Digital News Producer at Chicago Tribune

July 2004 - March 2013. Chicago, Illinois

Senior digital news producer responsible for daily national / international breaking news content updates and sharing between all Tribune Company newspaper and broadcast media markets.

Manage content sharing with network of newspapers, including: Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun, Sun Sentinel South Florida, Orlando Sentinel, Hartford Courant, The Morning Call and Daily Press.

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Lead Online Content Producer at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

June 1997 - July 2004. Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Lead online producer responsible for website content development across the news, business, sports and entertainment verticals for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel‘s daily news website.

NAA Digital Edge Award 2004: Harley-Davidson’s 100th Anniversary
Most Innovative Use of Digital Media: Features/Enterprise.

Milwaukee Press Club 2000 Journalistic Excellence: Broken Promises: Mental Health Care In US
Best use of web technology by a newspaper or magazine on a single news story.

Milwaukee Press Club 1999 Journalistic Excellence: Accident at Miller Park
Best use of web technology by a newspaper or magazine on a single news story.

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Marquette University

1993 - 1997. Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism
Minor: Anthropology

Student media, photography editor, contributing writer and photographer for the student newspaper.

Assisted in the development of the school‘s first CD-ROM yearbook.

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Photo Credits

Published contributing photographer credits.

Wisconsin’s power grid hums along in temperatures that crippled Texas (Chicago Tribune / Feb 2021)

Yes, rich cities are getting richer — but that’s not the whole story (Chicago Tribune / Feb 2019)

OSHA to investigate after worker, 45, crushed in construction accident (Chicago Tribune / Jan 2015)

Lollapalooza 2007 (Chicago Magazine / Aug 2007)

Photo Slider Story Assets

Created juxtaposed images to compare two pieces of similar media.

Satellite images of Beirut show blast destruction (Chicago Tribune / Aug 2020)

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Current Events

Content Management - CMS

Chartbeat Publishing Analytics

Adobe Omniture Analytics

SocialFlow social media optimization

Facebook Insights

HTML and CSS

Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets

Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, Audition

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