PROFILE:
Over 13 years experience in Social Media – Successfully integrated social media into a newsroom before it became standard. Engineered a groundbreaking program to bring in revenue by creating a network of businesses using social media to entice customers. Well-versed in all forms of social media.
Over 20 years experience in web design, community management, B2B, graphics and multimedia – Includes work in web design for advertising clientele, producing/editing video and audio, creating digital ad campaigns, custom graphics and banner ads, building blogs for journalists, spot reporting for the web, and longtime admin/moderator for The Independent’s forums, article comments and social media interactions.
SKILLS:
Social Networking: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and most lesser-known
platforms, and the many widgets, tools and applications they offer for website
Integration such as Tweetdeck, Buffer, and Hootsuite
platforms, and the many widgets, tools and applications they offer for website
Integration such as Tweetdeck, Buffer, and Hootsuite
- Programs: MS Office Suite, Open Office, Google Docs. Avid Pro, Adobe Suite: Premiere, Audition, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Wordpress, various proprietary systems such as TownNews
- Code/Design: Expert in: HTML, CSS; Wordpress CMS; Proficient in PHP/MYSQL;
Graphic design: online banner creation, custom graphics
Graphic design: online banner creation, custom graphics
- Specialties: Managing large online communities, encouraging engagement and attentive moderating; Consulting with businesses about the benefits of social media, managing and growing audience engagement; Training staff and business owners in the use of social media tools
EXPERIENCE :
The Grand Island Independent – Audience Development Editor
2004 – 2020 - Responsible for managing all social media content and interactions; Maintained fresh content on theindependent.com; Won multiple state and national awards for social media news coverage; Worked with advertising to create websites, digital ad campaigns; Multimedia producer (including live streaming.) Maintained consistent digital audience growth.
Saint Francis Medical Center - Webmaster
1999 – 2004 – Responsible for the design and maintenance of the hospital’s website; design and creation of hospital brochures.
Prior to 1999
College before moving to the UK. Worked for The Rising Sun as a sous chef/website designer.