Work Experience
April 2011 – Present | Gannett Custom Media | McLean, VA
Multimedia Designer
- Responsible for developing and executing the creative and editorial vision of the custom content team.
- Design, develop and deploy digital solutions on deadline for editorial and commercial products.
- Creative direction for new product development and implementation of new online tools, including social media integration, location-based tools and mobile web applications.
February 2009 – April 2011 | Gannett ContentOne | McLean, VA
Multimedia Designer
- Responsible for new product design and development for digital news products including web and mobile applications.
- Created and edited interactives, websites and graphics for use on USA TODAY and Gannett sites.
- Trained in IDEO human-centered design and innovation; applied methods in UX and usability research and tracking.
- Instrumental in coming up with digital solutions for analytics and developing standards for implementation and campaign tracking.
- Edited photos and graphics for national and international distribution.
- Occasional videographer and producer; Shot, edited and produced video for Gannett.
July 2007 – February 2009 | Gannett News Service | McLean, VA
Copy Editor, Designer and USA TODAY liaison
- Edited content from USA TODAY and other Gannett publications for distribution to print publications and Gannett news sites.
- Designed and edited daily business, nation/world, features pages and special sections for Gannett publications nationwide.
- Created interactive news widgets for use through the Gannett news network.
- Edited photos and graphics for print and web use.
October 2006 – May 2007 | AccuWeather, Inc. | State College, PA
News Graphic Artist and Editor
- Designed and edited weather maps and weather pages for newspapers and news websites around the world.
Summer 2006 | USA TODAY | McLean, VA
Design Intern
- Designed and edited award-winning news pages for the Life section of USA TODAY.
January 2006 – May 2006 | The Local Government Association | London, UK
Conferences & Events Management Intern
- Responsible for communications and programming for local government conferences and events, organization and CRM.
May 2005 – December 2005 | Gannett Government Media | Springfield, VA
Part-time Copy Editor and Designer
- Edited and designed news pages for the Army, Navy and Military Times print newspapers with Quark and Prestige publishing software.
Other Work Experience:
- Managing Editor, Science & Health reporter and editor, and designer for Penn State’s student newspaper The Daily Collegian — 2003 -2007
- Communications intern for The Literacy Council — Summer 2005
- Videographer and editor for La Vie (video yearbook) —2003-2004
- Reporting intern for The Northern Virginia Journal — Summer 2003
Education
2009 – present | Georgetown University | Washington, D.C.
Candidate for Master’s in Communication, Culture & Technology
- Coursework in communication strategy, design, innovation, usability, predicting the future,
statistics, computer science, intellectual property, social network analysis and cloud computing.
Summer 2011 | The Graduate Institute | Geneva, Switzerland
Certificate in Trade, Technology & Development
- Coursework in international affairs, trade, technology, global governance, intellectual property, economic growth and development.
- Conference with WTO, WIPO, CERN and UN agencies.
2003 – 2007 | Penn State University | University Park, PA
B.A. in journalism; minors in international relations & biology
- Primary coursework in journalism and visual communication.
- Study Abroad program in Spring 2006: Coursework in globalisation, communication, global management, and European history.
Skills
- DESIGN: Web design, graphic design, data visualization, interactive design and identity work using Adobe CS — Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, and InDesign.
- MULTIMEDIA: Motion graphics, video and audio production and editing using Audacity, GarageBand, iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Premiere, and After Effects.
- WEB: HTML , CSS , JavaScript + libraries, API s (Google, Facebook, Twitter), PHP, MySQL, ActionScript.
- JOURNALISM: Writing, editing, videography, putting out daily news, and meeting hard deadlines. AP Style + Strunk and White.