Portfolio

This is a more complete look at my multimedia background.

SFGate
Summer intern, May 2010-August 2010

  • Social networking

The Future of Freelancing, Stanford University
June 19, 2010

Journalism Teaching Fellows Workshop, Indiana University School of Journalism
June 2010

  • One of 18 fellows accepted to a week-long workshop on developing journalism curriculum for college courses.

Hacks/Hackers Unite – Storytelling/hacking on the iPad
May 21-23, 2010

Bizmore
Consultant – Community and social media management, March 2010-June 2010

BNET
Associate Content Producer (temp), Sept 2009 – March 2010

  • Social media/Community Management
  • Work with editors to choose content, re-write HEDs and DEKs and publish bi-weekly Sales & Marketing and BNET Report email newsletters.
  • Tweak Excel templates for a variety of charts and graphs

    • J226: Digital Newsgathering San Francisco State University
    Instructor, Fall 2009-present
    Designed curriculum and created syllabus for first Digital Newsgathering class. Developed class lectures, labs and assignments. Lecture on both digital and social media.

    LucasArts Lucasfilm Online
    Internet Marketing Manager, Jan 2008 – Sept 2009

    E.W. Scripps Newspaper Interactive Entrepreneurial Fund
    Project Manager, 2007 – 2008

    MSN Money Microsoft
    Multimedia Manager, 2006-2007

    University of Tennessee
    Instructor, Fall 2007, Virtual Instructor, Spring 2008
    Helped design and build the Tennessee Journalist Web site for the University of Tennessee Department of Journalism and Electronic Media. I collaborated with local programmer Johnny Dobbins. We worked for and with Professor James Stovall.

    University of Kansas School of Journalism and Mass Communications
    KUJH-TV News/Stan and Madeline Stauffer Multimedia Newsroom
    Multimedia Coordinator, Fall 2004 – Fall 2006
    Worked with Newsroom Director and General Manager to plan, design and develop TV web site. Coordinated programmers, designers and online producers to build content management system and create daily content for the site.

    Freelance work
    2002-2006
    Coordinated development of functional design specifications, and project resources as a freelance project manager. Prepared budget estimates and timelines. Scheduled and led team reviews, testing and client presentations. Recruited designers, copywriters, site builders, and developers to build the project team. Served as a primary point of contact between clients and the team.

    Awards and Recognition

    2008 Loeb Award for Online Financial Journalism
    MSN Money: Keeping Up With the Wangs

    Best in Business award for 2007 from the Society of American Business Editors & Writers
    MSN Money: Keeping Up With the Wangs

    Society of Professional Journalists
    KUJH-TV News wins 10 regional Mark of Excellence Awards

    The online package, Fire destroys apartment, cause unknown, placed as a finalist in the Society of Professional Journalists 2005 Mark of Excellence National Awards for online news reporting.

    Kansas Association of Broadcasters
    KUJH-TV News wins KAB Awards

    2006 Bruce Linton Graduate Award in Broadcast

    Kansas Professional Communicators
    First place web site development, Take this job and love it
    2005

    I collaborated on this project with online producer Lisa Coble-Krings.

    First place undergraduate student station web site, tv.ku.edu
    2005

    Society of Professional Journalists
    First place online feature reporting*
    Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Sparks Debate Over Video Game Violence
    2005
    Reporter, Jake Yadrich and online producer Matt Rodriguez

    and

    First place online in-depth reporting*
    Government stems embryo use despite potential treatments
    2005
    Reporter, Susie Cable and online producer, Lisa Coble-Krings

    *I worked with both online producers to help them develop online content.