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Christine Lee

Summary

Skilled writer with 10-year history conceptualizing and reporting on diverse stories. Versed in digital media and skilled in writing and editing pieces for online and print platforms.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Reporter and Obituary Clerk

Times-Tribune
10.2022 - Current

Cover municipal and breaking news stories for publication in print and online at thetimes-tribune.com. Process and edit obituaries for daily product and type in court notes. Generate story ideas and take photos as necessary.

  • Use social media to promote content.
  • Work with funeral homes to ensure accuracy of obituaries.
  • Paginate obituaries using InDesign.
  • Publish stories and obituaries with Blox content management system.
  • Cover school board and municipal meetings.
  • Develop community sources.

Reporter

Republican Herald
10.2019 - 10.2022

Wrote general, enterprise, feature and breaking news stories for daily print product and online at republicanherald.com. Worked with editors to generate story and photo ideas for each day's paper, taking photos when necessary, and work to ensure deadlines are met.

  • Used social media for promoting stories and gathering story ideas.
  • Pushed breaking news to Republican Herald website.
  • Published stories using Blox content management system.
  • Develop community resources and references.
  • Regularly cover school board and municipal meetings.

Editor, Reporter, Social Media Editor

New Jersey Hills Media Group
08.2015 - 10.2019

Edited, wrote and assembled content Florham Park Eagle and Madison Eagle newspapers. As editor, expanded community coverage for Florham Park Eagle and helped grow digital presence.

  • Regularly covered municipal and school board meetings.
  • Helped grow the newspapers' digital presence by educating editors on utilizing social media and launching Instagram accounts for 14 weekly newspapers and developed a social media policy for the company.
  • Assign photo assignments to freelance photographers, took photos and videos as necessary.
  • Lay out pages using InDesign and Blox content management system.

Reporter

NJN Publishing
08.2014 - 05.2015

Wrote general and breaking-news articles for Hunterdon County Democrat and provided online content for NJ.com. Covered multiple municipalities with emphasis on local school and municipality issues. Provided photography and video work that accompanied stories and online galleries.

  • Shared content on social media platforms and broke breaking news online.
  • Highlighted the writing of local students by assembling the “Kids Page” feature, published weekly from online entries.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Communications

Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, Pa, United States
05.2014

Skills

  • Video editing
  • Photography
  • Press release writing
  • Gathering information
  • Checking facts
  • Deadline management
  • Developing relationships
  • Social media platforms
  • Feature and news writing
  • Content management systems
  • Time management
  • Team collaboration

Timeline

Reporter and Obituary Clerk

Times-Tribune
10.2022 - Current

Reporter

Republican Herald
10.2019 - 10.2022

Editor, Reporter, Social Media Editor

New Jersey Hills Media Group
08.2015 - 10.2019

Reporter

NJN Publishing
08.2014 - 05.2015

Bachelor of Arts - Communications

Wilkes University
Christine Lee