Jamie Paige
Publisher
Venice,CA
Summary
Dynamic professional offering extensive experience developing news and content strategies to reach key audiences in traditional, digital and broadcast platforms.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President News and Content Strategy
Local Voice
Regional, East Coast
02.2015 - Current
- Built three newsrooms from ground up. Two lead market in performance
- Created companies first all news radio station and market's first all news platform
- Grew digital readership 60% by focusing on quality of product and optimizing performance
- Built social and email platforms that helped optimize performance of all news and other platforms under Local Voice umbrella
- Developed companies first AI newscast
Press Secretary
Kathleen Vinehout For Governor
Madison, WI
11.2011 - 06.2012
- Cultivated network of 50 media and communications professionals to maintain strong partnerships, secure positive coverage and facilitate quick dissemination of information
- Managed social media accounts by composing content, engaging with followers in comments, monitoring activities, and researching trends
- Developed and promoted campaign brand, images and identity to media and public
- Authored informative and engaging press releases and prepared complete press kits
- Created unified messaging of public relations efforts in conjunction with advertising campaigns by working closely with marketing peers
- Engaged in professional networking to maintain strong relationships with communications and media professionals to drive partnerships and effective dissemination of mass communications
News Anchor/Reporter/Producer
WQOW News 18
Eau Claire, WI
01.2002 - 11.2011
Anchor/Reporter
- Delivered nightly news headlines for ABC stations
- Collaborated with reporters and news directors to achieve top rated newscast
- Presented local news and feature reports on both local and national news programs
- Created tightly written news stories crafted from reliable source
- Deployed to news events locales to provide on-the-ground news coverage
- Performed research and checked all facts to maintain high standard of journalistic integrity
- Planned and conducted research and pitched long-form stories to promote investigative news topics
- Drafted news headlines for broadcasting to capture listeners with clear and condensed writing
Public Affairs
U.S. Airforce
Minneapolis, MN
01.1998 - 02.2002
- Developed original stories and curated content from national news organizations to provide wide variety of coverage
- Identified and secured multiple information sources for each story to provide accurate, credible news coverage
- Developed news content for online publication
- Uploaded breaking news and updates to organization's social media and website accounts
Education
Bachelor Of Journalism - Broadcast Journalism
University Of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN2002
Skills
- Operational Leadership
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Contract Review
- Breaking News Coverage
- Leading Teams
- Project Organization
- Developing Content
- Overseeing Editorial Direction
- Coordinating Stories
- Newscast Planning
- Broadcast Script-writing
- Project Management
Accomplishments
- Built all news radio station including staffing/network collaboration/news products
- Grew newsroom presence in each community we service by more than 60% in markets
- Oversaw award winning investigative reporting of the dumping of toxic chemicals into a community water system in North Carolina.
- Recognized for investigative reporting of mass dog breeding in the state of Wisconsin that led to the passing of Wisconsin Act 90a bill that regulates puppy mills.
- Elected member of the Venice Neighborhood Council
- Founder of Venice Rose Ave. Association
References
Tom Davis
Founder/ Local Voice Media
(757) 897-3836
Matthew Shaw
Head of Government/Bird
(310) 766-4906
Vicki Halliday
BBDO/Venice Neighborhood Council
(915) 780-3712
Timeline
Vice President News and Content Strategy
Local Voice
02.2015 - Current
Press Secretary
Kathleen Vinehout For Governor
11.2011 - 06.2012
News Anchor/Reporter/Producer
WQOW News 18
01.2002 - 11.2011
Public Affairs
U.S. Airforce
01.1998 - 02.2002
Bachelor Of Journalism - Broadcast Journalism
University Of Minnesota
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