Enterprise Editor and Lifestyles Columnist
The Dominion Post
Morgantown, WV
02.2001 - Current
- Generate and assign feature stories and long-form enterprise pieces for Sunday editions
- Manage reporter assignments and schedule photographers
- Build my own name recognition through continuous weekly and biweekly relatable, timely column content
- Applied understanding of public opinion, social media and traditional media use to create engaging and attention-grabbing stories.
- Edit daily copy to ensure clean writing, use of active voice and fact-checking
- Coach writers, encouraging concise news coverage
- Coach reporters in creating a narrative when telling another's story, outlining current events
- Paginate daily news pages on deadline
- Upload to and edit website using WordPress
- Work with other members of the digital team to achieve better online presence
- Work with teams to brainstorm and implement ideas to build brand
- Generate ideas to encourage public interaction and input, to expand reach and broaden demographics
- Monitor company social media for proper interaction and keep pages updated
- Live tweet important news conferences, particularly during COVID-19
- Reported breaking news on varying beats, including cops, courts, WVU and education
- Interviewed subjects and written feature stories on local arts, health, businesses, personalities and more
- Edited and managed food section
- Managed Food Panel, a group of community members, in testing products, reviewing recipes, writing content and taking photos
- Reviewed local theater productions and national releases Skills.
- Responded to reader comments with professionalism and tact to avoid escalating concerns.
- Performed research and checked all facts to maintain high standard of journalistic integrity.
- Followed through on beat sources, contacts and leads to gather information for stories.
- Pursued and developed stories independently and for assignment, covering range of topics.
- Wrote, edited and produced stories for multiple platforms, including Internet and digital channels.
- Organized material, determined area of emphasis, and wrote stories according to prescribed editorial style and format standards.
- Wrote pieces and news stories for online publication, coordinating images and layout to deliver proper presentation.
- Worked closely with other editors and departments to maintain optimum levels of communication to effectively and efficiently complete projects.
- Evaluated and followed up on news leads and news tips to develop story ideas.
- Managed team of reporters, overseeing hiring, training, and professional growth.
