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Mathew Grisham

Mathew Grisham

Copy Editor
Arnolds Park,Iowa

Summary

My previous manager told me that her 1 on 1 meetings with me were the most productive meetings she had, what better compliment can you get?

Professional copy editor and writer with a multi-pronged background and well of experiences to draw from. Always a writer at heart, but willing to expand out, with proven experience in website administration, new employee training, detailed webpage upkeep, fact-checking and a thorough analytics-minded approach. Will thrive in both team projects and alone, with 3 years as news director in local radio and 1.5 years as a valued team member and digital producer. Excellent time management and problem solving skills, and always willing to tackle something new.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
2
2

Years as a professional copy editor

15
15

Or more webpages kept up weekly

12
12

New employees trained

Work History

Digital Producer

Straight Arrow News
08.2024 - 12.2025
  • Copyedited and proofed, added digital elements to 7+ daily news stories to enhance audience engagement across platforms, then made necessary updates after posting
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams and trained at least 12 new employees in using Slack, Google Drive, WordPress, Canva and more
  • Implemented analytics tools to track performance metrics, driving data-informed decisions for content optimization
  • Maintained 15+ long-term deliverables, including weekly shows, to maximize audience retention
  • Led brainstorming sessions to generate innovative ideas

News Director/On-Air Host

Community First Broadcasting
03.2021 - 12.2025
  • Wrote and delivered five or more daily pieces in deadline-driven environment
  • Oversaw development of as many as forty news stories each week
  • Used Google Docs and Microsoft Word and Wordpress to edit stories
  • Assisted team members with researching stories, finding guests and conducting interviews
  • Went out into the public to find stories, cultivated links with professionals, and made lasting business and news relationships with locals
  • Edited, proofread and fact-checked content for accuracy
  • Attended press conferences and other media events to gather relevant information and quotes for stories

Worker

Iowa State University Dining
08.2016 - 03.2020
  • Maintained clean, trash-free workspaces to maximize productivity and safety.
  • Developed and maintained positive relationships with customers to enhance servic
  • Was a trusted long term staff member in a job that saw an extremely high turnover rate, I was trusted to do my job and do it right by all senior staff

Education

Bachelor of Science - Journalism And Mass Communications

Iowa State University
Ames, IA
06.2020

High School Diploma -

Okoboji High School
Milford, IA
05.2016

Skills

  • WordPress, Adobe, Airtable, Google Drive, Slack expertise
  • Writing/copyediting
  • Digital/social focus
  • Website analytics
  • Leading teams
  • Long-term webpage upkeep
  • Interviewing
  • SEO/trends expertise
  • Fact-checking

Accomplishments

  • Millions of views generated
  • Hundreds of news pieces reviewed, fact checked and written
  • Dozens of projects worked on alone and with coworkers
  • Several coworkers trained in over 5 pieces of critical software

Software

Slack

Airtable

WordPress

Google Drive

Canva

Adobe (Audition/Premiere Pro)

Getty Images

AP Newsroom

Reuters Connect

Examples of work

Directly researched and written a number of news pieces:

1. https://san.com/cc/new-york-attorney-general-letitia-james-indicted-by-doj/

2. https://san.com/cc/from-a-10m-bounty-to-a-white-house-deal-syrias-al-sharaa-gets-strongest-sanctions-lifted/

3. https://san.com/cc/rise-of-the-right-in-europe-as-austria-freedom-party-set-to-take-power/

Copy editor, fact-checker and digital content producer in a number of pieces, working with both in-house journalists and guest contributors:

1. https://san.com/cc/us-navy-submarine-will-be-out-5-years-due-to-poor-seamanship/

2. https://san.com/cc/underdog-no-more-how-soccer-is-surging-in-us-less-than-a-year-from-world-cup/

3. https://san.com/cc/peanut-allergies-have-long-plagued-kids-inside-the-scientific-u-turn-thats-shaken-trust-in-pediatrics/

Timeline

Digital Producer

Straight Arrow News
08.2024 - 12.2025

News Director/On-Air Host

Community First Broadcasting
03.2021 - 12.2025

Worker

Iowa State University Dining
08.2016 - 03.2020

Bachelor of Science - Journalism And Mass Communications

Iowa State University

High School Diploma -

Okoboji High School

Work Preference

Work Type

Full TimeContract Work

Location Preference

Remote

Important To Me

Company CultureTeam Building / Company Retreats401k matchCareer advancementWork-life balance

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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