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Skills

  • Cross-platform content strategy
  • High-authority citation tracking
  • MS Office
  • Investigations expertise
  • Supervision
  • Cross-departmental project management
  • High-traffic website contribution
  • Process improvement
  • High-profile interview techniques
  • First Aid/CPR

Work Experiences

  • Analyzed voter trends.
  • Analyzed complex legislative texts and published digestible briefs that were accessed by more than 32% of subscribed readers.
  • Collaborated with initiative and stakeholders.
  • Achieved a 40% reduction in retractions or corrections.
  • Oversaw the delivery of procedure project by standard team, which resulted in procedure.
  • Became the go-to expert on process, producing authoritative content cited by Brightline and referenced in 10 public hearings.
  • Achieved 2 high-authority citations.
  • Broadened the station's reach.
  • Organized materials, decided on a focus area, and wrote stories using the editorial style and format guidelines.
  • Authored over 11 in-depth political analysis pieces for Harbor & Co., reaching an estimated audience of 11 readers monthly.

Summaries

  • Authored 14 politically focused features and op-eds.
  • Achieved more than 17 high-profile citations.
  • Collaborated on editorial work.
  • Senior Political Writer is a multi-talented Senior Political Writer who is consistently rewarded for planning and operational improvements.
  • Recognized on a regular basis for outstanding performance and contributions to the Miscellaneous industry's success.
  • Overall morale and productivity are boosted by experience in policy development and staff management procedures.
  • Journalist with 5 years of experience conceptualizing and reporting on a variety of stories.
  • Recognized for motivating management team members to achieve their goals and fostering innovative work environments.
  • Storyteller and interviewer extraordinaire.
  • Citations include standard and Vantage.

Accomplishments

  • Partnered with digital marketing team to increase newsletter engagement by 57% by refining political content formatting.
  • Strengthened internal editing processes, improving article acceptance times to under 7 days and maintaining 25% reader satisfaction.
  • Documented and resolved procedure which led to program.
  • Created a comprehensive election guide focusing on system, which was downloaded 16 times by voters in Denver.
  • Published award-winning investigative articles on political corruption, resulting in framework and recognition by Beacon Labs.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Developed a rotating editorial calendar for the political section, helping manage timely coverage of 7 separate ongoing elections.
  • Developed cross-platform content strategies that improved online article engagement by 57% using framework.
  • Received Employee of the Year for outstanding political and investigative reporting in 2015, in recognition of deep analysis of performance reporting.
  • Played a key role in the editorial direction during election night coverage, ensuring procedure, such as maintaining real-time updates.

Affiliations

  • Lions Club
  • National Institute for Civil Discourse (NICD)
  • Freemason
  • International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ)
  • American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA)
  • Ethical Journalism Network (EJN)
  • The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA)
  • American Medical Informatics Association
  • Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE)
  • Fact-Checkers International (FCI)

Certifications

  • Fact-Checking Certification from the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) – 2020
  • Certified Public Policy Analyst by Meridian – 2021
  • Certified Political Journalist through the National Press Club Journalism Institute – 2018
  • Big Data in Journalism Advanced Certification (Knight Lab) – 2017
  • SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP)
  • ServSafe
  • Advanced Certificate in Multimedia Storytelling from Lakeside Partners – 2020
  • Poynter ACES Certificate in Editing 2022
  • Opinion Writing Certification by Cedar Works – 2019
  • International Parliamentary Reporting Certification by Meridian – 2015

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