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Sports Special Projects Editor
New York, NY
Aug 2014 - Present (11 years 11 months)
* Manage production of Post sports special sections — MLB/NFL season previews and major events such as Olympics and World Series — from inception to completion, while brainstorming and editing stories, creating graphics and print pages, assigning illustrations and managing production process.
* Edit stories, write headlines and design pages, graphics and illustrations with multiple daily deadlines for the nation’s largest sports section.
* Shape Post’s trademark Back Page with aggressive headlines and designs.
* Coordinate live breaking news coverage with nypost.com sports team while managing a staff of editors and writers for daily print edition.
* Communicate and earn trust of large team of both veteran and inexperienced writers to produce daily section as well as special sections and other projects.
* Pitch and execute large, award-winning infographic spreads around major events.
* Integrate Post digital initiatives within our major event coverage.
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Sports Designer/Editor
New York, NY
Jan 2012 - Aug 2014 (2 years 7 months)
* Developed budget and produced special sections for NFL, MLB season previews and special events (Mariano Rivera retirement; MLB All-Star Game at Citi Field).
* Edited and designed magazine around Derek Jeter’s final season that generated tens of thousand in revenue through sponsored partnership with Movado.
* Coordinated London Olympics coverage, managing three staff writers while designing and editing at least seven pages of Olympics material each night.
* Built articles for nypost.com using WordPress publishing platform.
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Senior Designer
Washington, DC
Jun 2011 - Jan 2012 (7 months)
* Pitched and executed iPad app based on magazine cover story, “100 KipTips.”
* Developed app using Adobe Digital Publishing Suite, with more than 5,000 paid downloads taking place within one month of completion.
* Designed covers, front of book and features for national magazine.
* Developed branding for custom publishing projects and advertising materials.
* Art directed illustrators and photographers on varying assignments.
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Designer
McLean, VA
Dec 2009 - Jun 2011 (1 year 6 months)
* Designed more than 15 magazines as part of a startup magazine group within USA TODAY
* Created different templates and design styles for each publication to suit the intended audience
* Edited and wrote articles and conducted interviews for different publications
* Developed prototype for iPad editions using Adobe Digital Publishing Suite
* Trained younger designers and editors for department that originally consisted of three employees and grew to more than 10 within 18 months