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Editor/Designer

Steve Zimmerman

Apple Valley, MN
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  • Education
    • Bachelor's Degree Political Science/Mass Communication
      University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
      1990 - 1997
  • Experience
    • News/Sports Designer
      Star Tribune Media Company
      Minneapolis, MN
      Mar 2021 - Present (2 years)
      Responsible for design of daily broadsheet sections of the Star Tribune, with an emphasis on News, Business and Sports. Duties also include data visualization and curation, art direction and coordination with freelance illustrators for special coverage. CMS: Chorus, Newsgate/Newscycle, InDesign.
    • Senior Print Production Specialist
      Chicago Tribune Media Group
      Jan 2011 - Mar 2021 (10 years 2 months)
      Responsible for planning and execution of editing and design of daily newspapers within the Tribune’s Design & Production Studio, with a primary focus on News, Sports and Business sections of the Baltimore Sun, Chicago Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, South Florida Sun Sentinel, and shared national wire-service content. CMS: Arc, CCI/Newsgate, Newscycle, InDesign.
      • Promoted to Senior Print Production Specialist in January 2019.
      • Helped produce weekly Bear Download and Digital Plus digital magazines using InDesign and Mag+ publishing software.
      • Led transition of Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel to the DPS in 2018, established style guidelines, design workflow for News, Business and Sports sections.
      • Duties included section budgeting, page design, headline writing, copy editing, photo editing, proofreading and coordination of local and national content.
      • Coordinated and designed special sections produced by DPS. Previously served same role for the Chicago Tribune’s Business, Health and Features sections and quarterly literary magazine, Printer’s Row Journal. Assignments included layout and correspondence with freelance contributors and editors across departments.
      • Contributor to Tribune’s print and digital products as writer and photographer, reporting on food and dining trends with an emphasis on Chicago’s coffee industry. Also wrote stories, essays for Tribune and its national distribution network via Tribune Content Agency.
      • Managed group of 20 editors and designers within sports cluster of the DPS; member of overall management team overseeing presentation, scheduling, training and mentorship.
      • During onset of coronavirus pandemic helped lead initiative to expand sports coverage in e-edition of top-circulation dailies.
      • Served as night editor and Chicago liaison for Tribune’s Media On Demand team, initiated nightly production report protocol, conducted content audits and managed story inventory.
  • Awards

    SND - Earned Award of Excellence honors for page design at Society of News Design’s annual judging in 2022 (Star Tribune), 2007 (Oregonian) and 2006 (Sun Sentinel).

    SPJ - Placed first at the Society of Professional Journalists Northwest Journalism Awards for news page design in 2009 (Oregonian).

    ONPA - Placed first at the Oregon Newspaper Publishing Awards for news page design in 2008 and 2009 (Oregonian).

    APSE - Worked as editor/designer for sections that received Top 10 and honorable mention recognition by the Associated Press Sports Editors – Minneapolis Star Tribune (2022), Chicago Tribune (2018-19), Hartford Courant (2012-14), South Florida Sun Sentinel (2005-06), Miami Herald (2004-05).

    Jones-Beck - Recipient of the Chicago Tribune’s Outstanding Professional Performance Award for editing and design work in 2013.

  • Affiliations

    Society of News Design, Competition Committee member

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    • Mobile Apps
    • Publishing
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    • Publishing
    • Content Management
    • Content Strategy
    • Copywriting & Editing
    • Creative Direction
    • Editing
    • Graphic Design
    • InDesign
    • Print Design
    • Print Production
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