Digital content, editing, writing, journalism
Resume:
Joe Jurney
Wealth of knowledge in digital and print realms of media.
Liberty, NC 27298
adcfxd@r.postjobfree.com
EXPERIENCE
News & Record, Greensboro, NC — Digital Editor
November 2015 - December 2019
● Created, edited and updated content for the website.
● Used content management system to post content and perform website maintenance.
● Wrote breaking news stories by gathering information from law enforcement agencies.
● Produced analytics reports.
● Performed customer service duties using email, social media and phone.
● Created compelling story packages through use of photos, embeds, videos, and audio.
● Managed social media pages through story posts, comment monitoring and audience engagement.
● Produced and edited searchable databases.
● Produced and edited videos.
● Edited in-house and wire-services copy and photos. Times-News, Burlington, NC — Online Editor
August 2010 - November 2015
● Created, edited and updated content for the newspaper’s website and its prep sports site using a content management system.
● Coordinated with reporters concerning multimedia projects for stories.
● Produced and edited news and sports videos and photos.
● Aggregated news stories using press releases and other news sites.
● Produced searchable databases.
● Edited in-house and wire-services copy.
● Managed social media pages through story posts, comment monitoring and audience engagement.
● Wrote occasional blogs and columns.
Times-News, Burlington, NC — News Editor/Copy Desk Chief August 2004 - August 2010
● Supervised a four-person team of copy editors/page designers.
● Designed A1 and Region section pages.
SKILLS
Online content management
Writing
Editing
Video Editing
Print Design
AWARDS
News & Record Leadership
Award for August 2016
Recognized for increasing
web traffic for the
newspaper’s website.
North Carolina Press
Association 2013 General
Excellence for Web Sites.
Virginia Press Association
2001 - First place for A1 page
design. Second place for
Specialty Sections.
● Edited in-house and wire-services copy.
● Budgeted stories for placement in the daily edition.
● Uploaded stories and photos to the newspaper’s website.
● Worked with advertising department to make sure ads were in correct position for the next day’s edition.
● Wrote obituaries.
EDUCATION
Averett College, Danville, Va. — Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism/Communications
August 1989 - May 1990; August 1992 - December 1993; August 1998 - May 2000
● Copy editor and Web Liaison for the school’s newspaper, The Chanticleer.
● Opinion/Column writer.
● Music and concert reviewer.
● Interned at FM radio station.
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va. —
Studied Mass Communications
September 1990 - December 1991
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE
Design And Editing
InDesign
Quark X Press for Mac and PC
Web Based
Google Analytics
Parsely
Crowdtangle
Caspio
Brightcove
Inform
Adobe/Microsoft
Acrobat
Excel
Pagemaker
Photoshop
Pinnacle
PowerPoint
Premiere
Word
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