Blair Sheade

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Chicago, Illinois 60654

314-***-****

adgp9a@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE

Tribune Publishing Company, Chicago, IL September 2019- Present Syndicated Content Editor

• Collaborate with editorial teams across multiple national newsrooms to program daily content

• Write breaking news, trending and viral content daily

• Produce weekly photo galleries

• Practice writing search engine optimized content and headlines

• Assist with social platform management, video interviews, syndications and newsletter production

• Monitor the performance of content and generate insights to improve engagement across web and social

• Help define editorial processes by proactively identifying areas for improvement Taege Law Offices, Chicago, IL January 2018- July 2019 Law Clerk

• Draft motions, petitions, discovery requests and responses, subpoenas and correspondences

• Perform case and client related legal research for the firm that specializes in family law

• Prepare memos, exhibits and notes for trial

• Assist clients with initiation interviews, financial affidavits and discovery requests and responses Aggrego/Wrapports, Chicago, IL September 2015- August 2017 Content Editor of SportsChatter.com

• Identified stories of interest and researched the facts and focus

• Produced copy for a variety of formats: longform, slideshows and video scripts

• Edited all content for AP style, grammar, facts and SEO headlines

• Monitored web traffic on Google analytics to understand broader performance trends

• Crafted social media posts to increase brand awareness, engagement and referrals Chicago Sun-Times/Wrapports, Chicago, IL April 2015- September 2015 Digital Sports Editor

• Contributed 13 aggregated sports articles per day to Chicago Sun-Times on strict deadline

• Marketed all sports content on company’s Twitter and Facebook accounts

• Edited headlines and grammar for Chicago Sun-Times sports writers and columnists

• Coordinated daily online content with editors and other sports writers

• Monitored trends across platforms including social media and Google for Chicago sports topics University Daily Kansan, Lawrence, KS August 2013- April 2015 Sports Editor, Sports Writer and Copy Editor

• Covered the University of Kansas men’s basketball and football team

• Managed weekly budgets and oversaw 25 writers’ work to maintain quality as Sports Editor

• Prepared game-packages with voiceovers and on-camera intros and outros

• Directed and hosted a weekly on-camera sports talk show, “Friday Focus” Technical

• Proficient in WordPress, Final Cut Pro, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, Google Docs, Indesign, Photoshop, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube EDUCATION

William Allen White School of Journalism, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS December 2014

• Bachelor of Arts, concentration in News and Information

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