Social Media Assistant
Resume:
Ronald M. Ledgard
**** ********** **** • Uniontown, Ohio • 44685
*********@******.***
EXPERIENCE
THE ATHLETIC
• Managing editor
March 2017-June 2020
Was the first managing editor the company hired. Helped to oversee the complete construction of a writing staff in Cleveland and Columbus as the company grew from 3 sites to a worldwide sports media company. Built the local staff from two writers to 12. Developed long-term and short-term projects. Was the first edit on all stories, looking for content as well as line-by-line editing construction. Ran a travel budget of nearly $200,000, getting reporters to stories all around the world, including Finland, Switzerland and Africa. Ran the Twitter and Facebook feeds for the Ohio cities of The Athletic. Promoted stories, reporters and fan get-togethers plus company-wide initiatives on social media platforms and at in-person events. DK PITTSBURGH SPORTS
• Editor in chief
August 2016-February 2017
Ran the entire editorial operation for a digital sports media site. Conceived story ideas, assigned editorial projects, edited the day-to-day stories of a 10-member staff. Also was in charge of the travel budget and editorial budgets.
OHIO.COM and AKRON BEACON JOURNAL
• Digital Director
March 2014-August 2016
In charge of digital team that managed the content/advertising/circulation on Ohio.com on a daily basis. Led implementation of a membership/subscription model for the newspaper and website. Trained newsroom department in multitude of ways to get stories, photos and videos to readers through all means digital — desktop, tablet, mobile, Facebook, Twitter and apps. Trained advertising department in ways to build campaigns around initiatives of the digital and newsroom departments. A member of the nine-person senior management team of the Beacon Journal publishing company. Oversaw all social media accounts for the newsroom, including training for all reporters, editors and photographers. Represented the company as a member of the Akron Roundtable.
• Sports Editor
November 2007-February 2014
Built story ideas from the ground up. Managed reporting staff to provide high quality stories as part-time psychologist, full-time editor. Led a sports section that covered Cleveland pro sports, college sports, including three Division I universities, Akron, Kent State and Ohio State, and high schools (80-plus schools in the coverage). Managed a staff of more than 20 people, including part-timers. Trained reporters in the use of social media, helping to grow all of our Twitters accounts from zero to a powerful force to promote our journalism.
• Deputy Sports Editor (September 2006-November 2007)
• Interim Deputy Business Editor (June 2006-September 2006)
• Assistant Sports Editor (June 2003-June 2006)
• Copy Editor/Page Designer (August 2000-June 2003) TRIBUNE-REVIEW and PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW (March 1996-August 2000)
• Sports Copy Desk Chief and Sunday Bulldog Editor VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH and NORTH HILLS NEWS RECORD (December 1992-March 1996)
• Sports Copy Editor
PITTSBURGH PRESS (May 1990-May 1992)
• Features writer
EDUCATION
University of Pittsburgh; B.A. English Writing (Journalism), 1990
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