Editor

Jane Alford

*** *. ******* **., **** Mill SC ****5

803-***-**** • *************@*****.***

Objective:

Content management, editing or design position, ideally with opportunities to exercise my leadership, creativity and skills in planning, editing and/or design, and working with editorial staff and freelancers

Experience:

Present – Editor of The Lancaster News (twice-weekly, 7,000 circulation, 2021 S.C. Press Association General Excellence Award winner) and Carolina Gateway (weekly, 3,500 circulation, 2019 S.C. Press Association General Excellence Award winner) newspapers and Today’s Woman quarterly magazine

• Lead staff of two reporters, sports editor and multiple freelancers

• Plan, assign and edit both newspapers

• Develop, plan, assign, edit and lead design of special sections and magazine

• Manage online content

• Recruit and manage freelance writers, photographers and interns

• Represent papers at community and chamber events

2004-2021 – Editor of Carolina Gateway and The Lancaster News special publications editor

• Spearheaded development of Carolina Gateway from concept in 2004 to thriving popular newspaper

• Planned, assigned, edited, designed and produced Carolina Gateway and all special sections for it and The Lancaster News

• Developed Today’s Woman from concept in 2006 to award-winning quarterly magazine, since expanded to include flip issues for brides, kids, seniors and men

• Developed Welcome to Indian Land from concept to profitable 64-page annual newcomers guide

• Led expansion of Discover Lancaster County to 116-page award-winning annual newcomers guide

• Filled in for The Lancaster News editor February-May 2015; served as back-up editor since 2000

• Served as internship coordinator for summer interns

2000-2004 – News editor at The Lancaster News

• Managed and coached staff of three reporters, photographer and freelancers, assigned stories and photos

• Edited all content, wrote headlines and cutlines

• Designed and produced news section, oversaw design of other editorial sections

• Developed, planned and designed special sections

• Served on editorial board and wrote editorials

• Redesigned newspaper

1999-2000 – Art director at Today's Charlotte (N.C.) Woman (bimonthly, circulation 30,000)

• Designed and produced entire magazine (88-page average)

• Wrote and edited stories, headlines and cutlines

• Shot photos and did all photo editing

• Designed and produced all non-agency ads in magazine

1991-1999 – Managing editor of Fort Mill (S.C.) Times (weekly, circulation 6,500)

• Managed editorial staff and freelancers, assigned stories and photos

• Designed and produced entire paper

• Shot photos and did all photo editing

• Dummied advertising, edited copy, wrote headlines, cutlines

• Responsible for all special sections of paper, plus quarterly school district reports and two newsletters

• Filled in for editor/publisher January-June 1997; October-December 1997; November-December 1998

• Started School-to-Work program with local high school in 1997

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in mass communication, Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C., graduated summa cum laude

Community involvement:

Indian Land Rotary Club former board member

United Way of Lancaster County former board member

First Steps of Lancaster County former board member

Helped organize and lead first Indian Land fall festivals, raising $40,000 to help build library

Honors:

60+ awards from South Carolina Press Association, including 2021 General Excellence for The Lancaster News and 2019 General Excellence for Carolina Gateway

Numerous awards from Landmark Community Newspapers Inc.

South Carolina Press Association Scholarship winner 1995

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