Editor Agriculture
Resume:
MICHAEL McGINNIS
CONTACT
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EXPERIENCE
Meredith Corporation - Editor
2005–present
Editorial work
Wrote 57-60 pages of editorial annually, for publication in Successful Farming magazine
Directed Successful Farming’s annual marketing issue, including cover design, theme development, and writing assignments for magazine staff and 20+ freelancers Broadcasting work
Marketeye
Developed Marketeye, a copyrighted online brand for Meredith. Built a strong media presence averaging 2,800-3,000 daily online views
Successful Farming/Agriculture.com
Created Chicago Grain Market Bureau for Successful Farming/Agriculture.com
Broadcast weekly video reports from the CME/CBOT trading floor
Cultivated correspondent relationships to gather market insight for print and online articles
Reported daily on futures for Agriculture.com, incorporating online written stories with market information collected from traders and analysts
Filed daily grain summary videos for digital platforms
Collaborated with multi-media team for recording and post-production responsibilities Management responsibilities
Managed a team of analysts: edited weekly articles, supervised work, guided and mentored
Supervised and directed freelance and contract workers for monthly print and daily online article submissions
Networking/marketing initiatives
Moderated and/or led farmer conferences and marketing meet-ups throughout the U.S. and South America
Strategic planning
Created and co-designed new Successful Farming-Brasil magazine
Developed relationships with worldwide resources; consulted with South American farmers and media
Edited articles, art concepts and breaking stories with Brazilian editors Data Transmission Network - Markets Editor
2000–2005
Recognized with a national “Breaking News” award – 2004
Recognized with a national award for Soybean Rust Feature – 2005 WHO-AM 1040 Radio
1997–2000
Hosted the Iowa Governor call-in show and the weekly sports show
Wrote/reported legislative stories as statehouse reporter. Managed staff, assigned stories PROFILE
Experienced and versatile
professional, skilled in
multi-media
communications,
marketing, writing,
editing and journalism.
History of outstanding
working relationships and
a creative, consultative
approach.
EDUCATION
Northwest Missouri
State University
1990
Bachelor of Arts
Broadcasting (major)
Speech (minor)
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