Hello
I’m Michael Harrison
Three Rivers, Massachusetts 01080
adx5ut@r.postjobfree.com
Skills
Versatile, resourceful editor and results-driven content and social media professional who knows how to navigate the digital landscape. Experienced in management and customer service/relations.
● Storyteller for all platforms who always makes deadline
● Sharp-eyed proofreader and copyeditor
● SEO-conscious social media expert
● Manager with public relations and project management skills
● Multitasker who works well remotely
● Teamwork-driven leader
Experience
Sept. 2020 - Dec. 2022
Turley Publications, Palmer, Mass. - Editor
● Manage the production of two community newspapers (the Register and Journal Register)
● Assign, edit and report and write news and feature stories
● Manage two Facebook pages
● Shoot, edit and post videos and photos
● Livestream events
● Customer service
Dec. 2019-Sept. 2020
Puma Creative, Tega Cay, S.C. - Senior content producer
● Produce and edit website and marketing content
● Manage social media for clients
Sept. 2004 - Sept. 2018
Fort MIll Times, Fort Mill, S.C, - Editor-in-chief
● Managed newsroom staff
● Led transformation into digital and social media era
● Planned weekly print edition, special sections and niche publications
● Led investigative projects
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Education
Sept. 1980 - Dec. 1985
Thiel College, Greenville, Pa - English, U.S. history, Communications Independent story in journalism
Awards
• Multiple S.C. Press Association awards for Innovative Projects and Integration of Print and Digital
• Best website
• Best use of social media
• Six national McClatchy President’s Awards for Excellence
• South Carolina Press Association Harris Award for Editorial Writing
• Best Short Feature Story, SCPA 2007
• SCPA Jay Bender Award for Assertive Journalism 2009
• SCPA Award for Public Service 2015