Experience
Page designer, 1999-present, The Indianapolis Star.My deadline responsibilities have included daily and Sunday Page One design; monthly special sections such as the Day in the Life series; daily Metro & State (formerly City & State); daily and Sunday Business; and occasional features and sports sections. As a page designer, I am responsible not only for the page’s public presentation but for behind-the-scenes planning and communication across newsroom departments. I am occasionally expected to contribute headline-writing and copy- and proof-editing. I also attend the daily news meetings.
Newsroom systems administrator, 2005-present, The Indianapolis Star.
Concurrent with my page-design responsibilities, I have been one of three people in charge of upgrading our CCI database publishing system. My chief responsibility has been development and maintenance of design-related programs and databases.
Concurrent with my page-design responsibilities, I have been one of three people in charge of upgrading our CCI database publishing system. My chief responsibility has been development and maintenance of design-related programs and databases.
Copy editor, 1997-98, 1995, The Indianapolis Star; 1994-96, The Daily Illini.
I was first hired by The Star as a Dow Jones copy editing intern on the Metro copy desk in 1995. I was hired back full-time to Metro in 1998 and transferred to the Business copy desk later that year. Before graduation, I was a nighttime copy editor at my college newspaper, The Daily Illini. In all these jobs, I proofread copy for grammatical errors, negotiated with writers to resolve factual issues and confusing language, and wrote headlines. I also read page proofs.
I was first hired by The Star as a Dow Jones copy editing intern on the Metro copy desk in 1995. I was hired back full-time to Metro in 1998 and transferred to the Business copy desk later that year. Before graduation, I was a nighttime copy editor at my college newspaper, The Daily Illini. In all these jobs, I proofread copy for grammatical errors, negotiated with writers to resolve factual issues and confusing language, and wrote headlines. I also read page proofs.
Opinions editor, 1995-96; columnist, 1996; The Daily Illini.
I coordinated editorial board meetings, wrote editorials, hired and fired columnists, vetted letters for publication, line-edited columns and letters, and paginated the layouts of my college newspaper’s opinions section. After leaving the post, I was hired by my successor as a weekly columnist.
I coordinated editorial board meetings, wrote editorials, hired and fired columnists, vetted letters for publication, line-edited columns and letters, and paginated the layouts of my college newspaper’s opinions section. After leaving the post, I was hired by my successor as a weekly columnist.
Reporter, 1996 and 1994, the Peoria (Ill.) Journal-Star; 1992-96, The Daily Illini.
After graduating college, I went to work for my hometown newspaper, the Peoria Journal-Star, as the Bloomington, Ill., bureau chief. The news of interest to Peoria was mainly the sexual harassment case at Mitsubishi Motor Company. I also covered more generic crime news and higher education, with a little coverage of State Farm Insurance thrown in. Previously, I spent one summer in Peoria as an intern in the main newsroom. At my college newspaper, I covered administration and higher education issues.
After graduating college, I went to work for my hometown newspaper, the Peoria Journal-Star, as the Bloomington, Ill., bureau chief. The news of interest to Peoria was mainly the sexual harassment case at Mitsubishi Motor Company. I also covered more generic crime news and higher education, with a little coverage of State Farm Insurance thrown in. Previously, I spent one summer in Peoria as an intern in the main newsroom. At my college newspaper, I covered administration and higher education issues.
Computer literacy
DesignExperienced in CCI database publishing system. Also familiar with Quark, InDesign and Photoshop, as well as HTML and UNIX.
General
Microsoft Office products including Word and Excel; WordPerfect; LotusNotes, general Internet proficiency.