Resume
Experience:
8/2011 – Present
Product Manager – 38 Studios
• Co-develop branding/positioning for ecosystem of interconnected products.
• Manage multi-channel asset production for AAA game marketing.
• Support industry-leading game publisher on media & messaging for new IP.
• Communicate cross-discipline (development, digital, creative, external) to facilitate asset production.
• Assist PR team with media outreach, event coordination and messaging.
7/2007 – 8/2011
Managing Editor – IGN Games
As Managing Editor for features at IGN Games, I created and managed editorial content on the web’s No. 1 videogame destination. I wrote and edited content, supervised a team of editors, and maintained a master schedule of ongoing projects. I also worked closely with the IGN Video Team to write, produce and perform in original video content. My work was seen by millions of gamers each week. Past positions at IGN include News Editor, Features Editor and Associate Editor of the IGN Xbox Team.
6/2006 – 7/2007
Web Reporter
PortlandTribune.com and LocalNewsDaily.com
I joined The Portland Tribune in June 2006 as the Portland, Ore.-based newspaper prepared to launch a new online initiative. As Web Reporter, I covered breaking daily news for PortlandTribune.com and LocalNewsDaily.com, a central source for news from around the metro area. In addition to my breaking news and spot-news reporting, my duties included editing and co-editing other reporters’ stories, writing display copy, editing photographs, developing online journalism policies and procedures, managing workflow, supervising Web assistants and doing some Web scripting and programming.
10/2005 – 5/2006
Freelance Journalist
Portland, OR
I began working as a freelance journalist in 2005, when I became a regular contributer to The Oregonian, the largest newspaper in the Pacific Northwest. My work appeared in its Metro section and inPortland, a weekly pullout magazine. I also wrote for Portland Monthly, an award-winning city magazine. For each client, I approached all assignments with the same attention to accuracy, detail and storytelling as a dedicated staff writer.
1/2005 – 7/2005
Florida Times-Union
Business Writer
At this 170,000-circulation daily in Jacksonville, FL, I broke news on government missteps and high-profile business deals; tackled regional growth issues; and uncovered the stories behind the business of Super Bowl XXXIX. I consistently pushed to find new, exciting ways to inform readers and stayed ahead of the competition.
9/2003 – 12/2004
Jacksonville Business Journal
Real Estate Reporter
During my year at The Business Journal, I moved from an entry-level position as a general assignment writer to being the sole reporter covering one of the most important beats at the paper. In addition to breaking news daily and weekly, both online and in print, I wrote trend, issue and investigative stories.
6/2002 – 7/2003
KMIZ-TV, ABC-17 News
Production Assistant
While earning my journalism degree in Columbia, MO, I worked part-time as a television news production assistant. My duties included audio engineering, floor direction, news photography and tape operation.
12/2001 – 5/2002
Columbia Missourian
Public Safety Reporter
As a crime writer at a university-run morning daily in Columbia, Mo., I covered multiple breaking stories simultaneously, including unsolved murder investigations and controversial state legislation.
Education:
B.J., 2005, University of Missouri School of Journalism
Columbia, MO
Academic honors:
Daniel Scholarship for Promising Newspaper Reporters
School of Journalism Dean’s List
College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s List
Other:
Nanyang Technological University
Independent study in international journalism, 2002
School of Communication and Information
Singapore