The Orange County RegisterCommunity Editor / Web Editor / Team Leader
Sep. 1999 - Jun. 2014Community Editor: Nov. 2012 - June 2014
Managing and coordinating content for community-focused pages in the new and improved weekly papers in the North County bureau, including Anaheim Bulletin, Fullerton News-Tribune, Orange City News, Placentia News-Times, Yorba Linda Star, and Star-Progress (Brea/La Habra). Edited content from writers of all levels of experience, from basic and beginner to professional and advanced. I helped relaunch the community papers in their current expanded format, and I launched this particular position from its inception. Web Editor / Team Leader: May 2005 - Nov. 2012
Provide web support and training on various content management systems on a daily basis. Involved in multiple projects that include experimenting and executing new tactics. Part of the web team that is tasked with growing digital audience as well as looking for new-media ways to produce content. Help maintain the main Orange County Register social media accounts. News Assistant: Sept. 1999 - May 2005
Actively learned new web tools, compiled listings and wrote columns on various topics including food and home decor. I also spent my first year with the Register as a Renewals and Retention customer service representative, making calls to customers who owed money on their subscription bills.