Producer - Backpacker.com (Active Interest Media) Boulder, CO 3/08 - Present   Lead producer for 2.3-million pageview/month site which was the winner of the 2008 National Magazine Award for Online Excellence Responsible for all article, photo, and micro-site production, plus template updates Update Flash-based map once a week; produce 1-3 newsletters a week; format and prep 30 articles/month (plus pictures), 4-8 videos/month, and 2-3 photo galleries/month Analyze site traffic using Google Analytics Direct, shoot, & edit (Final Cut Pro) web videos Troubleshoot any day-to-day design and development issues Freelance/Contract Writer, Producer and Editor Boulder, CO 2/06 - Present   Creator of two blogs: urbanbulldog.com & wateringthesidewalk.com Monthly article production for Prevention.com; formatted articles, pictures and uploaded content through content management system (Vignette v6&7) for site redesign launched in August 2007 Standard News editor for IHS.com o Editing aerospace, automotive and energy industry articles per IHS and AP styles; optimizing text for web Website maintenance for Wheelsmfg.com; website maintenance and redesign/creation for Derailleurhanger.com and Tictokec.com Magazine and website writer for 5280, The Yellow Scene, Dfire.org, Dvdverdict.com, and Runnersworld.com. Newspaper food writer for A.V. Club section of The Onion Producing Flash-based Get Out More Journals on Backpacker.com Produced XML feeds for Rodale partnerships with MSN, YAHOO! and Revolution Health Care Managing editor for Platts Magazines, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies o Managing Platts Insight magazine and the Global Energy Awards program o Writing and editing marketing copy for Platts.com Assessing article quality and placement for August '06 Runnersworld.com redesign Wrote and produced the Daily News section on Runnersworld.com Maintained the AdventuresNYC micro-site on Backpacker.com Email blast creation for AdventuresNYC promotion & banner ad creation for Backpacker.com Associate Producer - Interactive Department (Rodale Inc.) Emmaus, PA 4/03 - 2/06   Handled day-to-day production of Bicycling.com, Backpacker.com, and Runnersworld.com Wrote and produced daily content including editorial updates, contests, advertising, and customer service Produced bi-weekly and monthly newsletters for Bicycling.com, Backpacker.com, and Runnersworld.com Micro-site production and on-site coverage for Boston, New York City, and Chicago Marathons Prepared editorial packages for special online centers and advertorial sections Coordinated editorial content and prepared weekly XML feeds for MSN.com partnership *Collaborated on reporting, editing (copy and photo), and design for 2004 Olympics Editorial Assistant - Bicycling magazine (Rodale Inc.) Emmaus, PA 10/02 - 4/03   Researched, conducted interviews, and wrote sidebars for feature articles Wrote copy for Fitness News, Because You Ride, and Close To Home sections Wrote and edited headlines for Rider to Rider section Wrote article on blind mountain biker for Action Figure section Online Intern - Runnersworld.com (Rodale Inc.) Emmaus, PA 6/02 - 8/02   Assisted producing the Daily News and Women's Running sections Advertising Intern - Vineyard Gazette Martha's Vineyard, MA 6/01 - 8/01   Assisted with layout and manual newspaper production Received and proofed classified orders Compiled calendar and gallery events for Martha's Vineyard Magazine and website Advertising and Business Manager - The Flat Hat Williamsburg, VA 8/98 - 5/02   Paid position for student-run newspaper Managed advertising and business staffs     Education     M.A.- American Studies 5/04 - 8/06 Bethlehem, PA  Lehigh University     B.A. - English/American Studies 8/98 - 5/02 Williamsburg, VA  The College of William and Mary     Four-year Division One track and field athlete; Co-Captain senior year     Technical Skills  Experienced Mac and PC User  HTML/CSS/PHP Dreamweaver Photoshop Quark InDesign Final Cut Photography Experience - digital and 35mm BBEdit Transmit/Fetch Word Powerpoint Excel Vignette 6 & 7