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I got an offer from the AME for Photo to come and work on the Photo Desk as an editor. I started out as an Assignment Editor for the Features and Business sections. Part of the job dealt with making assignments and part of the job dealt with finding and researching photo for different stories. I even took a studio photo specifically for a business story instead of buying a similar photo. I coordinated the shoot and selected the one that would work (and I got a published credit for it).
I started working as a Systems Editor in the NewsIT Department in Sept. 1999. I worked as a CCI SuperUser and a Macintosh Specialist on the Help Desk. I ended up being the top Macintosh expert in the whole building, the go-to person for all Macintosh issues. I set up networking protocol when we went wireless, I set best practices and I was the main troubleshooter for photo and graphics issues on deadline.
I’d been trying to move to the NewsDesk for a while, but they liked me in my position in NewsIT, so I kept getting overlooked. But when a friend was going on maternity leave for 6 months, I got an opportunity to fill in for her. I designed pages in the Nation and World section, Business, Inside A and Metro, including section fronts.
I was working at The Washington Post when we hosted the annual SND (Society for News Design) Convention in 2003. I ended up submitting a design that they chose for the logo, which they made into t-shirts, polo shirts, jean shirts, hats, pens and bags. I also volunteered to help out so I was put in charge of IT for the convention. I helped coordinate loaner copmuters from Apple, as well as helped set them up in the temporary lab. During the convention, I was a coordinator and floater for presentation and AV assistance.
Design, Copyediting, Web Producer Software: CCI, Adobe PhotoShop, Microsoft FrontPage, AOL Rainman, Adobe Illustrator, QuarkXPress, QuickTime, HTML Description:I worked as a Page Designer, designing Metro pages, inside A,…
Copy Editor, Page Designer Software: Coyote SII, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Word, QuarkXPress Description: I worked on the Copy Desk as a News Copy Editor, but then…
Page Design Software: SII-Coyote, QuarkXPress, Adobe PhotoShop Description: Year: 1990-’94 Sometimes in life, you just find a place that you ‘know’ is right for you. This was how…
Welcome to my portfolio. I am always updating the site with more of my work, so keep checking back, as the site changes all the time!
As you will see, my work includes copyediting, design, photo editing, web design, E-mail design & coding, multimedia, coding, development, UX & UI and even app design. I believe my experience, knowledge, and interest give me a unique perspective on visual communication and I can usually adapt and handle whatever job you need quickly and easily.
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