experience

teaching

Assistant Professor, visual communication and multimedia production, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, August 2004-present

• courses include Introduction to Multimedia and Multimedia Design.

Instructor, Department of Mass Communication and Journalism Studies, University of Denver, September 2000-June 2004

• teach college-level journalism courses in reporting, editing, media ethics and design.

Training Instructor, Guangzhou Daily News Group, Guangzhou, China, Summer 2001

• selected by the University of Denver and the Guangzhou Daily leadership to conduct training seminars in new media journalism for the Web staff of China’s largest newspaper group.

Quick Course Instructor, Society for News Design, November 1998-present

• travel to locations across the United States to teach design and critique work of news professionals.

Faculty Adviser, The Creightonian, Creighton University, Omaha, Neb., January-December 1997

• served as a teacher/supervisor to students
• advised students on story ideas, editing, publication design and legal/ethical considerations

Instructor, The University of Maine at Presque Isle, Presque Isle, Maine, September 1992-December 1993

• taught two college-level journalism courses on news reporting, feature writing, newspaper design, media law and the business of journalism
• responsible for all aspects of course instruction including lesson plans, tests, assignments and grading
• presented and developed mini-courses on magazine, newspaper and advertising design for students and professionals in the community.

Faculty Adviser, The University Times, The University of Maine at Presque Isle, Presque Isle, Maine, September 1992-December 1993

• served as a teacher/supervisor to students
• helped students develop the newspaper’s organizational structure and job descriptions
• advised students on story ideas, editing, publication design and legal/ethical considerations

Computer Editing & Design Instructor, Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., January-September 1990

• chosen by the paper's senior editors to develop and implement a training program for the newsroom
• attended Scitex computer training sessions
• developed a class outline and teaching plan
• taught personnel computerized editing, layout and design

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Dow Jones Newspaper Fund copy editing workshop, University of Missouri, May 1987

Graduate Research Assistant, New Directions for News, Columbia, Mo., 1986-1987

• wrote funding proposals
• helped to develop educational programs for newspaper personnel.

leadership

Executive Director, Edward W. Estlow International Center for Journalism and New Media, School of Communication, University of Denver, October 2000- July 2004

• responsible for providing the leadership, management and strategic planning necessary to build the Estlow Center into a leading center for the advancement of knowledge, understanding and expertise in all aspects of journalism and new media
• work to generate industry support and underwriting for all programs not funded by the Center's endowment.

Design Slot, Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Co., Circulation: 500,000, June 2000- September 2000

• responsible for the management and work flow of a 22-person design desk when full-time managers were not present.

Presentation Editor, Omaha World-Herald, Omaha, Neb. Circulation: 270,000, October 1997-December 1998

• managed a staff of 15 artists and layout editors
• established and maintained the presentation desk (a new department for the newspaper). Duties included recruiting, hiring, training, scheduling and developing work flow patterns that allowed for achievement of quality work while making deadlines.
• ultimately responsible for the page design and graphics appearing in all sections of the paper.
  worked with the newspaper’s senior management to introduce pagination to the newsroom.

Graphics Editor, Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Circulation: 330,000, September 1990-March 1991

• responsible for scheduling and work flow for a staff of seven
• ultimately responsible for coordinating written and visual presentations of the news
• approved photo and art assignments
• edited the work of photographers and artists
  

media

Page Designer, Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Co. Circulation: 500,000, December 1998-September 2000

• responsible for the layout and overall visual presentation of Monday’s Page 1A and other daily news, sports and feature pages
• determined photo usage, story play and the best ways to illustrate copy.

Graphic Artist, Omaha World-Herald, Omaha, Neb. Circulation: 290,000, May-October 1997

• created original information graphics, maps and page designs
• paginated color fronts, output/registered separations and followed pages through the pre-press process

Copy Editor / Page Designer, Omaha World-Herald, Omaha, Neb. Circulation: 290,000, November 1995-May 1997

• selected by the newspaper’s management to create and implement a new design for the Living section
• designed Living section fronts
• selected stories, edited copy and designed pages for the weekly Metro Extra section
• worked with writers to develop story ideas for the Metro Extra section.

Copy Editor, Echoes Magazine, Caribou, Maine, January-May 1994

Reporter, The Aroostook Republican, Caribou, Maine, September 1992-May 1993

Features Page Designer / Copy Editor, Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Circulation: 330,000, November 1988-September 1990

Layout Editor, Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Circulation: 330,000, May-November 1988

• responsible for the layout and overall visual presentation of the daily metro section

Copy Desk Media Assistant, Columbia Missourian, Columbia, Mo. Circulation: 6,000, Winter 1988

• worked as assistant to the news editor
• supervised work of copy editors and page designers

Reporter / Editorial Assistant, The Tab, Newton, Mass. Circulation: 146,000, Summers 1981-1984

• wrote 1-2 news and feature stories a week
• established newspaper's photo library system

Copy Editor / Page Designer, Columbia Missourian, Columbia, Mo. Circulation: 6,000, Winter -Summer, 1987

Staff Reporter, Columbia Missourian, Columbia, Mo. Circulation: 6,000, Summer 1987