Homepage Editor/Producer at MSN.com (9/2012 to 7/2013; 3/2016-current)
- General oversight of MSN.com homepage stories, headlines, breaking news and art direction.
- Editing and selecting stories from news, sports, finance, entertainment, lifestyle and travel.
- Utilizing Chartbeat and Omniture metrics to optimize homepage CTR and page views.
- Working dedicated social media shifts, including posting and finding emerging news.
- Crafting and editing Bing Answers for user-based searches for trending story results.
Adjunct Professor at Hofstra University (1/2008 to 5/2009; 1/2015-current)
- Teaching advanced news writing, sports writing and social media classes.
- Helping develop and advance new-media curriculum, including social sports journalism class.
Senior NFL Editor/Writer at FOXsports.com (7/2013 to 2/2016)
- Managed all NFL content, including planning assigning, and execution of digital strategy.
- Revamped “NFL on FOX” page’s Facebook strategy, increasing page likes from 200k to 1.3M.
- Increased NFL section traffic by 20 percent from first to second year of management.
- Hired and managed staff of up to 20 full-time and freelance writers and editors.
- Wrote and edited stories, while monitoring trending topics and social media.
- Worked with sales department on content strategy campaigns and initiatives.
- Promoted from homepage editor to manage NFL editors, writers and content in 7/2014.
Associate Sports Editor at The Daily (11/2010 to 8/2012)
- Part of an innovative venture to produce a national daily newspaper/magazine on tablets.
- Served as deputy to managing sports editor, overseeing day-to-day section planning,Managed editor and writer assignments as well as art and design direction for section.
- Helped develop several one-off apps for NFL season preview, Super Bowl and college football.
Online Editor at New York Daily News (7/2007 to 11/2010)
- Brought Daily News website into award-winning era by leading integration of online/print staffs.
- Launched series of blogs and social media accounts for staff of 25 sports writers.
- Coordinated, produced and founded live-event coverage with blogs and chats.
- Online sports section was selected as top 10 by the Associated Press Sports Editors in 2009-10.
EDUCATION, SKILLS AND AWARDS
- Hofstra University: Bachelor of Arts, Journalism, 2002 to 2006
- Fluent in Polish.
- iMentor and NY Cares volunteer.
- Selected for Jim Murray Sports Journalism workshop in 2004.
- SEO, content management systems, tablet and mobile platforms, Photoshop, and Final Cut Pro.
- Newsroom management, viral content, long-range content strategy planning.