Seasoned communications professional with a love for great storytelling. As the Newsroom Manager at Allison
+Partners, a global marketing and communications agency, I primarily support their client, Toyota, in the Toyota/
Lexus corporate newsrooms. I'm also a "fun guy to be around, " according to Dolly Parton herself.

*Role eliminated in May 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic.

- Secured new, high-profile talent for Cameo, from prospecting to closing and onboarding, while
maintaining deals in Salesforce
- Assisted marketing team with content creation and promotional materials
- Cross-collaborated with growth and operations teams to consistently exceed quotas, while maintaining
solid client relationships

Strategic Partnerships Manager

-Edited celebrity news and feature articles for the Chicago Tribune and all Tribune Publishing papers
-Managed and edited a stable of columnists and freelance writers
-Worked with reporters to shape coverage of content shared across all Tribune Publishing newspapers
-Employed news judgment and ethical guidelines to select and edit a wide range of stories

Digital Editor

-Conducted interviews with celebrities at red carpet event, on camera and phone
-Acted as the primary courthouse and police reporter for the magazine
-Built relationships with sources to break news stories
-Pitched ideas for the magazine at weekly staff meetings
-Pitched and wrote, on average, 10 celebrity news stories daily for Us Weekly's website,
UsMagazine.com
-Handled social media channels on weekends

Associate Editor

-Edited and fact-checked a stable of influential columnists whose columns ran across all Tribune
Publishing newspapers
-Edited news service items and other special features, such as stories, video game reviews, film
reviews, photos, graphics, paginated products and videos
-Assigned stories on fashion, entertainment and trends to various Tribune newspapers writers.
-Edited business content for Chicago Tribune's Blue Sky Innovation section

Assistant Editor

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Cameo

Chicago Tribune Media Group

Us Weekly

Chicago Tribune Media Group

Northwestern University

Washington University