Julie Clark McKinney
Employment:
AL.com/Alabama
Media Group, Birmingham, Ala. April 2011
– present
·
Began
as associate producer covering high school sports
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Transitioned
to community producer in January 2012
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Promoted
to statewide community engagement specialist in October 2012
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As
statewide CES, I lead a team of five regional community engagement specialists.
·
Work
with volunteer bloggers on style and technical aspects of blogging
·
Encourage
user engagement in comments and forums on AL.com and solicit photo and video
submissions
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Organize
and execute community events
·
Answer
emails from “contact us” form to help users and address concerns
·
Promote
best content on AL.com social media accounts and coordinate social media teams
for each of our more than 35 branded accounts. We have active brand accounts on
Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest and Instagram.
Press-Register,
Mobile, Ala. May 2009 – March 2011
·
Summer
2009 design/copy editing intern
·
Started
full time in August 2009, often designing section fronts or Page 1As and
editing copy daily
·
Originated
design of a special publication called Gulf Coast Business
The
Auburn Plainsman, Auburn University, Ala. August
2007 – December 2008
·
Fall
2008 Intrigue editor
·
Wrote
articles and designed Intrigue pages
·
Served
on editorial board
·
Assigned
stories and photos for Intrigue section
·
Enforced
deadlines for practicum students, volunteers and staff
·
Summer
2008 managing editor
·
Assisted
with front page design
·
Managed
deadlines for writers and designers
·
Served
on editorial board and wrote editorials
·
Spring
2008 associate Intrigue editor, Fall 2007 assistant Intrigue editor
·
Wrote
articles for Intrigue sections
·
Assisted
in copy editing section stories
·
Assisted
in pagination
The
Randolph Leader, Roanoke, Ala. May 2004 –
August 2006
·
Reported
on a variety of news and feature stories countywide, including enterprise and
series
·
Took
photographs for stories and standalones
·
Assisted
with page design and copy editing
Education:
University
of Florida – currently enrolled
Master’s of Communications,
Specialization in Social Media
Auburn
University
Bachelor’s, Journalism, Summa Cum Laude,
August 2009
Overall GPA 3.95, Major GPA 4.0
Handley
High School, Roanoke, Ala.
Valedictorian, May 2006
Software/Programs:
Hootsuite
Moveable
Type
WordPress
Microsoft
Word, Excel and Powerpoint
Adobe
Photoshop
Adobe
InDesign
Quark
Xpress
Harris
Professional
Achievements and Activities:
Auburn University Journalism Advisory
Board 2012-present
Social media and community
engagement trainer for Alabama Media Group
College Achievements and
Activities:
Porter
and Alice Harvey Advertiser-Gleam Journalism Scholarship (2008-2009)
John
Winfield Scott Liberal Arts Scholarship (2006-2009)
Valedictorian
Achievement Scholarship (2006-2009)
The
Mobile Press-Register Journalism Scholarship (2006)
Auburn
University’s Summer 2008 High School Journalism Workshop Assistant
Dean’s
List (2006-2009)
