RESUME

Work

experience

Oversee the daily news operations and editorial content.
Supervise and guide news staff, including reporters and producers.
Ensure all news broadcasts meet ethical and legal standards.
Collaborate with other departments to coordinate news content across platforms.
Monitor and respond to audience feedback and ratings.
Manage the news budget and allocate resources effectively.
Evaluate news staff performance and provide professional development opportunities.
Foster relationships with community leaders and sources.
Ensure compliance with broadcasting regulations and company policies.
Organized large-scale coverage of special events.

Create special reports of local stories as well as a magazine-style newscast
Research ratings and market trends to see what is working and what needs to be changed
Supervise and manage morning news broadcast team, content, and coverage
Create web and social media content to promote station brand and viewer engagement
Develop and maintain working relationships with key community stakeholders
Creative execution of broadcast rundown, scripts, graphics, and video
Assist in the hiring and training of new producers and reporters

Write, edit, and assign stories for reporters and the newscast.
Work with a team to grow viewership and expand content.
Approve outside guests for live in-studio interviews.
Review story pitches to determine appropriateness for the newscast.
Arrange show segments to highlight critical news developments.
Plan ahead to make sure there is proper coverage of scheduled events.
Direct coverage and staff during special events.
Engage with the local community to develop unique local stories outside the crime of the day.
Manage developing and breaking news in order to ensure timely distribution.

Wrote and produced compelling, well-paced newscasts.
Reviewed and revised stories submitted by reporters.
Provided oversight for news tips and story information to ensure accuracy.
Cultivated enterprise story telling that was one of a kind content exclusive to our station.
Coordinated live shots that were relevant and facilitated the story telling process.
Managed time for the newscast so essential content was delivered to the audience.

Wrote, distributed, and designed customized weekly HTML enabled mass email correspondence.
Maintained communication with more than 50,000 students, parents, volunteers, and donors.
Assisted with the recruitment, registration, and payment of more than 9,000 students nationwide.
Provided customer support to more than 4,000 volunteers across the country and internationally.
Hired, managed, and assigned the work of Program Assistants and temporary workers.
Planned national volunteer training conferences, regional training meetings, and local leadership seminars.
Administered training to volunteers online and in-person.
Updated and managed website and social media accounts.
Grew readership of two monthly newsletters directed at alumni and volunteers.
Increased student registrations from 8,500 to 10,000
Expanded strategic partnerships that offered students and alumni scholarships.
Managed alumni volunteer program for 1,300 participants annually.

Dionne E. Young