Resume

Journalism Experience

Web Producer, JSOnline.com
(Dec. 2007 - present)
Transfer Milwaukee Journal Sentinel content to the Web site, including stories, photos and graphics
Update the homepage and news sections throughout the night as news breaks
Create photo galleries, surveys, moderated forums and other related content using JSOnline's content management system
Design, create, and update special sections and news pages
Format and upload audio, video, and multimedia packages
Part of a task force that focuses on how to transform the company from a print to a multimedia outlet

Web Producer, Boston.com
(Full-time: June 2006 – Dec. 2007; Intern/Fill-in: Sept. 2005 – June 2006)
Updated Boston.com's homepage and news sections throughout the day in a breaking news environment
Created photo galleries, surveys, message boards and other related content using Boston.com's content management system
Designed, created, and updated special sections and news pages
Transferred Globe and wire content to Web site
Formatted and uploaded audio, video, and multimedia packages

Freelance Contributor
(March 2005 - June 2006)
Contributed articles covering government, business, development, transportation and community events to the Boston Globe, Boston Business Journal, (Quincy, Mass.) Patriot Ledger and Jamaica Plain (Mass.) Gazette

Editorial Assistant, Media Ethics magazine
(January 2005 - January 2006)
Assisted in the production of a semiannual ethics magazine, including copy editing, taking photos, and obtaining images from third parties
Updated online version of the magazine using HTML and a content management system

Newscaster, WERS (Emerson College)
(September 2004 - December 2004)
Wrote and read three-minute radio news updates using sound clips gathered via phone and wire services

Other Related Experience

College radio DJ for WSUM in Madison and WWSP in Stevens Point, Wis. (1997-1999 and 1994-1996, respectively)

Writer/cast/crew member for "Late Night Madness," a student-run TV show on WYOU in Madison, WI (1997 - 1998)

Education

M.A., Journalism (2006)
Emerson College; Boston, Mass.
Focus on print/multimedia journalism; GPA: 3.9 / 4.0
Awarded a Presidential Fellowship

B.A., English (1999)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Emphasis in creative writing; GPA: 3.5 / 4.0

Skills

Basic/intermediate knowledge of: HTML, CSS, Javascript

Programs/systems I've worked in: Acrobat, Audacity, Audition, Brightcove, CCI, Clickability, CuteFTP, Dreamweaver, Merlin, Photoshop

Contact
Email:
craignickels@yahoo.com

Updated 04/23/09