Jessica Wisloski (byline Jess Wisloski)

24 North Street Winooski, VT 05404 jesswis@gmail.com | 718 -360 -7113

EXPERIENCE
CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE Part-time Faculty Burlington, VT 8/2012 PRESENT

Teach course in Writing for the Web, encompassing web journalism standards and introduction to analytics and marketing, to undergraduate students in Division of Communication and Creative Media.
DNAINFO.com New York, NY New York City Weekends Editor 4/2012 PRESENT

Oversee news coverage in metropolitan area and arrange stories on DNAinfo.com all weekend, manage skeleton crew of freelancers for breaking news reporting and features; build and write breaking new stories in response to police and fire codes, press releases from city officials, and competitor news outlets.
YAHOO! New York, NY New York City Local editor 8/2010 11/2011

Oversee coverage in metropolitan area on Yahoo! home page, develop, expand and maintain relationships with news providers in the area, help editorially develop and launch series of hyperlocal sites geared towards neighborhoods in Brooklyn, develop base of freelancers for Brooklyn project, occasionally write features for Yahoo! home page.
Follow user analytics and story performance to determine what NYC audience is reading and searching for Develop front-page news features (packages) by writing headlines, tease copy, related links and by editing images designed to maximize user click-through rates, that are geared towards the NYC audience Write articles, format existing articles, or format video or interactive multimedia enhancements for use with stories to build more relevant or experimental packages for the market Led two ad campaigns in the area market with committed click delivery to client, meeting targets each time Manage and write fresh headlines with NYC news on Yahoo.com home page through the day Grow and realize vision of hyperlocal product pages with team of developers within the company Develop relationships with and manage contracts for content sharing with several large-scale media partners Managed a group of freelance contributors through discussion board, moderate and respond to comments 12/2009 8/2010

PATCH.com Scarsdale, NY Scarsdale Editor

Assign, oversee 15 to 20 freelance reporters, manage payments of reporters, story scheduling and publication, $40,000 yearly budget for payment and expenses related to work; field report stories, meet and coordinate with officials and municipalities, develop and write features, breaking news, and enterprise for daily coverage in town with population of 38,000.
Compiled and wrote several dozen community listings, took photos, edited content and published prior to launch in January 2010 Produced and edited upwards of 40 stories per week for site with 5-7 tweets per day and maintained interactive presence on social media platforms Developed large database of resources for local coverage; cultivated local news stories and enterprise pieces Expanded multifaceted stories for publication with video, photo, multimedia and graphics components Kept up weekly meetings with reporters, weekly meeting with regional editor, and participated on launch committee for new sites, recruiting committee interviewing new editors, and User Engagement committee Organized regional get-togethers of editors, and initiated opportune marketing platform by co-sponsoring a charity fund-raising event in the village 10/2005 8/2008

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS New York, NY Staff Writer General Assignment; Education; Boroughs; Crime

Field report, develop and write features, breaking news, and enterprise at sixth-largest newspaper in the country

Found and reported exclusives in highly competitive local breaking news market, and for national stories at citys highest circulation daily newspaper Developed large database of resources for education coverage; cultivated local news stories and enterprise pieces for regional weekly section in the outer boroughs Expanded multi-faceted stories for publication with interactive multimedia and graphics components for the web and print editions, edited slideshows, audio web casts, and shot video clips Covered overnight duty in police bureau at citywide police headquarters. Followed pager reports, emergency medical service reports, police tips, and monitored scanners. Wrote late-breaking crime stories 8/2008 12/2009

URBAN HOMESTEADING ASSISTANCE BOARD (UHAB) New York, NY Writer/Webmaster

Multimedia producer, newsletter content and layout design, web production for affordable cooperative housing developer and nonprofit outreach organization in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Led their transition to Drupal CMS, overhauled the look of their website, led writing of entire copy on site, used Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, FinalCut Pro for site and newsletters.
THE BROOKLYN PAPERS Brooklyn, NY General Assignment Reporter Downtown Brooklyn, Park Slope, and Fort Greene editions 4/2004 10/2005

Establish sources locally to develop, report, and write feature-length weekly enterprising news stories for weekly paper
Wrote up to 12 features per week from 200 to 1500 words in length for 64,000-circulation weekly Covered stories on housing, land use, local politics, city developments and courts Maintained police blotter columns with crime summaries for five local police precincts Awarded first prize for Best Investigative or In-Depth Story or Series for non-daily paper over 10,000 circulation for Bruce Ratner and Atlantic Yards coverage, by National Newspaper Association

THE NEW YORK TIMES New York, NY 2003 2005 Stringer, News Clerk, Freelance Writer Administer editorial support to reporters and editors on Metro, National, and News desks; field report breaking news as well as events for gossip columnist; freelance feature stories for Escapes, Travel, and Neediest Cases sections. Field reporting for citywide breaking news stories, included reporting on the 2003 citywide blackout, 2004 Republican National Convention, Al Sharptons campaign for 2004 presidential seat, and an exclusive interview while covering the City Hall assassination of City Councilman James Davis. Wrote and covered premieres, parties, and red carpet appearances for celebrity column. Enabled communication between editors and reporters as clerk; wrote story summaries for A2 index of paper. THE VILLAGE VOICE New York, NY Researcher, Copyeditor, Freelance Writer 2001 2004

Conduct research and field reporting for investigative reporter Wayne Barretts cityState column; part-time copyediting; write feature stories, entries for Neighborhoods real estate column, and small pieces for special annual sections.
Wrote, sent, and followed up on FOILs; conducted research of municipal project filings; wrote summary reports; and conducted detailed phone interviews for investigative reporter as his assistant and intern Developed long-term investigative stories as a freelancer for local news section Authored front-page exclusive story detailing wrongful police-related shooting of Haitian immigrant Freelanced as copyeditor and columnist for trend-spotting real estate coverage

EDUCATION
New York University Tisch School of the Arts, B.F.A. Film and Television | Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, B.A., Journalism. Kappa Tau Alpha honoree. University of Vermont Sociology major, Music and Studio Art minors Transferred to NYU.