KOURTNEY GEERS

EXPERIENCE
The Denver Post Director of digital news production
Denver, Colo. Manage team of producers in optimization, distribution of 100+ stories a day
Oct. 2015-April 2018 Strategize to meet traffic goals and educate newsroom on performance
Lead newsroom efforts to improve digital presentation of stories, multimedia
Online news editor
Directed online breaking news coverage, homepage and section optimization
Worked with editors and content producers to expand, enhance story quality
Craftsy Junior online editor
Denver, Colo. Co-managed 100 freelance writers, editing and scheduling blog posts
Sept. 2014-Aug. 2015 Conducted SEO keyword research for all blog topics to improve pageviews
Advanced quality content marketing strategy for engagement and growth
POLITICO Web producer
Arlington, Va. Optimized content for SEO, shared on social media and monitored site traffic
Oct. 2012-Aug. 2014 Assisted in the continued development of internal CMS and quality assurance
PennLive.com Community producer
Harrisburg, Pa. Developed interactive elements with readers, bloggers and reporters
May 2011-Oct. 2012 Led comment moderation, conversation and social media efforts
The Patriot-News Reporting fellow
Harrisburg, Pa. Was a part of the Pulitzer Prize-winning staff (Local Reporting, 2012)
May 2010-2011 Covered crime and enterprise stories and assisted in posting and editing
WashingtonPost.com Live online intern
Washington, D.C. Produced, managed, edited copy and contributed to live discussions
May-Aug. 2009 Built pages, updated and archived online content
Columbia Missourian Assistant city editor, reporter and information graphics reporter
Columbia, Mo. Covered public life, elections and education
May 2008-2010 Edited for a staff of 115 reporters and assisted professional editors
MSN UK News intern
London, UK Produced written and multimedia material for news website
Sept.-Dec. 2008 Participated in podcasts covering the 2008 U.S. presidential election
EDUCATION
University of Missouri Institute on Political Journalism
Graduation: May 2010 Graduation: August 2009
Bachelor of Journalism, Print and Digital News Georgetown University
Political Science Minor, Multicultural Studies Certificate The Fund for American Studies
SKILLS
Website strategy Analytics Multimedia Social media Technical
Editorial planning Google Analytics Adobe Creative Suite Social Flow SEO
Homepage management ChartBeat, Parse.ly Final Cut Pro, Brightcove Facebook CMS, WordPress
Tag creation, organization Google Data Studio Audacity, SoundSlides Twitter Product testing
Push notifications Omniture Microsoft Office Instagram Basic HTML, CSS

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