Megan Taylor

web developer, hack-n-slasher, freelancer, information junkie, journalist, bibliophile, Flyers fan, sci-fi geek and kitteh servant.

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Top Skills: HTML, CSS, WordPress, JavaScript

Top Traits: Teamwork, Self Development, Productivity, Communication

EXPERIENCE

  • Jewish National Fund New York, NY
    Web Developer November 2010 – Present
  • manage email campaigns
  • build/extend internal tools on top of existing software
  • update/maintain website and online fundraising campaigns
  • Connect Infinity, Gramercy Consultants & Patuto Press New York, NY
    Web Developer November 2009 – February 2010
  • integrated Twitter into proprietary social networking software
  • built e-commerce websites using Magento
  • built custom websites using WordPress
  • Quinn & Co. Public Relations New York, NY
    Digital Media Intern October 2008 – February 2009
  • re-engineered the website for boutique public relations firm to follow modern Web standards
  • helped Digital Media Specialist create and made recommendations for the firm’s Digital Media Services
  • set up internal Wiki to cut down on company e-mail and increase communication
  • set up company blog using WordPress
  • PBS MediaShift
    Blogger December 2008 – December 2009
  • responsible for regular columns on innovation in journalism and the programmer/journalist trend
  • The Independent Florida Alligator Gainesville, FL
    Online Managing Editor May 2006 – May 2008
  • worked with a small team to redesign the website
  • lead implementation and management of the paper’s first content management system
  • collaborated with staff and managed stringers for multimedia and special reports
  • inspired print staff to think about the Web, taught video and audio collection
  • edited copy for spelling, grammar, AP Style and fact errors
  • NY Daily News New York, NY
    Online Producer February 2010 – May 2010
  • packaged stories for Web with photos, video, polls and SEO
  • VidSport.TV New York, NY
    Web Developer July 2009 – February 2010
  • managed email campaigns using open-source software
  • developed internal tools
  • Stream57 New York, NY
    Intern December 2008 – May 2009
  • created branding for Web pages and the S57 Flash application
  • built standards-compliant Web pages for clients ranging from small production companies to Fortune 100 corporations
  • The Miami Herald Miami, FL
    Multimedia Intern June – October 2008
  • produced and packaged multimedia in HTML, CSS and Flash
  • built microsites for investigative stories and serial stories
  • collected data and worked with MySQL and PHP for investigative stories
  • collaborated on Flash AS3 XML-loading video player
  • Marion Brechner Citizen Access Project Gainesville, FL
    Webmaster May 2007 – May 2008
  • updated and added content to the Citizen Access Project website
  • worked with a database programmer on redesign of the CAP site
  • UF Computing Help Desk Gainesville, FL
    Consultant September 2005 – November 2007
  • technical troubleshooting (Web, operating systems, software, account services) in person and on the phone

EDUCATION