Resume

 MEGAN TAYLOR

E-mail: mtaylor @ megantaylor.org
Web site: www.megantaylor.org

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 MOST RECENT EXPERIENCE

    NY Daily News New York, NY

    Online Producer February 2010 – May 2010

  • package stories for web with photos, video, polls and SEO
    Stream57 New York, NY

    Intern December 2008 – May 2009

  • create branding for Web pages and the S57 Flash application
  • build standards-compliant Web pages for clients ranging from small production companies to Fortune 100 corporations
    Quinn & Co. Public Relations New York, NY

    Digital Media Intern October 2008 – February 2009

  • re-engineered the Web site 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
    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
    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

 SKILLS

  • HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS
  • Audio and video production
  • Adobe applications
  • Windows, Mac OS
  • English/Spanish bilingual
  • Flash and ActionScript
  • beginning PHP, JavaScript, AJAX
  • Microsoft Office
  • AP Style and news editing
  • content management
  • online community management

 EDUCATION

 AWARDS

    UWIRE Top 100 Student Journalists Winner 2008
    UWire called me "passionate, irreverent and a multimedia maven."

  CONFERENCES & ACTIVITIES

    The Next Newsroom Conference Duke University in Durham, N.C.
    4/3/08 - 4/4/08
    Society of News Design conference Boston, MA
    10/11/07 - 10/13/07
    National Writer’s Workshop Ft. Lauderdale, FL
    9/28/07 - 9/30/07
    PBS MediaShift

  • MediaShift includes commentary and reporting to tell stories of how the shifting media landscape is changing the way we get our news and information, while also providing a place for public participation and feedback.
    CoPress

  • A non-profit organization dedicated to providing college news outlets with the technical resources they need to achieve sustainability online.
    Norwood News

  • A bi-weekly community newspaper serving the northwest Bronx communities of Norwood, Bedford Park, North Fordham and University Heights.
    News Videographer

  • Online video journalism critiques, training, news and discussions.

 OTHER EXPERIENCE

    Marion Brechner Citizen Access Project
    Webmaster May 2007 - May 2008

  • updated and added content to the Citizen Access Project Web site
  • worked with a database programmer on redesign of the CAP site
  • (MBCAP uses legal research to examine the laws controlling open meetings and open records in the 50 states.)
    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
    UF Newsies Gainesville, FL
    Writer, Editor January – May 2007

  • wrote articles about student-related issues for The Gainesville Sun blog
  • edited articles written by 5 assigned writers
    Destiny Condos Association Gainesville, FL
    President Spring 2006 - Summer 2007
    Beth David Congregation Miami, FL
    Director’s assistant 2002 - 2004

  • administrative duties
  • teacher’s aide, tutor
  • coordination of children’s services
    Coral Gables Fire Department Miami, FL
    Fire Rescue Explorer 2000 - 2004

  • First Responder certification
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