Jill L. Blanchette

Multi-Platform Production Manager (January 2014-present) — Manage eight newsroom designers/copy editors. Design news, business, features, editorial pages and special projects as needed. Work with editors, multimedia and digital staff to plan and execute stories and projects. Assign and create info graphics. Key player in website redesign, also managed transition to single-source CMS. Write a bi-weekly food blog, monthly restaurant reviews, bi-monthly food stories.

Multi-Platform Copy Editor (April 2012-January 2014) — Designed front page nightly, other pages and special projects as assigned. Edited copy, wrote headlines. Served as trouble shooter and technology adviser, and supervised creation of next morning’s website. Monitored and participated in social media nightly. Wrote a bi-weekly food blog. Wrote restaurant reviews, occasional feature stories.

Interim Night City Editor (January-April 2012) — Edited news for print and web; worked with reporters to refine content and develop stories. Worked with editors to coordinate coverage and usher content through to publication as intended. Coordinated weekend coverage. Supervised breaking news coverage nightly. Served as trouble shooter and technology adviser, and supervised creation of next morning’s website. Monitored and participated in social media.

Multimedia copy editor (January 2011-January 2012) — Served as night online editor. Managed transition to integrate web platform into workflow. Trained newsroom in online software. Developed web budgeting process. Worked with night city editor on breaking news coverage. Participated in development of website and newsroom integration of online platforms and social media.

Feature Page Designer (2002-2011) — Designed entertainment magazine, food and feature sections. Planned visuals; created illustrations; art directed photo shoots. Participated in story planning. Edited copy, wrote headlines. Redesign projects as assigned.

News/Design Editor — Improved and maintained editorial and design standards, and was responsible for news content and design daily. Supervised staff of six copy editors, including scheduling, evaluations. Served as news department technology resource, trainer and trouble shooter. Handled newsroom conversion to 50-inch web. Designed special projects, weekly features; provided design consultation and training; handled redesigns. Edited copy, wrote headlines, designed pages daily.

Special Assignments Editor, Writer — Performed duties of executive editor, and front page, features and copy editors at daily newspaper as needed. Wrote weekly column and general assignment features and news.
Interim Editor, Mystic River Press — Ran weekly newspaper during ownership transition. Responsible for editorial operations: assigned reporter, worked with freelancers and supervised ad and editorial designer.
Acting Executive Editor — Responsible for editorial operations, personnel supervision, fiscal planning and management of daily newspaper. Wrote editorials daily.
Special Sections Editor — Edited, designed and wrote for entertainment magazine, real estate section; supervised freelancers.
Obituary clerk, beat reporter, copy editor, food editor