about me
Hi! My name is Shannon, and I'm a digital producer, copy editor, social media manager, writer and content strategist with over five years of experience working in traditional newsrooms, think tanks, non-profits, and digital-first news organizations across the United States and abroad. Originally from Omaha, Nebraska, I graduated from the University of Missouri's School of Journalism with an emphasis in print and digital news editing and minors in political science and english literature. I love traveling, music and my two tabby cats, Riley and Leo.
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Pew Research Center, Digital & Editorial Consultant
San Francisco, California
June 2018 - Present
Copy edit research reports, press releases, and other digital content.
Perform quality assurance testing and restructure content in CMS for website refactor.
Pew research center, associate Digital producer
Washington, D.C.
july 2016 - May 2018
- Project managed and produced digital, data-driven projects, including videos, motion graphics, interactive data visualizations, Facebook Live streams, and long-form feature essays.
- Produced and published content in WordPress using HTML, CSS and responsive design.
- Managed website, including programming home pages, writing SEO-friendly headlines and excerpts, and organizing content in CMS.
- Copy edited research reports, press releases and other content; served on company-wide stylebook committee.
- Wrote and posted social copy to Pew’s Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Tumblr pages; managed ad campaigns and paid promotions.
- Managed three social media pages: the @PewInternet Twitter account, which grew by over 45,000 followers; the @PewScience Twitter account, launched from scratch in August 2017; and Pew’s internet, science and technology blog on Tumblr.
- Wrote and distributed a monthly internet, science and technology newsletter via MailChimp.
- Tracked web traffic using Google Analytics, Parse.ly and other platforms to inform digital strategy and content creation.
- Wrote and distributed web analytics reports to all-staff and fielded specific metrics questions upon request.
- Promoted to Associate Digital Producer within 12 months after showcasing exemplary work, taking on extra job responsibilities and training new employees.
State of the News media
led the digital redesign of Pew's
annual State of the news media project
Bots in the Twittersphere
Led Video Production, Including Project
Management, Script writing and
storyboarding, Production assistance for
Filming, and editorial decision-making
searching for news: the flint water crisis
Coded and produced long-form essay
that used Google search data to show
how people search for information
online during times of crisis
Social Media Update 2016
Lead writer and researcher for
report detailing the demographic
shifts in americans using social media
How America Changed During
barack Obama's Presidency
coded and Produced essay written
by pew's president
Major reports I copy edited:
"Women and men in stem often
at odds over workplace equity"
"Americans' attitudes about the news
media deeply divided along partisan lines"
"Automation in Everyday life"
"The future of Truth and
misinformation online"
"The Politics of Climate"
pew research center, assistant digital producer
Washington, D.C.
june 2015 - june 2016
- Project managed and produced digital, data-driven projects, including motion graphics, interactive data visualizations, Facebook Live streams, and long-form feature essays.
- Produced and published content in WordPress using HTML, CSS and responsive design.
- Managed website, including programming home pages, writing SEO-friendly headlines and excerpts, and organizing content in CMS.
- Copy edited research reports, press releases and other content.
- Wrote and scheduled content for Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr, including managing two social media accounts and tracking analytics.
human enhancement: the scientific and
ethical dimensions of striving for perfection
coded and produced long-form essay
Social media usage: 2005-2015
Used high charts to code interactive charts
Launched PewResearch.org/science
Project Managed the Redesign of
Pewresearch.org to add science
research to the top level
navigation, including producing
homepage and reorganizing backend
major reports i copy edited:
"News use across social
media platforms 2016"
"state of the news media 2016"
"parents, teens and digital monitoring"
"Today's washington press corps
more digital, specialized"
Columbia missourian, Copy editor, designer, Reporter
Columbia, Missouri
August-december 2014; august-december 2013
- Copy edited news articles for accuracy, clarity, proper grammar/spelling, and consistent AP and Missourian style; fact checked information and wrote SEO friendly headlines and blurbs.
- Authored 38 articles over two semesters while working on the copy desk and as a reporter.
- Wrote and scheduled social media posts for institutional Facebook and Twitter accounts.
- Web produced articles, photos, videos and graphics; programmed and organized the home page and section pages.
- Designed the Missourian’s news and sports front pages, jump pages and double trucks.
- Reported on the University of Missouri volleyball team during its undefeated 2013 regular season and NCAA-tournament run.
articles I copy edited:
"Ballenger brings rural character,
business acumen to recorder's race"
"Second court ruling tosses out
Missouri's gay marriage ban but leaves
Boone County unaffected"
Articles I wrote/Reported:
"Crowd stops traffic on Broadway in
protest of Roxy's promotional wristband"
"Missouri volleyball's magical
season ends prematurely"
Front Pages I designed:
Nov. 14-15, 2014: News front
oct. 9 2014: Sports Front
Center for american progress, thinkprogress intern
Washington, D.C.
may-august 2014
- Pitched and wrote over 30 short- and long-form articles for all eight ThinkProgress beats covering national and international politics; several of my pieces topped ThinkProgress’ weekly traffic reports.
- Covered events including Supreme Court decisions and EPA public hearings; traveled to Ferguson, Missouri to cover the death of Michael Brown and its impact on the community.
- Web produced content including uploading articles and photos and writing SEO headlines.
When The Sun Comes Up: The Inspiring
Story of Ferguson You Haven't Heard
traveled to Ferguson, missouri to
cover the policE shooting Of
Michael Brown.
Retired Coal Miner to EPA: 'We're
Dying, We'Re Literally Dying
For you to help us'
covered the EPA'S public hearing in
Washington on the Obama-Era
Clean Power Plan
Religion Motivates The Few Participants
In National Anti-Gay Marriage Rally
contributed to the reporting,
photography and videography in
This Piece on the 'March
for Marriage' in Washington
European Youth Forum, Journalism Intern
Brussels, Belgium
January-April 2014
- Wrote content for the Forum’s website focusing on its policy work across the European Union leading up to the 2014 European elections.
- Created and wrote a weekly newsletter that was distributed to the Forum’s board, secretariat and 99 member organizations.
- Wrote and scheduled social media posts on Facebook and Twitter for a combined 100,000+ audience.
- Web produced content including uploading articles and photos and writing SEO headlines.
Human Rights Campaign, publications & magazine Intern
washington, D.C.
May-august 2013
Helped produce the Spring 2013 and Fall 2013 editions of HRC's Equality Magazine by writing and copy editing articles and other content.
Copy edited HRC publications including Equality Magazine, the report "Supporting and Caring for our Latino LGBT Youth," and the 2013 Healthcare Equality Index.