SCOTT SHELDON STORYTELLER
EXPERIENCED EDITOR | WRITER | DESIGNER | ADVOCATE for media, education and organizations
WORK EXPERIENCE
October 2019-August 2022 Gannett Design Center Gannett Co., McLean, Va. Publisher of USA Today and hundreds of daily newspapers.
• Page designer/page editor: Design and edit multiple newspapers, collaborating with editors from around the country. Complete a steady stream of assigned pages on a deadline. Collaborate with designated editors from Gannett newsrooms to execute a publication’s design plan utilizing Gannett’s design style. Keep publications error-free. Proofread pages as assigned, assisting designated proofreaders.
1990-2017 2018-19 The Plain Dealer Publishing Co. 4800 Tiedeman Road, Brooklyn, OH 44114 216-999-5000
• Community News Editor: I performed multiple duties in the Plain Dealer/Sun News publications hub, but my chief responsibility was managing the editing and production of nine suburban Sun News newspapers. I also filled in for multiple Plain Dealer positions including directing and designing the Forum and Arts & Life sections and providing technical support for our content management system.
• Deputy Design Director and Graphics Editor: In addition to leading seven graphic artists and illustrators, I had a role in the design of the daily paper and the process that chooses stories for the front page. In this role, I was also responsible for providing clear presentation of complex data to readers.
• Feature Pages Design Director: I was responsible for the design and production of the newspaper’s feature sections and redesign of Friday! magazine.
• Page 1 Editor, Assistant News Editor and copy editor.
October 2019-August 2022 Gannett Design Center Gannett Co., McLean, Va. Publisher of USA Today and hundreds of daily newspapers.
• Page designer/page editor: Design and edit multiple newspapers, collaborating with editors from around the country. Complete a steady stream of assigned pages on a deadline. Collaborate with designated editors from Gannett newsrooms to execute a publication’s design plan utilizing Gannett’s design style. Keep publications error-free. Proofread pages as assigned, assisting designated proofreaders.
1990-2017 2018-19 The Plain Dealer Publishing Co. 4800 Tiedeman Road, Brooklyn, OH 44114 216-999-5000
• Community News Editor: I performed multiple duties in the Plain Dealer/Sun News publications hub, but my chief responsibility was managing the editing and production of nine suburban Sun News newspapers. I also filled in for multiple Plain Dealer positions including directing and designing the Forum and Arts & Life sections and providing technical support for our content management system.
• Deputy Design Director and Graphics Editor: In addition to leading seven graphic artists and illustrators, I had a role in the design of the daily paper and the process that chooses stories for the front page. In this role, I was also responsible for providing clear presentation of complex data to readers.
• Feature Pages Design Director: I was responsible for the design and production of the newspaper’s feature sections and redesign of Friday! magazine.
• Page 1 Editor, Assistant News Editor and copy editor.
1989-1990 York (Pa.) Dispatch 1891 Loucks Road York, PA 17408 • Page 1 Editor, Assistant News Editor
1988-1989 York (Pa.) Daily Record 1891 Loucks Road, York, PA 17408 (same address as above) • Assistant Managing Editor
1987-1988 The Times Leader 15 N. Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 • Assistant News Editor, Copy editor
1986-1987 The News Journal 70 W. Fourth Street, Mansfield, OH 44903 • Education reporter
1988-1989 York (Pa.) Daily Record 1891 Loucks Road, York, PA 17408 (same address as above) • Assistant Managing Editor
1987-1988 The Times Leader 15 N. Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 • Assistant News Editor, Copy editor
1986-1987 The News Journal 70 W. Fourth Street, Mansfield, OH 44903 • Education reporter
SKILLS
• Writing, editing, research
• Design, information organization and data visualization
• Leadership, brainstorming
• Employee management skills, scheduling and training
• Microsoft products: Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Adobe products: Photoshop, InDesign, InCopy, Illustrator and Acrobat
• Experience with HTML, XML and GREP coding
• Writing, editing, research
• Design, information organization and data visualization
• Leadership, brainstorming
• Employee management skills, scheduling and training
• Microsoft products: Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Adobe products: Photoshop, InDesign, InCopy, Illustrator and Acrobat
• Experience with HTML, XML and GREP coding
AWARDS
Society for News Design: 2013 Awards of Excellence for coverage of discovery of kidnapped girls; 2009 Silver Medal for mapping all the foreclosed properties in Cuyahoga County; numerous other Awards of Excellence.
Associated Press of Ohio: 2009 Best Infographic for foreclosure map. Cleveland Press Club: 2004 First Place for page design — Arts & Life cover
Society for News Design: 2013 Awards of Excellence for coverage of discovery of kidnapped girls; 2009 Silver Medal for mapping all the foreclosed properties in Cuyahoga County; numerous other Awards of Excellence.
Associated Press of Ohio: 2009 Best Infographic for foreclosure map. Cleveland Press Club: 2004 First Place for page design — Arts & Life cover
EDUCATION
1985 Kent State University Kent, Ohio 44242 Bachelor of Arts Journalism. GPA 3.23
1990-2017 Poynter Institute/American Press Institute Seminars on editing and design communication strategies.
1985 Kent State University Kent, Ohio 44242 Bachelor of Arts Journalism. GPA 3.23
1990-2017 Poynter Institute/American Press Institute Seminars on editing and design communication strategies.