Joshua

Chavers

615 Briar View Drive

Orange Park, FL 32065

Web: JoshuaChavers.co
Phone: 850-380-2236
Email: Joshua.Chavers@gmail.com

Goals and Objectives

I am currently exploring opportunities such as Digital Director, Social Media News
Editor, Digital News Producer, Assignment Editor, or other related newsroom
positions. My goal is to partner with an established news organization that places a
high value upon a strong online presence, including the use of Twitter and Facebook
for the purpose of building a powerful brand through local and national breaking
news updates.

I have a strong understanding for the role of social media in a newsroom setting,
how to build an online following through interesting, informative, and entertaining
content, and how a strong web and social presence can enhance a news
organization's brand, both locally and nationally.

Please visit my site, JoshuaChavers.co, as well as my personal Twitter account,
@JoshuaChavers, for examples of my experience and work over the last several
years.

Skills and Abilities

Excellent news judgment

News gathering
News aggregation, Content curation
Social media management, etiquette
Social media mobile apps, analytics
TweetDeck, SproutSocial
Leadership, teaching, training
Public speaking, presentations
SEO, Google Adwords
Twitter list management
Image design for social, web
Strong eye for design

Investigative research
Troubleshooting
Writing, editing, proofreading
Grammar, spelling, AP Style
Basic HTML/CSS
CMS: Wordpress, Drupal
Video download, upload, embed
Audacity (audio editing)
Verification tools
Photography, Photoshop Lightroom
Interviewing, vetting sources

Experience

WHISPER APP, NEWS EDITOR VENICE, CA

News gathering, trend tracking
Conducted interviews with app users for stories
Research, vetting of news sources
Published timely promoted posts of online trending topics and breaking news
Curated replies from promoted posts in response to breaking news stories, events
Outreach to early-stage news partners and publishers
Edited interviews and transcripts presented to publishers

CAMPAIGN TO ELECT GOV. BUDDY ROEMER BATON ROUGE, LA

Managed regional and state chairmen to build grassroots efforts
Trained and managed volunteers on proper social media use for official campaign
accounts (statewide campaign accounts)
Daily communications via email, phone, and video with staff and volunteers
Mass email and press release drafting, editing
Management of the candidates schedule
Booking and scheduling of media (radio and television)

** The candidate suspended his campaign in early May of 2012 to form a nonprofit
organization called The Reform Project. At that time, I worked with a small team of
former campaign staffers on the formation of a 501c4 organization, which served to
extend Gov. Roemers platform and campaign message. My responsibilities were
similar to those during the active campaign, with the addition of overseeing legal
setup and accounting matters for the organizations launch.

My duties for The Reform Project included:

Regular use of email, telephone correspondence with supporters and donors
Social media management of Gov. Roemer's and the organizations Facebook,
Twitter accounts;
@BuddyRoemer and @Reform__Project
Prepared briefings for Gov. Roemer on issues in the news related to campaign
finance reform, the 2012 election, and related matters.
Mass email and press release draft writing and editing
Management of Gov. Roemer's schedule
Booking and scheduling of media (radio and television) for Gov. Roemer
Written correspondence on behalf of Gov. Roemer
Handled all incoming and outgoing mail for the organization
Management and documentation of the organization's accounting matters
Documented expenditures as well as donations and handled bank deposits


LINCOLN STRATEGY GROUP, FIELD DIRECTOR - SYRACUSE, NY
Oversight of hiring and management for a team of 20 campaign staffers
Recruitment and review of applicant qualifications
Managed daily reports for contacts made to maintain weekly goals
Daily conference calls with district and national campaign managers
Frequent contact with field canvassers through email, phone, and text


THE HEARST CORPORATION, LOCAL EDGE MEDIA PENSACOLA, FL

Advertising Sales Representative
SEO management
Small business web design and management
Google Adwords setup and management
Management of companys existing accounts
Cold calling and drop-in visits to schedule new customer appointments
Presentation of products and services
Responsible for meeting company goals
Contract renewals


IKON OFFICE SOLUTIONS AT FROST, BROWN, TODD LAW LOUISVILLE, KY

Developed an understanding of legal office mailroom, copy, and filing operations
Organization and implementation of interoffice mail procedures
Handled inbound and outgoing mail shipments (FedEx, UPS, DHL)
Developed relationships and trust with attorneys, their assistants, and office
management Gained a healthy understanding of the legal office environment and
culture
Training and development for new employees
Court filings and data entry
Upon departure, facilitated a smooth transition for the firm by training new staff
on processes and procedures.

Education

BACHELOR OF ARTS, HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE, AVIATION OPERATIONS
Florida State College at Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL

References and Contacts:

Slade Sohmer Director of Editorial Strategy at Mic News 917-597-0314
As News Editor at Whisper, I worked daily with and reported to Slade who, at that
time, was Head of News at the company. He could affirm my ability to work quickly
and creatively in a fast-paced environment as well as my passion and knack for
finding news before it is trending.

Neetzan Zimmerman Senior Director of Audience and Strategy at

TheHill.com 617-669-6187 Neetzan@gmail.com

Neetzan served as Editor-in-Chief at Whisper and hired me shortly after joining the
company. He will certainly affirm my tireless passion and devotion to the task at
hand, my creative and critical thinking, as well as my ability to be and stay on top of
the news.

Morgan Martinez Morgan.Martinez1@gmail.com 831-902-9761

Digital Director, Campaign to Elect Gov. Buddy Roemer
District Manager, Lincoln Strategy Group, New York 2012 Project

LueNettie Brittle dtisitemanagerlou@fbtlaw.com 502-589-5400

Assistant Manager, Document Technologies Inc.
Served as my manager at Ikon Office Solutions

Jason Shervey jshervey@ymail.com 601-434-1832

Training Manager, The Hearst Corporation, LocalEdge Media

Personal Reference:

Chris Melendez, longtime friend and mentor
VP of Strategic Partnerships, Aurora Financial
Atlanta, GA
Chris.M.Melendez@gmail.com
251-680-8285

Other Personal/Professional References:

Below are four individuals who have regularly read my tweets over the last several
years. They each would affirm my skills and ability to gather news and present
information effectively on a social platform. They have seen my ability to craft and
format posts as well as my overall philosophy toward digital and social news
sharing. I would be glad to put you in touch with any of these individuals or other
similar references not mentioned here.

1. Micah Grimes (@MicahGrimes), Social Media Editor, ABC News, formerly at
WFTS in Tampa.

Upon being hired at Whisper, Micah posted the following tweet:

https://twitter.com/MicahGrimes/status/455737285896450048

2. Anica Padilla (@AnicaPadilla), Digital Media Producer, KMGH

3. Shawn Reynolds (@ShawnRTV6), Executive Producer, WRTV. Former producer
at The Weather Channel

4. Jimmy Orr (@JimmyOrr), Managing Editor of Digital at Los Angeles Times,
former White House spokesman and Internet Director