1. Heather Stanek
457 Harrison St. No. 16, North Fond du Lac, WI, 54937
(920) 948-1612 heatherstanek1@gmail.com LinkedIn: Heather Stanek
Professional profile:Ihave workedinmediafornine years,startingasa reporterandworkingmy
wayup to editor.Iam efficient,accurate,able tomultitask,accustomedtodeadlines,andopento
change.Thanksto my eagernesstolearn,Iwaspromotedtwice at The Reporter.Iwork well
independentlyorwithagroup,and I am flexible inmydailyworkdutiesandschedule.
Work experience
Merchandising assistant, School Specialty/Cadre, December 2015-February 2016
 Updated furniture and early childhood products online using Oracle
 Updated product spreadsheets in Excel
 Compiled annual sales data from catalogs and spreadsheets
Marketing temp, School Specialty/Cadre, Sept. 2015-December 2015
 ProofedcatalogpagesusingMediaCompassand IntuitQuickBase.
 Wrote and editedproduct descriptionsforthe web.
 Addedwebtitles,descriptions,andfeaturesforproducts.
Digital editor, The Reporter, Fond du Lac, Feb. 2013-March 2015
 Managed social mediapagesandfdlreporter.com.
 Editedcopyfor webandprintuses,and proofedpagesfor the press.
 Coachedemployeesonnewcomputersoftwareandhardware.
 Supervisedphotoanddigital staff,aswell as otherstaff inthe newseditor’sabsence.Alsoled
the Saturdayshift.
 UsedMicrosoft suite (Word,Outlook,etc.) andAdobe PhotoshopandAcrobat.
 Helpedinterviewandhire newstaff forphotographyanddigital departments.
 Shotand editedphotosandvideoasneededforprintandweb.
 Answered technical questionsandsolvedproblemsforco-workersandcustomers. Elevated
largerproblemstothe state IT department.
 Communicatedwithstaff andcustomersinperson,overthe phone,andbyemail.
 Createdandeditedthe weeklyentertainmentsection.
 Usedwebanalyticsandgenerateddailyreportsaboutwebsite performance.
 Wrote a weeklycolumnandstoriesasneededforthe dailynewspaper.
 Exercisedpatience,stronglisteningskills,andempathywhenhelpingstrugglingemployees.
 Answeredthe mainphone, addressingcustomerquestionsand complaints.Directedcallsas
neededtothe properstaffer.
Digital desk producer, The Reporter, Fond du Lac, June 2012-Feb. 2013

2.  Completedall tasksof the digital editor,minussupervisory andhiringrole.
Journalist, The Reporter, May 2006-June 2012
 Focusedongovernmentandbusinessnews.Alsocoveredbreakingnews andfeatures.
 Talkedwithsourcesinperson,overthe phone,orthroughemail toarrange and conduct
interviews.
Education
BA-MassCommunications,WinonaState University,Winona,MN
Major: Journalism Minor: Englishwriting
Graduatedmagna cum laude,May2006