Innovative department manager, editor and writer with more than 20 years of communications experience in both web and print media seeks editing, writing or management position.

1. Christopher Feaver
114 S. Court St.
Myerstown, PA, 17067
(703) 283-5526
ckfeaver@gmail.com
Writer, Editor, Communications Professional
Innovative department manager, editor and writer with more than 20 years ofcommunications experience in both web and print media.
Talented problem-solver and multi-tasker, serving the needs ofseveral departments and publications with varying needs concurrently.
Excellent at managing staff possessing vastly diverse skills and experience. Well-versed in web technology, Search Engine
Optimization (SEO), Twitter, Facebook, Chartbeat, Omniture, Wochit and posting articles and videos for web. Experience as thought
leader, helping lead a transition from print-first to web-first focus and thinking. Possess thorough understanding of the functions of
various forms of print and web media and what communication strategies work best to get messages to the target audience. Skilled
project manager, implementing complex plans on a daily basis,leading news budget meetings and identifying staff roles to produce
quality products by deadline. Highly skilled at putting out fires and identifying potential problems in their infancy. Uncover and fix
weaknesses in copy, solve issues such as dramatic late changes in available space for print editions, prioritizing and elimin ating
content.Cool under deadline pressure. Excel at preparing and placing late-breaking news for both print and web.
Experience
Lebanon Daily News, Lebanon, PA, 2017-19
Content Coach: Managed reporters and photographers at Gannett-owned newspaperand website in southcentral
Pennsylvania. Assigned,wrote and edited stories, focusing on local news and features. Mined Associated Press and other Gannett
publication content to populate website and print product with stories of interest to our readers. Created videos 3 to 5 days a
week, using Wochit, highlighting popular local news stories of the day.
Central New York Newspapers, Binghamton, NY 2007-2017
Planning Editor (2015-2017): Edited news content and determined story placement for three upstate New York Gannett-
owned daily newspapers (Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin, Elmira Star-Gazette, Ithaca Journal). Managed a team of web
producers responsible for posting stories,videos and photo galleries; editing copy; and monitoring reader comments for three
websites (pressconnects.com,stargazette.com, ithacajournal.com) that received a combined 9 million page views monthly . Led
daily meeting with editors at all three sites to make short-and long-term news content decisions for each publication.
Communications Accomplishments
 Edited locally produced copy,including all 1A stories for the three newspapers,with keen knowledge and execution of AP
style.
 Wrote headlines for both newspaper and Internet that attracted readership and summarized content in a compelling,
accurate fashion maximizing audience impact.
 Helped implement several company communications strategies,including a more web-based approach for reporters,
pairing content with videos,photo galleries and interactive maps.
 Worked closely with Gannett’s print design team in Asbury Park, New Jersey, conversing throughout each work day via
Skype to determine the best play for chosen print content.
Education Reporter (2014-2015)
Wrote several enterprise, hard news and feature stories each week focusing on key education issues to the Binghamton region.
Developed sources in education field to generate story ideas. Took photos and created videos to maximize website impact.
News Editor (2009–2014)
Managed eight-person copy desk for the Binghamton, Elmira and Ithaca publications that had a combined circulation of about
80,000. Focused on accountability, training and encouraging youngereditors on staff, while keeping more experienced editors
dedicated to, and enthusiastic about,the task. Monitored and updated all three newspaperwebsites. Edited content to ensure
accurate, clean, concise and customized copy for readers. Wrote headlines for websites,using SEO guidelines. Work cross-
functionally with departments such as photo,graphics and marketing, to enhance print and web coverage.

2. Chris Feaver Resume, Page 2
Communications Accomplishments
 Helped implement several company communications strategies,including hyperlocal editorial coverage, a web -first media
approach, and a focus on passion topics that targeted the everyday lives of readers. Company strategy evolved into a more web-
based approach from reporters, pairing content with videos, photo galleries and interactive maps.
Leadership Accomplishments
 Conducted daily budget meeting via conference call with managing editors of the three papers featuring widely differing
readership audiences,to determine story content and placement for the next day’s publications and to discoverpotential
challenges for the copy desk that evening,such as late photos or content.Chose content for 1A and the Local/State pages for
each publication, searching for common articles to streamline the editing and layout process.
 Planned, prepared and produced several complex communications projects for the three newspapers and websites
simultaneously. Managed copy deskstaff, edited copy,made content choices for print and the web and published website
content.Helped the company save money with the streamlining of three copy desks/news sites.
 Translated web-focused strategy and vision of the company in way that was engaging to reporters and enabled successful
implementation of that vision.
New Media Accomplishments
 Part of newspaper team that won a prestigious national award from the Online News Association in 2009 -- First place for
Breaking News, Small Site -- for coverage of shooting incident in Binghamton in which 14 people were killed. Served as the
evening digital editor during weeklong focus on the tragedy, editing stories, writing headlines and prioritizing story placement,
preparing the website for crucial morning viewership during which by far the most page views are attained.
 Managed three websites, posting from 15 to 40 local stories on a nightly basis,to prepare for high-traffic morning
audience. Enhanced content with photo galleries, videos, attachments such as court documents,interactive maps and links.
Provided quality control for websites, ensuring all content is included and prioritized, according to plan, to best serve our
readers.
 Prioritized online story placement to keep websites must-see, fresh destinations.As a result, the three combined websites
receive an average of 9 million page views on a monthly basis,with more than 800,000 unique visitors. Coverage of flooding in
the Binghamton region in September 2011 generated 5.1 million page views on two consecutive days.
Assistant News Editor (2007 - 2009): Helped manage staff that produced the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin on a daily
basis,serving as news editor at least two days a week.
Ithaca Journal, Ithaca, NY, 1999-2007
Sports Editor
Editing role included managing department, assigning print and web content coverage,writing and editing articles, and conducting
and overseeing layout. Masterof all trades, often producing two stories, editing numerous others,posting stories to the web , and
producing 4-to-5 broadsheet pages for print on a nightly basis.Managed three-person staff as well as freelancers and interns. Prime
writing areas of expertise included college football, college hockey and college basketball, focusing on Cornell University , but also
wrote enterprise stories that appeared on Page 1A. Was awarded the 2006 Ben Mintz/Cornell University Media Award, given
annually to a media expert for “exceptional support of Cornell in particular and college athletics in general.” Other winners include
Keith Olbermann and Dick Schaap.
Education
Master of Arts in Teaching, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee.
Bachelor of Arts in History, Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee.