Jed Stockton

Experience

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  Herald Democrat

  Jun 1992 - Jun 1999

  Copy editor, reporter, photographer

  • Reporter, editor, designer and copy editor for a newspaper with a circulation of 50,000.• Contributed as a reporter covering general assignments to raise circulation to 50,000.• Achieved position of all sections reporter to raise circulation to 50,000.• Achieved desk/design editor and organized newspaper's content to raise circulation to 50,000.• Contributed to a complete newspaper redesign to raise circulation to 50,000.• Contributed to reorganization, after merger with a rival newspaper, to raise circulation to 50,000. Show less

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  Connecticut Post

  Jun 1999 - Jul 2001

  Editor/Designer

  • Developed, edited and produced daily newspaper sections for business, lifestyle and news sections.• Generated and designed for all newspaper sections with a circulation of 500,000.• Contributed as an on-call reporter for a newspaper with a circulation of 500,000.• Contributed to a reorganization of a newspaper with a circulation of 500,000.

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  The Dallas Morning News

  Aug 2001 - Oct 2003

  Business copy editor/designer

  • Assistant Business Copy Editor and Layout Designer who also developed and edited weekly electronics section.• Generated Business, Technology and JobCenter sections for one million circulation newspaper.• Achieved monthly awards for newspaper editing for one million circulation newspaper.• Contributed to redesign for a newspaper of more than one million subscribers.• Achieved American Business awards for a newspaper of one million circulation newspaper.

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  Hawaii Tribune-Herald/Big Island Weekly

  Nov 2003 - Oct 2010

  Managing Editor

  EDITOR/GENERAL MANAGERThird in command at the newspaper under Publisher and Editor. Redesigned the newspaper for modern readers. Worked with reporters to craft better stories and with desk editors to create a better product. I made sure the newspaper was edited and ready to go before the deadline each night.• Received 6 Associated Press awards for the newspaper for excellence in journalism/design.• Completed a successful redesign of the newspaper and website, adding video and increasing viewership by 7,500 annually.• Launched the newspaper’s social media outreach, bringing in 10,000 readers.• Initiated the newspaper’s video reporting component, generating 25,000 viewers.• Trained the staff to produce a better product. Show less

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  Fair Oaks Farms / Fairlife Milk

  Nov 2010 - Jul 2017

  Business Development Officer/Communications Director

  Directed team and produced content for all videos, all social media entries across all platforms, including video, voice-over, press releases, company communications, and spokesperson, website updates, and landing page updates. I worked with the advertising agency StarCom to produce Fairlife Milk commercials by acquiring talent, script writing and video production scheduling. Managed rebranding and brand development and business development. Filled in for the CEO and COO when they were not available. Had 3 direct reports. Liable for brand digitally and on social media and kept budget in the black.• Added 4 new buildings plus a dog park through business development donations, setting up 75,000 new customers from highway traffic.• Promoted store and website by bringing in $300K in new sales of the product, making it easier to shop on the e-commerce page and cutting unnecessary clutter from the existing page.• Procured $3M in donations from John Deere, USA Foods, and Home Depot for building funds by achieving better company relations.• Helped in the planning and development of a farm-to-market restaurant on the farm campus; reached a goal of $1M in sales in the first year and brought in 85,000 new customers for the year.• Hosted 5 successful concerts with money benefitting the farms non-profit. Show less

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  FutureCeuticals

  Feb 2019 - Jun 2020

  Communications/Inbound Marketing Specialist

  Oversee all social media entries across all platforms, including video, voice over, press releases, company communications and spokesperson, website updates, landing pages updates, and rebranding and brand development. Supervise 3 direct reports. Control brand both digitally and on social media. Accountable for keeping $300K annual budget in the black. • Directed rebrand, creating roughly 10,000 new customers.• Developed social media launch, producing approximately 1,000 new customers.• Crafted media contact list, sending out press releases to 1500 new Writers and Bloggers.• Produced website relaunch, generating nearly 15,000 new customers with SEO upgrade.• Fabricated landing page relaunch, seeing approximately 20,000 new clicks by SEO upgrade and redesign of new pages. Show less

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  Porter County Government

  Jun 2020 - Nov 2022

  Director Of Communications And Public Relations

  • Communications Director• Public Relations Director• Media Relations Manager• Social Media Manager• Event Coordinator• Content Development• Copy Writer• Editor• Digital Marketing Specialist• Media Coordinator• Videographer• Photographer

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  Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

  Oct 2022 - now

  Executive Communications Manager