Al Santangelo

Experience

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  Wilbur Smith Associates

  May 1995 - Apr 1997

  Technical Editor

  Proofreading and editing of thousands of pages of technical documents for a transportation engineering firm, including RFPs, technical reports, survey data, feasibility studies and more. Also in charge of designing marketing materials and project summaries for the Feasibility Division. Learned more about traffic, parking and toll roads than I ever thought I would.

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  Elm City Newspapers

  Feb 1996 - May 1997

  Correspondent

  Covered local news for several community weeklies -- board of ed, city council, cops, features and more.

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  New Haven Register

  May 1997 - Mar 2024

  Acting as Managing Editor for the New Haven Register and Torrington Register-Citizen, in addition to AME duties. Includes most of the duties of the prior news editor position, but trading off the page design/pagination duties for more management/supervisory functions of the reporting staff and a larger role in enterprise planning and content initiatives. Post content to multiple websites, review metrics to refine digital presentation for SEO and content development. Took on role of Managing Editor for the New Haven Register and Torrington Register-Citizen while a full-time replacement was sought and hired, in addition to AME duties. In charge of getting the newspaper out each day: copy/slot editing, directing reporters on breaking news and getting that content on the Web and across social media as quickly as possible. Editing, design and production, as well as various clerical and organizational functions. Work directly with other departments, including advertising, classified, design hub and printing, to resolve any issues and make sure the product comes together. Second-in-command under the news editor. Duties included everything from choosing content to editing to design/production. Edited copy, designed and produced pages under various systems, including Dewerview and Prestige, along with Word, InCopy, InDesign and Quark. Edit written content and process photos for CTCentral.com website covering the New Haven Register and several other company properties in the area. Also, moderate discussion forums and live chat events, participate in creation of new website features and design. CTCentral later became newhavenregister.com and other JRC websites.

  • Interim Managing Editor

    Jun 2023 - Mar 2024

  • Assistant Managing Editor

    Mar 2019 - Mar 2024

  • Interim Managing Editor

    Dec 2021 - Aug 2022

  • News Editor

    Jan 2011 - Mar 2019

  • Copy Desk Chief

    May 2008 - Jan 2011

  • Copy Editor / Page Designer

    Aug 1999 - May 2008

  • Web Editor

    May 1997 - Aug 1999
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  Hearst Connecticut Media Group

  Oct 2023 - now

  Assistant Managing Editor - Breaking News

  Assistant managing editor for Hearst Connecticut Media's Breaking News Team, covering statewide breaking news and in-depth looks at particular cases and issues.