Nate Delesline

About

I began my first full-time journalism job in the spring of 2007. Since then, I've mostly stayed in local reporting and business journalism. I also briefly branched into marketing and corporate communications for about a year and a half. My journalism experience is centered on business, feature stories, education, and public safety.Journalism- Experienced in following a beat, completing story assignments, and generating original story ideas- Comfortable researching, interviewing for, writing, and editing stories on deadline- Focus/experience areas: business news, corporate earnings, economic development, tourism, transportation, local government, politics, public safety, K-12 and higher education, healthcare, community events, personality profiles, music and entertainment, and reported and opinion columnsEditing and content management- Two years experience as assistant business editor for a regional weekly business news publication; generated story ideas and structure; suggested and sought out sources; created presentation ideas, enforced deadlines, edited the work of staff writers, freelance writers, and unpaid contributors for style and content; provided feedback and guidance to graphic designers; wrote story headlines for print and online; proofed print pages and release print pages for publication; created short and long-term story and news coverage plans- Posted stories online and to social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn)- Took photos to accompany stories and did basic image editing with Photoshop to enhance photos- Produced and appeared in short videos for social media to promote stories and reader engagement- Assisted with creating content and editing special feature sections tied to promotional events- Curated weekday regional business news email with a 10,000-person subscriber baseMarketing- Created copy, images, content, and storyboards for social media platforms- Wrote marketing press releases that highlighted products, customers, and corporate news- Provided marketing support for trade shows—photography, marketing, social media, and logistics- Regularly proofed advertising copy and design- Intermediate experience with Microsoft Office; basic experience with some Adobe software: Photoshop, Premiere/Rush, InDesign, InCopy- Experience with email marketing software and programs such as IBM Watson Campaign Automation and Vertical Response