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Emma Carew Grovum
777 7th St. NW APT 819 Washington, D.C. 20001 www.emmacarewgrovum.com
(cell) (952) 412-8342 [email protected]
@emmacarew // @CarewGrovum
PROFESSIONAL MEDIA The Chronicle of Philanthropy – Special Projects Researcher October 2012 to present
• Project manager (lead data collection, analysis, visualization) for annual reports on foundation grant making, online fundraising, executive compensation; developed and introduced new special data report for 2014. Support two team members for reports on donor-advised funds, corporate philanthropy, fundraising and endowments. • Work with reporters and editors to expand data coverage in Donors of the Future and Giving USA special reports. • Contribute social media reporting; work with web team on newsroom social media strategy and staff training.
Being Geek Chic – Nerd Nosh Expert-in-Residence August 2012 to present • Developing, photographing and blogging nerdy recipes for www.beinggeekchic.com on a bi-monthly basis.
Webbmedia Group – Community Manager July 2012 to present • Social media trainer and community engagement consultant for various Webbmedia Group projects and clients.
ThreeSixty Journalism – Creative and Content Strategist, ProtectMyRep project July to September 2013 • Working with an editor, high school journalism students and a web developer to build online tutorial/app to educate students about social media use and help them protect their reputation and privacy online.
The Cooking Club magazine – Digital Editor December 2011 to June 2012 • Managed copy, photos, multimedia, analytics for www.cookingclub.com; managed Facebook, Twitter engagement and promotions; developed new Pinterest account; created social guidelines for users and Brand Ambassadors; edited Food Now! e-newsletter with 330,000 circulation; occasionally shot and produced video.
Diversify Journalism With Me – Founder, co-curator January 2011 to present • This curated list identifies more than 130 journalists of diverse backgrounds for conferences, panels, and boards.
The Star Tribune – Local education reporter October to December 2011 • Covered education in suburban districts; frequently shot photos and video; contributed social media reporting.
– Digital Producer, startribune.com January 2011 to October 2011 • Enhanced web coverage with Storify, timelines, Google Maps, documents; developed social media strategy; doubled Twitter following; grew Facebook interaction by 1700%; trained 40+ reporters, editors in social media tools.
– Suburban news reporter July 2010 to January 2011 • Covered local businesses and cities. Led bureau social media efforts, launched training wiki to share web resources.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy – Editorial Research Assistant (survey/research) December 2009 to June 2010 • Performed research and data analysis for surveys covering nonprofits; contributed to graphics for print and web;
SKILLS/SOFTWARE • Digital storytelling: news blogging and blog design; news and sports photography; audio/video gathering and
production (DSLR and mobile); Web content strategy. • Data journalism: data collection, analysis, and visualization for print and web; survey design; FOI requests. • Social media: newsroom and individual training for Tweetdeck/Hootsuite, analytics tools, mobile devices and best
practices; organization-wide strategy; management and growth of branded accounts. • Software: Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, InDesign, Tableau, Google Fusion Tables, Google Charts, Audacity,
Soundslides, Final Cut Pro, iMovie, MySQL, Filemaker. Coding skills: HTML, CSS, basic Javascript and Python.
LEADERSHIP/EDUCATION
Asian American Journalists Association: DC chapter, VP for Digital Media, 2013 conference program chair, MN chapter past-president; Online News Association: past local organizer, ONA-Twin Cities; ThreeSixty Journalism: 2002 alumna, created alumni networking group, content strategist for new web app. Awards: Certificate of Completion, Reynolds Center for Business Journalism (2013); AAJA 2011 Chapter of the Year (Minnesota); Knight Digital Media Center, Web 2.0 fellowship (June 2011), Chips Quinn Scholars (2009).
The University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, B.A. in journalism, minors in art history and Korean studies May 2009