BECCA L. MANNING 269 Lincoln Ave., Barrington, RI 02806

(937) 418-6309 • beccaleighmanning@gmail.com www.beccaleighmanning.com

Experience

Local Editor, Patch.com April 2011 – August 2013 AOL – Boston, Mass. Website editor and reporter covering business, development, government, education and other topics in the communities of Needham, Mass. and Charlestown, Mass.

Responsibilities: • Wrote multiple news and feature stories daily, seven days a week, and covered breaking news • Created video and photo stories using iMovie on desktop and mobile platforms • Engaged with readers using Twitter, Facebook and other social media tools • Maintained each site's business, events and announcements sections • Tracked unique views and other Web analytics to grow readership and interaction

Editor, Pembroke Express March 2008 – March 2011 Clipper Press – Duxbury, Mass. Editor, reporter and co-founder of a popular weekly newspaper in Pembroke, Mass.

Responsibilities: • Marketed new paper and established a solid bank of sources and freelancers • Wrote multiple news and feature stories weekly • Managed events calendar and announcements and coordinated freelance work • Created at least one photo story per issue and photographs to accompany articles • Designed news and feature pages weekly using InDesign • Grew newspaper subscriptions from zero to more than 3,000 in the first year of publication • Also worked as editor of Hanson and Whitman Express weekly newspapers for five months

Reporter, Piqua Daily Call September 2005 – March 2008 Brown Publishing Company – Piqua, Ohio Education and city government reporter at an award-winning daily newspaper covering the city of Piqua, Ohio.

Responsibilities: • Covered city council and board of education meetings for Piqua and nearby communities • Wrote mutiple news and feature stories weekly • Designed news and feature pages daily using QuarkXPress • Filled in as needed as managing editor, designing the front page and other news pages

Editorial Intern, Bird Talk May 2004 – August 2004 Fancy Publications – Irvine, Calif. Hired as an intern but assumed the duties of assistant editor for Bird Talk magazine and wrote, researched and proofread for several other pet consumer publications.

Editorial Intern, E/The Environmental Magazine June 2003 – August 2003 Norwalk, Conn. Editorial intern for a monthly environmental magazine, writing mainly short pieces as well as two feature articles and doing research and proofreading for the publication.

Skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office, Photoshop, iMovie, iPhoto, WebEx, Facebook, Twitter, Hootsuite, TweetDeck and Google Docs among other programs and applications. Also familiar with various content management systems, blogging platforms and Web analytics.

Honors • 2006 First Place Best News Writer, Division I, Associated Press Society of Ohio • 2003 Society of Environmental Journalists Ohio Journalist Fellowship • 2003 Second place, In-depth Reporting, Region 4, Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence

Education

Bachelor's of Science in Journalism March 2004 Ohio University's E.W. Scripps School of Journalism – Athens, Ohio Graduated magna cum laude with magazine specialization and environmental studies certificate