About John

-Currently developing B2B content in-house for Ellsworth Corporation in close collaboration with technical experts and creative colleagues. Driving trust and credibility by applying audience research to scalable communications frameworks deployed across channels.

-Drove earned media campaign strategy and execution to support the launch of Old Guard Games, attaining coverage across traditional and online media outlets.

-Freelance experience spanning niche trade journal and e-commerce content.

-Spent over two years as a field editor for Patch developing local editorial strategies, reporting on multiple communities, researching audiences, and distributing content across channels. Achieved a balance between breaking coverage and original features to grow and serve audiences.

-Finalist for General News Reporting in the Society of Professional Journalists College Mark of Excellence Award, Region 6.

-Winner of three 2020 Milwaukee Press Club Excellence in Journalism Awards, Collegiate: Online-Best Hard Feature Story-Gold, Online-Best News Story-Gold, Writing-Best Short Hard Feature Story-Bronze.

-Wide experience in analog and digital photography. Portfolio of fine art and photojournalistic photography.

-Selected for two group juried fine art photo gallery shows.

-Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Advertising & Media Studies from the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee in 2020. Coursework stretched across multimedia journalism, media theory, design, and media law.

-Based in Milwaukee.