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Robb Crocker
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Host, Robb Unfiltered Podcast
Richmond
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Summary A converged journalist, new media educator, and mentor who aims to continue to keep up with the ever-changing technical landscape of mass communications. Experience Digital Content Manager/Web Reporter at WRIC 8News September 2015 - Present (8 months) Web Producer/Web Reporter at WRIC 8/Young Broadcasting/ Media General/ Lin Digital June 2015 - September 2015 (4 months) Duties include editing reporter script and converting it to web format, writing breaking news and original content for the website, posting to Facebook and Twitter, editing videos and photos for the website and social media, and coming up with inventive ways to draw traffic to the website, smartphone app, and social media sites of the television station. Other duties include pitching story ideas and trending online posts. Web Producer/Web Reporter at WTVR-TV December 2014 - June 2015 (7 months) Duties include editing reporter script and converting it to web format, writing breaking news and original content for the website, posting to Facebook and Twitter, editing videos and photos for the website and social media, and coming up with inventive ways to draw traffic to the website, smartphone app, and social media sites of the television station. Adjunct Professor at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey August 2011 - June 2014 (2 years 11 months) Currently teaching public speaking and previously taught digital media and exploring new media (an online course). Program Assistant, School of Communications and Information Sciences at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey July 2012 - August 2013 (1 year 2 months) -- Reporting on and gathering information about events, students, faculty, research, and alumni in the Communication Department (including doctoral and masters candidates); -- Writing and posting content on the Department website, keeping the content fresh, dynamic, and interactive; -- Working with the Chair of Communication to design website content; -- Benchmarking Communication Department information and news content and website design against other peer departments at other universities and at Rutgers University; -- Coordinating with Marketing and PR specialists within the Communications Department on content that is desirable to share and; -- Actively seek new ways to improve the sharing of news through the website and by utilizing social media. Senior Editor at Hanley Wood' BUILDER Magazine and EcoHome Magazine February 2007 - August 2008 (1 year 7 months) Charged with providing daily content about the home building industry for the websites of BUILDER and EcoHome and wrote for the magazine edition of EcoHome. Was also part of the team that launched EcoHome. Weekend Editor/Evening Producer at washingtonpost.com 2006 - 2007 (1 year) In charge of online news desk and posting headlines, blurbs and links to the front page. Adjunct Instructor at Virginia Commonwealth University January 2005 - May 2005 (5 months) Instructed two courses: Introduction to Mass Communications and Introduction to Publications. Duties included preparing a lesson plan, lecturing, assigning and grading papers and mentoring a range of college students. Staff Writer/Editor at Richmond.com 2003 - 2005 (2 years) Served as a general assignment reporter for two years and then was promoted to editor-in-chief. Managed a small staff and continued to cover news stories in addition to partnering with local radio and T.V. stations to provide content and make appearances to promote the news site. Education Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick Master of Arts (MA), Communications, 2010 - 2012 Activities and Societies: 2011--2012: Officer, Social Events Chairman of the MCIS GSA (Student Government). Virginia Commonwealth University Bachelor of Science (BS), Mass Communications, 1997 - 2002 Activities and Societies: 2000--2002: Served three consecutive one-year terms as the Editorial Editor of Virginia Commonwealth's independent, student-run newspaper, The Commonwealth Times.
Transportation , Climate Change , NYC Public Sector
I'm curious about the world: If it's a good story, I'll cover most anything.
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