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ANDREW WARFIELD PHONE: 704-651-8352 EMAIL: andrewfwarfi[email protected] LINKEDIN: linkedin.com/in/andrew-warfield CURRENT POSITION: Lake Norman Citizen newspaper Co-founder, Co-creator and Editor since June 2009 Huntersville, NC ACHIEVEMENTS: Created Media Relations Department for original Charlotte Hornets NBA franchise Created from scratch a community newspaper at the start of the Great Re- cession that not only survived, but has thrived, while developing a reputation as the newspaper of record in the Lake Norman region HONORS: North Carolina Press Association Multiple award winner including 2016 Editorial Contest in Light Columns category INVOLVEMENT: Angels & Sparrows Soup Kitchen Huntersville, NC Member of Board of Directors since 2014 Live Awesome Charities Co-founder of Live Awesome Flag Football Tournament, which has grown into a charity that raises funds for and awareness of rare germ cell cancer REFERENCES: Lynette Rinker Former Mayor, Town of Cornelius, NC 704-576-0948 Chuck Travis Mayor, Town of Cornelius, NC Principal, The Housing Studio 704-905-2980 Thom Tillis United States Senator, North Carolina [email protected] EXPERIENCE: Lake Norman Citizen, Huntersville, NC June 2009-Present Co-founder/Editor • Plan and coordinate the layout, design, editing, and production of the weekly local newspaper • Attend and report on town commission meetings, regional govern- mental body meetings, and a variety of news and features • Write stories, edit content, and meet deadlines • Supervise and delegate duties to a team of editorial staff and freelance contributors • Maintain relationships within the community • Promote product awareness across social media platforms • Manage website content • Officer and Member of Board of Directors, Citizen Media Inc. The Herald, Huntersville, NC January 2002-May 2009 Editor • Managed overall design, layout, page production, photography, and quality assurance of the weekly local newspaper • Edited weekly/monthly publications and wrote comprehensive, engaging, and entertaining content • Attended and reported on town commission meetings, regional govern- mental body meetings, and various other special events The Leader, Charlotte, NC July 1990-December 2001 Editor • Supervised the production of a weekly, politically oriented newspaper local to the Charlotte area • Covered a range of community events, city council meetings, school board meetings, and others • Planned and executed the content of all editions Previous Experience Media Relations Director/The Charlotte Hornets, Charlotte, NC 1987-1990 Sports Editor/The Leader Newspaper, Charlotte, NC 1984-1987 SKILLS: Business Development Social Media and Web Content Project Management Community Involvement Public and Media Relations Strategic Planning Staff Development Press Releases and Conferences Multi-Platform Promotions Data Analysis and Reporting Pre-Press Production Event Organization Quality Assurance Publicity Writing and Editing
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ANDREW WARFIELDPHONE:704-651-8352
EMAIL:[email protected]
LINKEDIN:linkedin.com/in/andrew-warfield
CURRENT POSITION:Lake Norman Citizen newspaper Co-founder, Co-creator and Editor since June 2009 Huntersville, NC
ACHIEVEMENTS:Created Media Relations Department for original Charlotte Hornets NBA franchise
Created from scratch a community newspaper at the start of the Great Re-cession that not only survived, but has thrived, while developing a reputation as the newspaper of record in the Lake Norman region
HONORS:North Carolina Press Association Multiple award winner including 2016 Editorial Contest in Light Columns category
INVOLVEMENT:Angels & Sparrows Soup Kitchen Huntersville, NC Member of Board of Directors
since 2014
Live Awesome Charities Co-founder of Live Awesome Flag Football Tournament, which has grown into a charity that raises funds for and awareness of rare germ cell cancer
REFERENCES:Lynette RinkerFormer Mayor, Town of Cornelius, NC704-576-0948Chuck TravisMayor, Town of Cornelius, NC Principal, The Housing Studio704-905-2980Thom TillisUnited States Senator, North Carolina [email protected]
EXPERIENCE:
Lake Norman Citizen, Huntersville, NC June 2009-Present
Co-founder/Editor • Plan and coordinate the layout, design, editing, and production of the weekly local newspaper • Attend and report on town commission meetings, regional govern- mental body meetings, and a variety of news and features • Write stories, edit content, and meet deadlines • Supervise and delegate duties to a team of editorial staff and freelance contributors • Maintain relationships within the community • Promote product awareness across social media platforms • Manage website content • Officer and Member of Board of Directors, Citizen Media Inc.
The Herald, Huntersville, NC January 2002-May 2009
Editor • Managed overall design, layout, page production, photography, and quality assurance of the weekly local newspaper • Edited weekly/monthly publications and wrote comprehensive, engaging, and entertaining content • Attended and reported on town commission meetings, regional govern- mental body meetings, and various other special events
The Leader, Charlotte, NC July 1990-December 2001
Editor • Supervised the production of a weekly, politically oriented newspaper local to the Charlotte area • Covered a range of community events, city council meetings, school board meetings, and others • Planned and executed the content of all editions
Previous Experience Media Relations Director/The Charlotte Hornets, Charlotte, NC 1987-1990 Sports Editor/The Leader Newspaper, Charlotte, NC 1984-1987
SKILLS:
Business Development Social Media and Web Content Project Management Community Involvement Public and Media Relations Strategic Planning Staff Development Press Releases and Conferences Multi-Platform Promotions Data Analysis and Reporting Pre-Press Production Event OrganizationQuality Assurance Publicity Writing and Editing
