Austin Williams

Conceptualized, planned, and produced timely, topical, and appealing multimedia program material for WG206 stories published on KCTS9.org. ● Recruited, interviewed, and hired college and post-graduate producers, initiating and communicating personnel actions. ● Collaborated with digital teams to ensure development of creative content across platforms. ● Sold nonprofit digital media outlet Spark Public (formerly WG206) to Cascade Public Media in Fall 2015.

● Created, organized, executed, and managed all aspects of startup nonprofit digital media outlet, including outreach and fundraising activities. ● Recruited, trained, developed, and supervised college and post-graduate students interested in journalism and multimedia productions. ● Planned and implemented stories within deadline and in coordination with production teams and show hosts, approving and supervising multimedia stories from concept to completion. ● Collaborated with producers to create multimedia content from start to finish, with publication on www.wg206.org and other online channels. ● Led and participated in various editorial meetings with editorial staff to review news content for forthcoming broadcasts. ● Utilize news judgment, critical and strategic thinking, organizational abilities, and positive team leadership skills.