Caleb Stultz
Louisville,KY
Summary
Veteran Managing Editor with five years of overseeing the production of successful print and digital publications. Specializes in unifying remote contributors behind singular editorial brand identities. Known for growing customer-facing products by incorporating social media outreach programs and rich media assets to attract a diverse readership.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Managing Editor
LEO Weekly
04.2024 - Current
- Garnered 20,000+ views from stories tied to local topics in Louisville that engaged well with audiences across the city through the encouragement of mentors and editors at LEO Weekly.
- Appealed to Louisville's audience appetite through broad storytelling beats, including government spending, city and state law reform, sports, transportation, and education, to better serve LEO's 50,000+ daily news consumers.
- Parsed through city and state-released data to draw out informative and interesting stories for readers to dive into and learn more about the city's cultural and economic environment.
- Oversaw publication of digital and print products, aligning multi-media content strategies to maintain cohesive brand identity.
- Oversaw compliance with style guide, editorial guidelines and brand identity throughout entire publication portfolio.
- Handled final approval of content deliverables.
- Proofread, edited and evaluated final copy to verify content aligned with established guidelines.
Producer
Spectrum News 1 KY
04.2023 - 09.2023
- Produced one-hour-long television programs via writing, editing, and publishing stories overnight within eight hours to create a morning show that drew in the second-largest audience of any of our news programs every week.
- Garnered thousands of local and statewide viewers across the Spectrum network, including television and digital viewership.
- Wrote 20+ scripts for stories read by professional news anchors over the air every morning.
- Presented unbiased facts to Kentuckians across the Commonwealth, which secured Spectrum News as one of the most reliable news sources in Kentucky.
- Edited and reviewed 10 to 20 sound-over-tape videos every night through careful listening for any discrepancies in audio.
- Watched for any jump cuts or out-of-place framing that could inhibit audiences' experience while watching a story unfold.
- Planned video shoots in studio, and remotely by managing production through stages to completion.
- Presented production ideas and determined creative scenarios for production and delivery.
Breaking News Reporter
The Courier Journal
05.2022 - 01.2023
- Quickly emerged as one of the newsroom's top performers through efficient storytelling on a broad range of topics, acting as a journalistic chameleon while obtaining 1,000+ views on the website for every story.
- Made the front cover of one of Kentucky's most respected newspapers within the first week of work, covering Kentucky's dozens of municipal elections for Louisville and statewide elections across the Commonwealth.
- Pledged at least 30-45% of all stories written to underserved communities around Louisville, spotlighting issues including socioeconomic disparities among those in impoverished neighborhoods and those in wealthier areas, highlighting a juxtaposed community.
- Collaborated with other reporters by finding sources together, feeding off of one another and creating better stories that served a wider net of the Louisville community.
- Co-founded the Courier Journal TikTok social media account, posting one of the first videos on the platform's profile.
- Collected data from various sources to determine facts and opinions and fashioned into cohesive story for television or radio broadcast.
- Planned and conducted research and pitched long-form stories to promote investigative news topics.
Education
Bachelor's - Multimedia Journalism
Indiana University
New Albany, IN06.2022
Skills
- Deadline driven
- Strong attention to detail
- Leadership and task delegation
- Planning and coordination
- Copywriting and editing
- Content strategy
- Team collaboration
- Creative direction
- Deadline management
- Proofreading
- Editing software
Timeline
Managing Editor
LEO Weekly
04.2024 - Current
Producer
Spectrum News 1 KY
04.2023 - 09.2023
Breaking News Reporter
The Courier Journal
05.2022 - 01.2023
Bachelor's - Multimedia Journalism
Indiana University
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